ATN Sports Channels to air LIVE all 23 matches of
first edition of T20 cricket league
TORONTO, Oct. 3, 2018 /CNW/ - Asian Television Network
International Limited (ATN) (TSX-V-SAT), Canada's largest South Asian Broadcaster, is
pleased to announce that it has acquired the exclusive Canadian
Broadcast rights for the first ever Afghanistan premiere League 2018 (APL
2018).
ATN will air live all 23 matches of the inaugural edition of APL
2018 on its Commonwealth Broadcasting Network (CBN) channel and ATN
Cricket Plus across Canada.
A long-time broadcaster of international cricket, ATN most
recently was the exclusive Canadian rights holder for ICC Champions
Trophy 2017 and ICC WorldTwenty20 (2016) and was the first to bring
the World Cup of Cricket live via satellite to Canada in 1986. ATN's 54
channels include programming that spans 10 languages and
a variety of genres, including news, sports and entertainment.
"We at ATN are delighted to bring the first APL 2018 live
on our Cricket channels CBN and ATN Cricket Plus to viewers across
Canada," said Dr. Shan Chandrasekar, President and CEO, ATN.
Cricket is a fast-growing sport in Canada mainly due to immigrants from
Commonwealth countries and with the performance of Afghanistan
Cricket team in recently concluded Asia Cup 2018 this sure will be
a treat for all Canadians."
APL 2018 will run from October 5th to
October 21st, 2018 and will feature top Cricketers from
around the World including Chris Gayle, Andre
Russell, Shahid Afridi,
Rashid Khan, Luke Ronchi, Brendon
McCullum, Tamim Iqbal,
Wayne Parnel, Thisara Perera and
Ravi Bopara.
Five franchise teams will vie for the championship – Balkh
Legends, Kabul Zwanan, Kandahar Knights, Paktia Panthers
and Nangarhar leopards. The league will take place in
Sharjah, UAE and the strategic
objective is to bring this league into the top three T20 leagues in
the world.
About ATN-Asian Television Network International Limited
(TSXV-SAT)
ATN serves Canada's diverse cultural communities with 54
specialty television channels. The Company offers its flagship
ATN-HD general interest service along with 7 other general interest
channels, 3 sports Channels, 7 news Channels, 5 Bollywood movie
channels and a variety of channels that include music Channels,
lifestyle Channels, Chinese Channels, Punjabi channels, and several
regional language channels. ATN has programming alliances with
leading international broadcasters like Doordarshan, Sony
Entertainment Television, Viacom, India
Cast, "&TV "from the Zee group, Times Television, B4U,
Disney's UTV, ARY and many more. ATN channels are available on
various licensed Cable, Satellite and IPTV Platforms across
Canada like Shaw Cable, Bell TV,
Rogers Cable, Bell Fibe TV, TELUS Optic TV, Shaw Direct, Cogeco
Cable, and Others.
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SOURCE Asian Television Network International Limited
