SKY Sports acquire broadcast deal for Tri Series in Pakistan | PC- AFPSKY Sports and the Pakistan Cricket Board clashed earlier in August when SKY Sports broadcast an interview with Imran Khan's sons during the Lord's Test between Pakistan and England.In the aftermath, the English broadcasters faced a lot of scrutiny from across the globe; even the Pakistan board had threatened a boycott. Meanwhile, SKY Sports finally agreed to broadcast the matches from the Tri Series. SKY Sports acquire rights to broadcast Tri Series in UKAccording to the Telegraph, SKY Sports came in a late buyer for the rights to broadcast the ODI matches of the Tri Series, involving England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Notably, there was a notion going on in the media that "broadcasters cool on picking up the rights". So far, the deal between PCB and SKY is only for the Tri Series, but reportedly, they're also talking about an additional deal for the T20s and Tests vs Sri Lanka.ALSO READUsman Tariq Shares Cryptic Instagram Story After Being Dropped From Pakistan's T20 Squad"Sky has stepped in and is close to agreeing a deal to show the series, which comprises of each team playing the others twice, and a final," the report stated. "The deal agreed is thought to only be for the tri-series, but an additional deal for the three T20s and two Tests between Pakistan and Sri Lanka that bookend the tri-series remains possible."PCB booked PKR 35 loss to sell media rights for Tri SeriesBroadcasting the matches in the UK was not the only trouble for the Pakistan board. The PCB faced a hefty financial slash as it allegedly sold the media rights, booking a loss of PKR 25 crore. Reportedly, the Mohsin Naqvi-led PCB set a base price of PKR 60 crore for the media rights to the upcoming Tri-Series, but due to poor viewership and low market interest, PTV Sports negotiated the deal at 41.7% off. Nevertheless, the Tri-Series between Pakistan, England and Sri Lanka, where all teams will play each other twice before the final, will kick off on October 18. ALSO READKusal Mendis To Be Appointed Sri Lanka’s Test Captain: Reports
