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''Cricket on 5'' is produced by Sunset & Vine, a specialist sports production company who also produced award-winning live coverage of England Test matches on Channel 4 from 1999–2005.<ref>Deans, Jason. [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/nov/30/channel4.broadcasting "Channel 4 renews cricket contract"], [[The Guardian]], 30 November 2001. Retrieved on 10 August 2013.</ref> |
''Cricket on 5'' is produced by Sunset & Vine, a specialist sports production company who also produced award-winning live coverage of England Test matches on Channel 4 from 1999–2005.<ref>Deans, Jason. [https://www.theguardian.com/media/2001/nov/30/channel4.broadcasting "Channel 4 renews cricket contract"], [[The Guardian]], 30 November 2001. Retrieved on 10 August 2013.</ref> |
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==End of Cricket on 5== |
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In June 2017 it was announced BBC Sport had secured rights to be the free to air partner of the ECB from 2020. The BBC will cover 11 live matches from the men's new city based T20 competition, 8 matches from the women's domestic T20 competition, 2 Live England Men's T20 Internationals & 2 Live Women's T20 Internationals. The BBC also secured the rights held by Channel 5 and will cover highlights of England Men's & Women's teams Test Matches, ODI & T20 internationals alongside live radio rights and clip rights for the BBC Sport website therefore Cricket on 5 rights will conclude at the end of the England domestic cricket season in September 2019 and Sunset and Vine association with cricket could end after 20 years on Channel 4 and Channel 5. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 19:00, 25 May 2018
| Cricket on 5 | |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Running time | 58 mins (2012-present) 43 minutes (2006-2011) |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 5 |
| Release | May 2006-present |
Cricket on 5 is a UK television programme on Channel 5 showing highlights of England's Test cricket, One Day Internationals (ODI) and Twenty20 Internationals (T20I). The programme is produced by Sunset & Vine.[1]
Background
In December 2004, it was announced that Channel 4 would lose the broadcasting rights to live broadcasts of Test cricket after the end of the 2005 Ashes, with live coverage being awarded to Sky Sports exclusively.[2] Initially, the England and Wales ECB had announced that they were contemplating sharing the rights between Sky and Channel 4 [citation needed], but ultimately awarded the contract exclusively to Sky Sports.
Concurrently, the ECB announced that Channel 5 had gained the broadcast rights to highlights of all test, ODI and T20I cricket.[3] However, unlike the coverage by Channel 4, the contract does not include coverage of domestic cricket (County Cricket, or T20 Finals' Day). Channel 5 was the only broadcaster to bid for the rights to the highlights[4] despite not having broadcast cricket in the past.[citation needed] In 2012, Channel 5 extended its contract until 2017.[5] This was subsequently extended by a further two years after which highlights and additional rights will transfer to the BBC.
Cricket on 5 team
Current
- Mark Nicholas (2006–present)
- Geoffrey Boycott (2006–present)
- Michael Vaughan (2009–present)
- Alison Mitchell (2018-2019)
Former
- Simon Hughes (2006–2017)
- Alec Stewart (2007–2009)
- Richie Benaud (2009)
- Matthew Hayden (2009)
- Damien Martyn (2013)
- Ian Bishop (2006–2009)
- Ian Chappell (2006–2009)
Cricket on 5 initially took most of the personnel from Channel 4[citation needed] keeping award-winning anchor Mark Nicholas along with analysts Simon Hughes and Geoffrey Boycott. The commentating team usually included a fourth commentator from the opposing country, for example Ian Bishop when England took on the West Indies and Matthew Hayden when England took on Australia. Former England captain Michael Vaughan joined the show in 2010. When Mark Nicholas is unavailable, coverage has been hosted by Simon Hughes, and Alec Stewart deputised when one of the usual team was unavailable for commentary.
Running time
Initially, from 2006 to 2011, the programme was broadcast between 7.15pm to 8pm (43 minute running time).[6] It is now broadcast from 7pm to 8pm (58 minute runtime), which allows for more coverage once advertisement breaks are accounted for. If England are playing a day/night ODI or Test, coverage is shown at 12am-1am.[citation needed]
Theme song and sponsorship
Channel 5 chose not to keep the Channel 4 theme music Mambo Number 5. The first theme was "Shine" by Shannon Noll and coverage was supported by The Daily Telegraph, from 2009-2011 Wolf Bass sponsored the programme. The theme tune as of May 2011 is "The Time Is Now", performed by Russ Ballard.[7] The theme tune from 2014 onwards is "Channel 5 Cricket Theme" by Phase Music, which was written specially for the programme. The programme is currently sponsored by Toyota.[8]
Production
Cricket on 5 is produced by Sunset & Vine, a specialist sports production company who also produced award-winning live coverage of England Test matches on Channel 4 from 1999–2005.[9]
End of Cricket on 5
In June 2017 it was announced BBC Sport had secured rights to be the free to air partner of the ECB from 2020. The BBC will cover 11 live matches from the men's new city based T20 competition, 8 matches from the women's domestic T20 competition, 2 Live England Men's T20 Internationals & 2 Live Women's T20 Internationals. The BBC also secured the rights held by Channel 5 and will cover highlights of England Men's & Women's teams Test Matches, ODI & T20 internationals alongside live radio rights and clip rights for the BBC Sport website therefore Cricket on 5 rights will conclude at the end of the England domestic cricket season in September 2019 and Sunset and Vine association with cricket could end after 20 years on Channel 4 and Channel 5.
References
- ^ http://www.sunsetvine.co.uk/work/cricket.html
- ^ England and Wales Cricket Board press release Broadcast rights deal concluded, 16 December 2004. Retrieved on 10 August 2013.
- ^ https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/dec/15/sport.channel4
- ^ House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee report "Broadcasting Rights for Cricket", 24 January 2006. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
- ^ http://www.espncricinfo.com/england/content/story/551687.html
- ^ "BSkyB lands England Test coverage" BBC Sport, 15 December 2004. Retrieved on 10 August 2013.
- ^ Programmes FAQ A to E Archived August 18, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Channel 5
- ^ https://www.toyota.co.uk/cricket.json
- ^ Deans, Jason. "Channel 4 renews cricket contract", The Guardian, 30 November 2001. Retrieved on 10 August 2013.