REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

BROADCAST, DIGITAL AND NEWS MONITORING SERVICES

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

BROADCAST, DIGITAL AND NEWS MONITORING SERVICES

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1 The International Cricket Council (the “ICC”), acting through its wholly-owned subsidiary

company, ICC Business Corporation FZ LLC ("IBC"), which is incorporated under the regulations

of the Dubai Creative Clusters Authority in the United Arab Emirates, and was incorporated by

the ICC and is sanctioned by the ICC to organise ICC events and to exploit all commercial rights

pertaining to ICC events throughout the world.

1.2 IBC wishes to appoint a company to provide Broadcast, Digital and News Monitoring Services in

relation to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 (the “Event”) including, without limitation, the services

set out in Appendix B (the “Services”).

1.3 Unless otherwise defined elsewhere, capitalised terms used in this RFP have the meanings set

out in Appendix A.

2. OBJECTIVES

2.1 The purpose of this RFP is to invite interested and qualified Applicants to submit Proposals for

the right to provide the Services to IBC, as described in the overview of Services set out in

Appendix B and on the terms and subject to the conditions set out in this RFP.

2.2 This RFP invites Proposals from Applicants with:

(a) extensive proven experience in providing services similar to the Services;

(b) a strong financial position;

(c) sufficient resources (in particular staffing) to provide the Services; and

(d) trained personnel who have proven experience in compliance monitoring of sport (and in

particular cricket) across multiple platforms such as TV, online and mobile.

2.3 In submitting a Proposal for the right to provide the Services each Applicant must:

(a) complete, sign and return the form as set out in Appendix E, together with its detailed

Proposal, by the applicable date specified in the Timetable;

(b) provide adequate and detailed answers and information to meet the requirements of the

Criteria (as set out in Appendix C); and

(c) provide a full, detailed breakdown of costs in relation to creating the full list of deliverables

required as part of the Services within the Price Quotation (as detailed in Appendix F).

2.4 The Broadcast, Digital and News Monitoring Services are intended to:

(a) ensure contractual compliance between IBC and its stakeholders;

(b) maintain the quality of ICC Events by identifying various issues which impact viewer

experience, such as missing integrations and segments;

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(c) measure levels of commercialisation and/or over-commercialisation;

(d) protect the exclusivity of ICC Event content, by highlighting examples of ICC Event content

which is available for viewing outside of relevant exclusivity periods;

(e) where applicable, identify instances of infringements by way of video evidence;

(f) highlight any issues with IBC promptly, so that remedial action can be taken; and

(g) audit up to 60 channels simultaneously, comprising broadcast feeds, websites, mobile apps

and news channels.

2.5 In submitting its Proposal, each Applicant will have to establish that it satisfies (or will satisfy in a

timely fashion) the Criteria and the Requirements. IBC will evaluate the Proposals based on the

extent to which they satisfy such conditions and requirements.

2.6 Each Applicant should provide satisfactory evidence to IBC in its Proposal of its financial standing

and of its ability to meet the commitments it makes in its Proposal. IBC reserves its right to require

appropriate bank guarantees and/or parent company performance guarantees.

2.7 IBC may, in its absolute discretion, waive any of the conditions and/or requirements set out in

this RFP in respect of any or all of the Applicants. Each Applicant will be evaluated on the overall

merits of its Proposal and the Successful Applicant(s) may not have satisfied all conditions and

requirements and may not necessarily be the one which offers the most competitive financial

terms.

3. ENQUIRIES

3.1 IBC shall, where possible, answer questions or provide additional information reasonably

requested by Applicants at any time during the Selection Procedure with respect to the contents

of this RFP or the means by which the Successful Applicant(s) shall be appointed.

3.2 Queries should be addressed in an e-mail with the subject line "Broadcast, Digital and News

Monitoring Services - Query" to the following addresses:

lara.richards@icc-cricket.com

will.simpson@icc-cricket.com

3.3 IBC shall attempt to respond to all queries in as expeditious a manner as possible and in such a

form as IBC considers appropriate. IBC reserves the right to make its response to any query

from any Applicant available to all relevant Applicants without revealing the identity of the initial

enquiring party.

3.4 IBC may not be able to provide responses and/or additional information to all queries and it shall

definitely not be able to do so if such requests are sent less than 5 (five) business days before

the due date for receipt of Proposals as set out in the Timetable.

4. SELECTION PROCEDURE OVERVIEW

4.1 Each Applicant must submit to IBC its Proposal documents, in English, by email by no later than

the due date prescribed in the Timetable to the following addresses:

lara.richards@icc-cricket.com

will.simpson@icc-cricket.com

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4.2 Each Applicant must attach all applicable documents in support of its Proposal in accordance

with the requirements set out in paragraph 2.3 of this RFP as well as any other relevant materials,

weblinks, photographs and/or attachments. IBC may issue supplementary requests for

information which, once issued, will form part of this RFP. IBC may also ask any Applicant for

such further information, guarantees and/or documents as IBC deems necessary in connection

with any Proposal at any time and any such further information, guarantee and/or document may

be used at any point in the Selection Procedure by IBC to evaluate a Proposal.

4.3 Each Proposal, once submitted, constitutes a binding and irrevocable offer to provide the

Services on the terms set out in the Proposal, which offer cannot be amended or withdrawn after

its date of submission (in either case unless requested by IBC).

4.4 IBC is not obliged to accept or consider any Proposal in full or in part or any responses or

submissions in relation thereto and IBC may reject any Proposal, responses or submissions (or

any part thereof) and, in its sole discretion, may refuse to award any business in connection with

this RFP. Without prejudice to the foregoing, IBC reserves the right to appoint the Applicant(s)

whose Proposal (in the absolute discretion of IBC) most successfully conforms to the Criteria and

the Requirements in accordance with the terms and conditions described in this RFP or to make

alternative arrangements for the provision of the Services, including (without limitation) issuing a

revised or different RFP or providing the Services itself.

4.5 IBC shall conduct the Selection Procedure in accordance with the Timetable set out in Appendix

D. Each Applicant is and shall be required to comply fully with the applicable deadlines in the

Timetable as well as such other deadlines as are imposed by IBC throughout the Selection

Procedure (unless otherwise approved by IBC on a case-by-case basis).

4.6 The Selection Procedure shall consist of:

(a) a technical evaluation of each Proposal examining each Applicant’s ability to provide the

Services in accordance with the Requirements, including evaluation of the examples

provided;

(b) a financial evaluation of each Proposal examining each Applicant’s ability to secure or

offer the best possible prices in connection with the Services; and

(c) an evaluation of each Applicant's suitability, experience and qualifications, including

(without limitation) its compliance with the Criteria as well as the organisational structure

and infrastructure proposed by the Applicant to provide the Services.

4.7 IBC may, for any reason and at any time during the Selection Procedure, request any Applicant

to supply further information and/or documentation. Each Applicant shall supply such further

information and/or documentation requested within 7 (seven) calendar days (or such other period

of time as may be required by IBC) following receipt of the written request for that information

and/or documentation. Any and all costs and/or expenses associated with the provision of the

additional information and/or documentation shall be borne by the Applicant.

4.8 IBC reserves the right (in its absolute discretion) to determine how to progress any discussions

and/or negotiations with Applicants following submission of the Proposals.

4.9 After careful consideration and thorough examination of the Proposals and, if applicable, the

presentations, IBC shall, in its absolute discretion, confirm which Applicant(s) (if any) it proposes

to appoint as the Successful Applicant(s). The relative competitiveness of the financial terms

offered may not necessarily be a decisive factor in choosing between Proposals. IBC reserves

the right to make the appointment of the Successful Applicant(s) subject to such further terms

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and conditions as it considers appropriate in relation to this RFP process and/or the provision of

the Services. Applicants who have not been selected shall be informed accordingly in writing.

IBC shall not be obliged to give any reason(s) for the selection and/or rejection of any Proposal

or any part thereof.

4.10 The appointment of the Successful Applicant(s) is subject to the conclusion of Agreement(s)

between IBC and the Successful Applicant(s) governing all rights and obligations related to the

Services. The Agreement(s) shall be prepared by IBC to include such terms and conditions

commonly included in agreements of such nature, together with any other terms and conditions

which are required by IBC (whether arising from the specifications of the Proposal of the

Successful Applicant(s) or otherwise). Each Applicant agrees and acknowledges that IBC shall

have the absolute right to determine at its absolute discretion whether or not negotiations shall

be conducted on an exclusive basis.

4.11 Notwithstanding any other provision of this RFP, IBC reserves the right, at any time and in its

absolute discretion, to accept or reject Proposals (or to permit any Applicant to resubmit its

Proposal in the event that such Proposal fails to meet any or all of the Criteria and/or the

Requirements), to pursue negotiations with any number of Applicants, to withdraw from

negotiations with any Applicant at any time, to pursue negotiations in respect of some or all of

the Services and to suspend, discontinue, modify and/or terminate this RFP process (or any part

thereof) at any time.

5. LEGAL PROVISIONS

In participating in this RFP process, responding to this RFP and/or submitting a Proposal, each

Applicant accepts and agrees to be bound by and to comply with the terms of this RFP generally,

including (without limitation) the following terms and conditions (which apply in each case equally

to all Applicants):

5.1 Nothing in this RFP, or in any communication made by IBC or its officers, employees,

representatives, agents and/or advisers shall constitute an offer of a contract or a binding contract

between IBC and any Applicant, nor shall it be taken as constituting any representation that rights

or licences will be granted in accordance with this RFP and/or the Selection Procedure.

5.2 IBC reserves the right, at any time during the Selection Procedure, to change any aspect of this

RFP, to issue any separate amendment or addendum to this RFP (which will become part of this

RFP upon issue) or to issue an amended RFP in place of this RFP, to refuse to consider any

Applicants or to withdraw this RFP. Applicants acknowledge that IBC may decide to organise the

Services on its own or without appointing any third party and that IBC may increase, decrease,

suspend, discontinue and/or modify its requirement for the Services.

5.3 Following consideration of the desirable contractual structure for the Services in light of the

location and identity of the Successful Applicant, IBC may (at any time prior to execution of the

Agreement) elect for the contracting party to be the host of an ICC event or other appropriate

entity rather than IBC.

5.4 Whilst IBC has taken all reasonable care to ensure that this RFP is accurate in all material

respects at the date of its issue, neither IBC, nor any of its officers, employees, representatives,

agents and/or advisers make any representation or warranty or accept any responsibility for the

accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this RFP or in any subsequent

correspondence by IBC in relation to this RFP, nor shall they be liable for any loss or damage

suffered by any Applicant or any other third party in reliance on this RFP or any subsequent

communication with IBC.

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5.5 Without prejudice to paragraph 5.4 above, this RFP does not contain any representation upon

which any Applicant or other recipient may be entitled to rely at any point in time in order to bring

any claim, action or proceedings against IBC and/or its associated entities and/or any of their

respective officers, employees, representatives, agents and/or advisers (whether for

misrepresentation or otherwise). This RFP is incapable of creating any liability for IBC and/or its

associated entities and each Applicant hereby irrevocably and unconditionally waives any and all

rights it may have, now or at any time in the future, to bring any claim in any court of competent

jurisdiction in relation to the appointment or manner of appointment of any Applicant, the

Selection Procedure or otherwise in relation to the RFP process.

5.6 Each Applicant represents, warrants and undertakes to IBC that any and all information contained

in its Proposal and/or submitted in connection with its Proposal, and any and all representations

made by or on its behalf to IBC, during the course of the Selection Procedure shall not be false,

inaccurate or misleading in any respect (including, without limitation, by the omission of any

material, information or facts) and that if, after submitting its Proposal there is any change in the

Applicant's circumstances or any other event occurs which may adversely affect and/or impact

such information and/or representations and/or the manner in which they may be interpreted by

IBC, the Applicant shall promptly notify IBC in writing setting out the relevant details in full. IBC

is and shall be fully able to rely on the accuracy and authenticity of any and all information

contained in any Proposal and/or submitted in connection with any Proposal in assessing any

Applicant’s ability to perform and deliver the Services.

5.7 Each Applicant agrees to keep confidential at all times, whether during or after the Selection

Procedure, all Confidential Information and to take all necessary steps to preserve the strict

confidentiality of such Confidential Information, including (without limitation) by disclosing

relevant material to its officers, employees, representative, agents and/or advisers only on a

strictly “need to know” basis and only for the purpose of this Selection Procedure.

5.8 Each Applicant agrees that it will not discuss any part of this RFP, any Proposal it is considering

or which it has submitted and/or any other aspect of the Selection Procedure with any other

Applicant at any time for any reason. Any breach of this obligation by an Applicant may result in

its immediate elimination from the Selection Procedure.

5.9 No Applicant is entitled to make any announcement relating directly or indirectly to this RFP, the

Selection Procedure and/or its Proposal. Each Applicant acknowledges and agrees that IBC shall

have the absolute right to make any announcement in connection with this RFP and/or the whole

or any aspect of the Selection Procedure.

5.10 Each Applicant is responsible for any and all costs, expenses and liabilities incurred (directly or

indirectly) by or on its behalf in the preparation and submission of its Proposal and/or otherwise

in relation to the Selection Procedure and/or any negotiations with ECB following receipt by IBC

of its Proposal (whether or not an Agreement(s) is entered into with such Applicant). Under no

circumstances will IBC and/or its associated entities and/or any of its respective officers,

employees, representatives, agents or advisers be responsible for any costs of any Applicant

associated in any way (whether directly or indirectly) with the Selection Procedure.

5.11 Each Applicant acknowledges that any and all intellectual property rights of IBC and the ICC

remain the exclusive property of IBC or the ICC (as appropriate). Furthermore, any materials

provided by IBC to any Applicant shall belong and/or accrue exclusively to IBC. No Applicant

shall claim ownership over any rights including (without limitation) intellectual property rights, in

relation to the ideas, concepts, material or any other rights contained in this RFP, including the

examples provided as part of this RFP which shall be owned by IBC.

5.12 In consideration of IBC receiving and reviewing its Proposal, each Applicant confirms and

warrants that it has read, understood and accepted the terms and conditions set out in this RFP,

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which take precedence over any provisions contained in any other communications between the

Applicant and IBC. Each Applicant further acknowledges that, except as set out in the Proposal

and in the Agreement(s), there is no existing agreement, arrangement or understanding in place

(whether in writing or oral) between IBC and the Applicant in relation to this RFP, its subject

matter and/or the provision of the Services.

5.13 Each Applicant acknowledges that, save as set out in the Agreement(s), all rights and

opportunities in and in relation to ICC events or the Services shall be exclusively reserved by IBC

and/or the ICC (as appropriate).

5.14 IBC shall be able to rely on any and all representations made by each Applicant in its Proposal

and/or in connection therewith.

5.15 No terms seeking to restrict in any way the discretion of IBC in the Selection Procedure will be

accepted.

5.16 This RFP, the Selection Procedure and any and all related documentation, correspondence

(including, without limitation any Proposal), any non-contractual obligations and any

Agreement(s) (or other agreements) entered into between IBC or any of its affiliates and any

Applicant or prospective Applicant shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with

English law and any dispute arising from or in relation to the same shall be subject to the exclusive

jurisdiction of the English courts.

6. CONFLICTS AND COLLUSIVE BEHAVIOUR

6.1 A conflict of interest arises when an Applicant’s integrity, objectivity or fairness in performing the

Services is at risk due to a personal interest or conflicting business arrangement of the Applicant,

or a person or organisation associated with the Applicant.

6.2 An Applicant must accordingly disclose in their Proposal any potential or actual conflicts of

interest that they may have or may be perceived to have in respect of their responsibilities to IBC

and other parties in the course of delivering the Services, should they be selected as the

Successful Applicant. Applicants with such conflict or perception of conflicts must specify within

their Proposal how they will manage the conflict or perception of conflict to provide assurance

that it will not adversely impact the performance of any Services.

6.3 The Applicant and any person or organisation associated with the Applicant must not directly or

indirectly provide any form of inducement or reward to any employee, member or shareholder of

IBC, the ICC or any affiliates or associated concerns or any of their respective representatives in

relation to the Selection Procedure under this RFP.

6.4 Without prejudice to any criminal liability an Applicant may attract and any other remedies

available to IBC or the ICC, each Applicant hereby undertakes that it shall not:

(a) fix or adjust the costs of its Proposal by or in accordance with any agreement or arrangement with any other party;

(b) communicate to any party the costs or approximate costs of its proposed Proposal or information which would enable the amount or approximate amount to be calculated (except where such disclosure is made in confidence in order to obtain quotations necessary for the preparation of the Proposal or insurance or any necessary security);

(c) enter into any agreement or arrangement with any other party that such other party shall refrain from submitting a Proposal;

(d) enter into any agreement or arrangement with any other party as to the costs of any Proposal submitted; and/or

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(e) collaborate or collude with any third party with a view to unfairly influencing the outcome of the Selection Procedure under this RFP or otherwise misleading or concealing information from IBC.

7. OTHER OBLIGATIONS

7.1 The engagement of the Successful Applicant(s) pursuant to this RFP is subject to the conclusion

of the Agreement(s) between IBC (which shall for the purposes of this paragraph 7 be deemed

to include such other ICC entities as IBC nominates) and the Successful Applicants, governing

all rights and obligations related to the Services to be provided by the Successful Applicant(s).

The Agreement(s) shall be prepared by IBC to include such terms and conditions commonly

included in agreements of such nature, together with any other terms and conditions which are

required by IBC (whether arising from the specifications of the accepted Proposal or

otherwise). Some key principles in relation to the Agreement(s) are set out below:

Subject Principle

Payment Schedule All monetary consideration to be payable in United States dollars by IBC which will be inclusive of all taxes, deductions, withholdings etc. IBC shall make payments accordingly (subject only to any deduction for withholding tax that IBC may be obliged at law to make, if applicable).

Assignment and sub-contracting The Successful Applicant(s) will only be able to assign/ sub-contract any or all of its rights and obligations under the Agreement(s) with the express written permission of IBC. However, the Successful Applicant(s) shall at all times remain primarily liable for the performance of all of its obligations under the Agreement(s) notwithstanding any such sub-contract.

Intellectual Property Rights IBC shall own and retain ownership of all of intellectual property rights which it provides to the Successful Applicant or which arise as a result of the Services from creation. The Agreement(s) will require assignment by the Successful Applicant(s) for any intellectual property rights that may be created or become vested in the Successful Applicant(s) (or any sub-contractor) in the course of the performance of Service(s) from creation and a full indemnity for any intellectual property rights infringement.

No Partnership Nothing in the Agreement(s) and no action taken by the parties pursuant to it shall constitute, or be deemed to constitute, the parties as a partnership, association, joint venture or other co-operative entity.

Liability IBC shall not be liable to the Successful Applicant(s) under the Agreement(s) for any indirect or consequential loss arising out of or in connection with the performance of its obligations under the same or any breach thereof even if it was advised in advance of the possibility of such loss or damage.

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Termination The Agreement(s) will detail termination events which will entitle the parties to terminate the Agreement(s).

APPENDIX A

DEFINITIONS

"Agreement(s)" means each long-form written agreement to be entered into between IBC

and the Successful Applicant(s) governing the provision by the Successful Applicant(s) of the Services (or any part of them).

"Applicant" means any party which is considering whether or not to submit or which submits from time to time a Proposal in response to this RFP.

"Confidential

Information"

means any and all aspects of this RFP, the Selection Procedure, and/or the business and/or affairs of the ICC and/or IBC which is or which comes into an Applicant's possession (except where such information is generally available to the public).

"Criteria" means the list of criteria to be addressed by each Applicant in its Proposal

as set out in Appendix C.

"ICC" means the International Cricket Council Limited, the international governing body for the sport of cricket, which has its registered address at Executive Desk 13D, Second Floor, Building 2, Dubai Media City, United Arab Emirates, and its administrative office at Street 69, Dubai Sports City, Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Road, P.O. Box 500070, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

"Proposal" means all documents and information submitted by an Applicant supporting its bid to provide the Services to IBC, as required under this RFP, including the Price Quotation as set out at Appendix F.

"Requirements" means the guidelines, directions, requirements, instructions and requests of IBC issued to any Applicant with respect to the Selection Procedure and/or the Services from time to time.

"RFP" means this Request for Proposals, including all of its appendices and as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.

"Selection Procedure" means the entire procedure conducted by IBC to select and appoint the

Successful Applicant(s) for the provision of the Services pursuant to the

RFP process and the subsequent negotiation, finalisation and execution of

the Agreement(s).

"Services" means the services set out in Appendix B.

"Successful Applicant(s)" means the Applicant(s) selected by IBC to provide the Services pursuant

to the Selection Procedure.

"Timetable" means the timetable for the Selection Procedure as set out in Appendix

D.

APPENDIX B

SERVICES

The Successful Applicant shall be required to provide the services listed below in relation to the Event, such services to be delivered by the Successful Applicant always in accordance with any instructions issued by or on behalf of IBC from time to time. Prior to commencing delivery of the Services, the Successful Applicant will be asked to host an onboarding workshop at its company offices during April 2019/May 2019 (date to be mutually agreed by both parties). Broadcast Monitoring During the Event:

Implement the Broadcast Monitoring Guidelines as set out in Appendix I.

Monitor the Matches for up to 10 licensees simultaneously in accordance with the Match-by-Match broadcast channel schedule shown in Appendix H.

Deliver reports to IBC’s nominated representative(s) within 24 hours using a template report in a form agreed with IBC.

Upload and store all video infringements on a secure, cloud-based video portal either owned by the Successful Applicant or made available by IBC.

Deliver email alerts with supporting video information to IBC’s nominated representative(s) during in match play, using parameters supplied by IBC. These will include, but are not limited to:

o missed balls; o cutting into commentary; and o missing Sponsor TVCs.

Post-Event:

Create individual summary reports for each broadcast channel, in a format provided by IBC, to be delivered 7 days post-Event.

Other (to be quoted separately, as set out in Appendix F):

Monitor the uniformity of the Star English feed in comparison to the Star Hindi feed and report the total percentage of deviance, for all Matches.

Digital Monitoring During the Event: The Proposal should set out price quotations for the following three tiers:

Tier 1 - All licensees monitored to the full scope of the Digital Monitoring Guidelines for

selected content (max 3 in-match clips per hour plus all other content) within a single

country in each territory, for each match.

Tier 2 – To a bespoke specification as proposed by the Applicant.

Tier 3 – All licensees in required territories / regions (as determined by match schedule)

monitored to the full scope of the Digital Monitoring Guidelines for selected content (max 3

in-match clips per hour plus all other content) within a territory (or a single country in each

region), for matches as below:

Date Match Region / Territory #Licensees

30 May England v South Africa ALL 15

31 May Pakistan v West Indies Pakistan, Caribbean, UK 5

1 June Sri Lanka v New Zealand Sri Lanka, New Zealand, India 3

1 June Australia v Afghanistan Australia, ASEAN, MENA 9

2 June Bangladesh v South Africa Bangladesh, Sub-Saharan Africa,

Europe

3

3 June England v Pakistan UK, Pakistan, USA and Canada 5

4 June Sri Lanka v Afghanistan Sri Lanka, ASEAN, India 7

5 June India v South Africa India, Sub-Saharan Africa, USA

and Canada

3

5 June Bangladesh v New Zealand Bangladesh, NZ, UK 5

6 June Australia v West Indies Australia, Caribbean, Europe 5

7 June Sri Lanka v Pakistan Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India 3

8 June England v Bangladesh UK, Bangladesh, India 5

8 June New Zealand v Afghanistan New Zealand, ASEAN, 6

9 June India v Australia India, Australia, MENA 5

10 June South Africa v West Indies Sub-Saharan Africa, Caribbean, 2

11 June Bangladesh v Sri Lanka Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, 2

12 June Pakistan v Australia Pakistan, Australia, 4

13 June India v New Zealand India, New Zealand, 2

14 June England v West Indies UK, Caribbean, 4

15 June Sri Lanka v Australia Sri Lanka, Australia, 4

15 June South Africa v Afghanistan Sub-Saharan Africa, ASEAN 6

16 June India v Pakistan ALL 15

17 June Bangladesh v West Indies Bangladesh, Caribbean, 2

18 June England v Afghanistan UK, ASEAN, 8

19 June South Africa v New Zealand Sub-Saharan Africa, New Zealand, 2

20 June Bangladesh v Australia Bangladesh, Australia 4

21 June England v Sri Lanka UK, Sri Lanka 4

22 June India v Afghanistan India, ASEAN, 6

22 June New Zealand v West Indies New Zealand, Caribbean 2

23 June Pakistan v South Africa Pakistan, Sub-Saharan Africa 2

24 June Bangladesh v Afghanistan Bangladesh, ASEAN, 4

25 June England v Australia UK, Australia, 6

26 June Pakistan v New Zealand Pakistan, New Zealand, 2

27 June India v West Indies India, Caribbean, 2

28 June Sri Lanka v South Africa Sri Lanka, Sub-Saharan Africa 2

29 June Pakistan v Afghanistan Pakistan, ASEAN 6

29 June Australia v New Zealand Australia, New Zealand 2

30 June England v India UK, India 4

1 July Sri Lanka v West Indies Sri Lanka, Caribbean 2

2 July India v Bangladesh India, Bangladesh 2

3 July England v New Zealand UK, New Zealand 4

4 July West Indies v Afghanistan Caribbean, ASEAN 6

5 July Pakistan v Bangladesh Pakistan, Bangladesh 2

6 July India v Sri Lanka India, Sri Lanka 2

6 July South Africa v Australia Sub-Saharan Africa, Australia 4

9 July Semi Final 1 (1 v 4) ALL 15

10 July Semi Final 1 Reserve Day ALL 15

11 July Semi Final 2 (2 v 3) ALL 15

12 July Semi Final 2 Reserve Day ALL 15

14 July Final ALL 15

15 July Final Reserve Day ALL 15

Implement the Digital Monitoring Guidelines as set out in Appendix I. Monitor all Matches for up to 15 licensees across a combined 170+ countries in 13

territories.

Deliver reports to IBC’s nominated representative(s) within 72 hours of the conclusion of each Match using template agreed with IBC

Upload and store all video infringements on a secure, cloud-based video portal either owned by the Successful Applicant or made available by IBC.

Deliver email alerts with supporting video information to IBC’s nominated representative(s) during in-Match play, using parameters supplied by IBC. These will include, but are not limited to:

o more than the maximum 6 minutes of unique in-Match content being published per hour (see section 1 in Appendix I);

o pieces of in-match content back-to-back (see section 3 in Appendix I); o content published to a channel not listed as a designated offering (including social

media) (see Section 5 in Appendix I); o content that is available for viewing outside of the licensed territory or territories

(see section 6 in Appendix I); o post-match highlights of a duration of more than 5 minutes (see section 7 in

Appendix I); o content that is available for download (see section 9 in Appendix I); and o content where pre, mid or post-roll sponsorship or advertising is being published.

Post-Event:

Create individual summary reports for each licensee in each territory, in a format provided by IBC, delivered 7 days post-Event.

News Channel Monitoring

During Event:

Implement the News Channel Monitoring Guidelines as set out in Appendix I.

Monitor the Matches for up to 35 news channels simultaneously. A list of example channels is shown in Appendix H.

Deliver reports to IBC’s nominated representative(s) within 24 hours using template agreed with IBC.

Upload and store all video infringements on a secure, cloud-based video portal either owned by the Successful Applicant or made available by IBC.

Post-Event:

Create overall summary report for all news channels, in a format provided by IBC, delivered 7 days post-event.

APPENDIX C

CRITERIA

Each Proposal must include information to allow IBC to evaluate the Relevant Experience,

Organisational Criteria, Operational Criteria and Financial Criteria about the Applicant

(together the "Criteria") set out below. Proposals may, where appropriate, include the

provision of documentary evidence in support of the relevant Criteria and Applicants are

requested to address as fully as possible the questions set out below in respect of each of the

Criteria. IBC reserves the right to evaluate Proposals by reference to the below evaluation

criteria and any other criteria in its absolute discretion.

Relevant Experience

1. What relevant experience does the Applicant have in relation to the international sport

market? Please highlight any specific cricket experience that the Applicant has.

2. How will your experience and expertise in providing services of a similar nature to the

Services in relation to previous global sporting events enable the Applicant to deliver the

scope of the Services required?

3. What innovations, concepts, products or processes has the Applicant previously

introduced in the delivery of broadcast, digital and news monitoring services? How will

the Applicant apply any of the foregoing to the Services?

Organisational Criteria

4. Please include a detailed staffing plan of how the Applicant intends to deliver of the

Services in line with the required timescales (including an organisation chart, the size

and composition of the proposed team, respective responsibilities and escalation paths)

and how the Applicant believes each team member’s experience makes them suitable

for these roles.

Within the staffing plan indicate whom the Applicant proposes to act as its Account

Director/Manager for the Services and how the Applicant believes their experience

makes them suitable for this or these role(s).

5. How will the structure, composition and experience of the Applicant’s project team

ensure delivery of the Services in line with the required timescales?

6. Will the Applicant have the capability to change staffing rapidly as required? Does the

Applicant propose to sub-contract any aspect of the Services? If so, please provide full

details about proposed sub-contractors and any other material information.

Operational Criteria

9. Please provide an in depth “reverse brief” in which the Applicant details its understanding

of the Services delivery requirements and strategies, highlighting cost effective solutions.

10. In addition to the staffing plan, please provide an overall project summary which sets out

a proposed detailed project timeline, highlighting the key dates and milestones in the

planning and implementation process.

11. Please provide a full list of all exclusions or dependencies expected to be provided by or

on behalf of IBC for the delivery of the Services.

12. Please identify any material risks in the provision of the Services and how the Applicant

will manage any risks associated with the delivery of the Services.

13. Please provide details on how the Applicant will source the channels as set out in Appendix

H and any contingency measures in place in case such feed(s) cannot be acquired.

14. What are the Applicant’s current levels of insurance in relation to Professional Indemnity,

Public Liability and Directors’ and Officers’ E&O insurance? Would the Applicant propose

to make any changes in relation to the Services?

Financial Criteria

15. Please detail the total cost of the Proposal as detailed in Appendix F. The budget shall be

provided in United States dollars (inclusive of all applicable taxes (e.g. service tax or VAT),

clearly identifying inclusions and exclusions and pricing separately each part of the scope

of Services set out in Appendix B. The Applicant’s detailed budget should include a line-

by-line breakdown of expenses. Full assumptions and specific costs should be provided

to support how the pricing has been structured.

APPENDIX D

TIMETABLE

The current timetable for the Selection Procedure is as follows:

Date *

RFP published on ICC website and sent to potential Applicants

11 March 2019

Deadline for receipt of enquiries, requests for information or

clarification from Applicants

25 March 2019

Deadline for receipt by IBC

of Proposals from Applicants

1 April 2019

Selection and appointment by IBC of

the Successful Applicant

9 April 2019

Signature of Agreement

18 April 2019

* Applicants are reminded that these dates may be amended by IBC, in its absolute discretion, for

whatever reason and at any time.

APPENDIX E

DETAILS OF APPLICANT

IBC shall treat the following information as confidential:

1 Type of business activity:

2 Address and

headquarters:

3 Phone number:

4 Fax number:

5 Email address:

6 Website:

7 Contact person, position in

company and contact

details:

8 Trade register entry and

legal status

9 Composition of board of

directors and

management, including

total number employees:

10 Summary (in table form) of

key personnel, including

name, position, summary

of skillset, estimated time

commitment to

implementing the Services

as a percentage of their

overall time:

11 Parent company and/or

holding structure and

substantial shareholdings

in other companies (>

25%):

12 Details (including

supporting documents) of

the Applicant’s financial

status including, but not

limited to, details of the

most recent audited

reports and accounts (last

2 years), Copy of the trade

licence, general financial

performance and any

applicable credit ratings.):

13 References (previous

business involvement in

sport events and other

major events); please

indicate name,

title/function, phone,

email:

14 Years of experience in the

current business:

By submitting a Proposal, I confirm for and on behalf of my organisation that I have read and

understood the terms and conditions of the RFP issued by IBC for the appointment of an

organisation to provide the Services, and I agree for and on behalf of my organisation that the

organisation which I represent is and shall remain bound by such terms and conditions.

Signature: _______________________________________________________________

Name: _______________________________________________________________

Title: _______________________________________________________________

Organisation: _______________________________________________________________

Place: _______________________________________________________________

Date: _______________________________________________________________

APPENDIX F

PRICE QUOTATION

Applicants should provide as part of the Proposal a fully itemised unit breakdown of costs for the

Services using the following template for guidance.

Item Cost

Broadcast Channel Monitoring

Broadcast Channel Uniformity Monitoring (Other in Appendix B)

Monitoring of additional broadcast channel (per Match)

Digital Monitoring Tier 1

Digital Monitoring Tier 2

Digital Monitoring Tier 3

Monitoring of additional digital channel (per Match)

News Channel Monitoring

Management fees and other costs must be clearly stated and must be inclusive of any and all taxes

that may be chargeable thereon.

Applicants are requested to note the following:

(a) IBC’s preferred payment schedule is:

50% payable 30 days in advance of the first Match of the Event; and

50% payable 30 days following the Final Match of the Event.

(b) All costs detailed in the price quotation must be in United States dollars and all invoices shall

be issued and paid in United States dollars; and

(c) The cost budget and any management fees shall be deemed to be inclusive of any and all taxes

(including sales tax and VAT) and, further, shall be subject to any deduction or liability for

withholding tax as may be applicable, provided that in such circumstances IBC shall deliver to

the Successful Applicant(s) evidence that withholding taxes have been deducted and deposited

with or paid to the relevant taxing authority and shall provide a certificate to the Successful

Applicant(s) in accordance with the provisions of the relevant law.

APPENDIX G

MATCH SCHEDULE

Day Date Local

Start

Time

Match Venue

Thursday 30 May 10:30 England v South Africa The Oval

Friday 31 May 10:30 Pakistan v West Indies Trent Bridge

Saturday 1 June 10:30 Sri Lanka v New Zealand Cardiff Wales

Saturday 1 June 13:30 Australia v Afghanistan County Ground, Bristol

Sunday 2 June 10:30 Bangladesh v South Africa The Oval

Monday 3 June 10:30 England v Pakistan Trent Bridge

Tuesday 4 June 10:30 Sri Lanka v Afghanistan Cardiff Wales

Wednesday 5 June 10:30 India v South Africa Hampshire Bowl

Wednesday 5 June 13:30 Bangladesh v New Zealand The Oval

Thursday 6 June 10:30 Australia v West Indies Trent Bridge

Friday 7 June 10:30 Sri Lanka v Pakistan County Ground, Bristol

Saturday 8 June 10:30 England v Bangladesh Cardiff Wales

Saturday 8 June 13:30 New Zealand v Afghanistan County Ground, Taunton

Sunday 9 June 10:30 India v Australia The Oval

Monday 10 June 10:30 South Africa v West Indies Hampshire Bowl

Tuesday 11 June 10:30 Bangladesh v Sri Lanka County Ground, Bristol

Wednesday 12 June 10:30 Pakistan v Australia County Ground, Taunton

Thursday 13 June 10:30 India v New Zealand Trent Bridge

Friday 14 June 10:30 England v West Indies Hampshire Bowl

Saturday 15 June 10:30 Sri Lanka v Australia The Oval

Saturday 15 June 13:30 South Africa v Afghanistan Trent Bridge

Sunday 16 June 10:30 India v Pakistan Old Trafford

Monday 17 June 10:30 Bangladesh v West Indies County Ground, Taunton

Tuesday 18 June 10:30 England v Afghanistan Old Trafford

Wednesday 19 June 10:30 South Africa v New Zealand Edgbaston

Thursday 20 June 10:30 Bangladesh v Australia Trent Bridge

Friday 21 June 10:30 England v Sri Lanka Headingley

Saturday 22 June 10:30 India v Afghanistan Hampshire Bowl

Saturday 22 June 13:30 New Zealand v West Indies Old Trafford

Sunday 23 June 10:30 Pakistan v South Africa Lord’s

Monday 24 June 10:30 Bangladesh v Afghanistan Hampshire Bowl

Tuesday 25 June 10:30 England v Australia Lord’s

Wednesday 26 June 10:30 Pakistan v New Zealand Edgbaston

Thursday 27 June 10:30 India v West Indies Old Trafford

Friday 28 June 10:30 Sri Lanka v South Africa The Riverside

Saturday 29 June 10:30 Pakistan v Afghanistan Headingley

Saturday 29 June 13:30 Australia v New Zealand Lord’s

Sunday 30 June 10:30 England v India Edgbaston

Monday 1 July 10:30 Sri Lanka v West Indies The Riverside

Tuesday 2 July 10:30 India v Bangladesh Edgbaston

Wednesday 3 July 10:30 England v New Zealand The Riverside

Thursday 4 July 10:30 West Indies v Afghanistan Headingley

Friday 5 July 10:30 Pakistan v Bangladesh Lord’s

Saturday 6 July 10:30 India v Sri Lanka Headingley

Saturday 6 July 13:30 South Africa v Australia Old Trafford

Tuesday 9 July 10:30 Semi Final 1 (1 v 4) Old Trafford

Wednesday 10 July 10:30 Semi Final 1 Reserve Day Old Trafford

Thursday 11 July 10:30 Semi Final 2 (2 v 3) Edgbaston

Friday 12 July 10:30 Semi Final 2 Reserve Day Edgbaston

Sunday 14 July 10:30 Final Lord’s

Monday 15 July 10:30 Final Reserve Day Lord’s

APPENDIX H

Broadcast Channels

IBC shall supply a definitive list ahead of the Event; the below is for indicative purposes. For matches marked with an asterisk, IBC will supply a channel list with up to 10 licensees. Monitoring on the following channel rotation:

Match Licensee Licensee Licensee Licensee Licensee Licensee

England v South Africa* Up to 10 licensees

Pakistan v West Indies Star Sports Ten Sports PTV ESPN Caribbean

Sri Lanka v New Zealand Star Sports SLRC SKY NZ

Australia v Afghanistan Star Sports Fox Sports TBC

Bangladesh v South Africa Star Sports GTV BTV Maasranga SuperSport

England v Pakistan Star Sports Sky Sports Ten Sports PTV

Sri Lanka v Afghanistan Star Sports SLRC TBC

India v South Africa Star Sports SuperSport

Bangladesh v New Zealand Star Sports GTV BTV Maasranga SKY NZ

Australia v West Indies Star Sports Fox Sports ESPN Caribbean

Sri Lanka v Pakistan Star Sports SLRC Ten Sports PTV

England v Bangladesh Star Sports Sky Sports GTV BTV Maasranga

New Zealand v Afghanistan Star Sports SKY NZ TBC

India v Australia Star Sports Fox Sports

South Africa v West Indies Star Sports SuperSport ESPN Caribbean

Bangladesh v Sri Lanka Star Sports GTV BTV Maasranga SLRC

Pakistan v Australia Star Sports Ten Sports PTV Fox Sports

India v New Zealand Star Sports SKY NZ

England v West Indies Star Sports Sky Sports ESPN Caribbean

Sri Lanka v Australia Star Sports SLRC Fox Sports

South Africa v Afghanistan Star Sports SuperSport TBC

India v Pakistan* Up to 10 licensees

Bangladesh v West Indies Star Sports GTV BTV Maasranga ESPN Caribbean

England v Afghanistan Star Sports Sky Sports TBC

South Africa v New Zealand Star Sports SuperSport SKY NZ

Bangladesh v Australia Star Sports GTV BTV Maasranga Fox Sports

England v Sri Lanka Star Sports Sky Sports SLRC

India v Afghanistan Star Sports TBC

New Zealand v West Indies Star Sports SKY NZ ESPN Caribbean

Pakistan v South Africa Star Sports Ten Sports PTV SuperSport

Bangladesh v Afghanistan Star Sports GTV BTV Maasranga TBC

England v Australia Star Sports Sky Sports TBC

Pakistan v New Zealand Star Sports Ten Sports PTV SKY NZ

India v West Indies Star Sports ESPN Caribbean

Sri Lanka v South Africa Star Sports SLRC SuperSport

Pakistan v Afghanistan Star Sports Ten Sports PTV TBC

Australia v New Zealand Star Sports Fox Sports SKY NZ

England v India Star Sports Sky Sports

Sri Lanka v West Indies Star Sports SLRC ESPN Caribbean

India v Bangladesh Star Sports GTV BTV Maasranga

England v New Zealand Star Sports SKY NZ

West Indies v Afghanistan Star Sports ESPN Caribbean TBC

Pakistan v Bangladesh Star Sports Ten Sports PTV GTV BTV Maasranga

India v Sri Lanka Star Sports SLRC

South Africa v Australia Star Sports SuperSport Fox Sports

Semi Final 1 (1 v 4) Star Sports TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

Semi Final 1 Reserve Day Star Sports TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

Semi Final 2 (2 v 3) Star Sports TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

Semi Final 2 Reserve Day Star Sports TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

Final Star Sports TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

Final Reserve Day Star Sports TBC TBC TBC TBC TBC

Digital Channels

Monitoring in line with the tiers set out in Schedule B:

Licensee Region Licensed Territory(s) Designated Offering(s)

Global Sports Commerce PTE LTD

ASEAN Afghanistan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea,

the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam

Cricket Gateway https://www.cricketgateway.com/

Cricket Gateway Mobile Apps

Bolt Global Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam

Bolt Global https://live.bolt.global/

Bolt Global Android App

ESPN Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Hong Kong;

ESPNcricinfo http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricingo mobile apps

ESPN http://espn.com/

ESPN mobile apps

Stellar Digital Ltd. Afghanistan, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and

Vietnam

BongoBD https://www.bongobd.com/

http://ncell.bongosports.com/ BongoBD mobile apps

Nepalflix http://www.nepalflix.com/

Nepalflix mobile apps

Channel 2 Group Afghanistan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Laos, Malaysia, the Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea,

the Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam

TBC

ESPN Australia Australia ESPNcricinfo http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricingo mobile apps

ESPN http://espn.com/

ESPN mobile apps

Channel 2 Group Australia TBC

Global Sports Commerce PTE LTD

Australia Cricket Gateway https://www.cricketgateway.com

Cricket Gateway mobile apps

Novi Digital Entertainment Pvt Ltd

India India Hotstar https://www.hotstar.com/

Hotstar mobile apps

OSN MENA Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South

Sudan, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, West Bank and Gaza, Western Sahara and Yemen

OSN Play https://osnplay.osn.com OSN Play mobile apps

WAVO https://discover.wavo.com

WAVO mobile apps

Khaleef Technologies Pakistan Pakistan CricinGif https://www.cricingif.com/

Cricingif mobile apps

Dialog Axiata Sri Lanka Sri Lanka The Papare http://www.thepapare.com/

ThePapare Fan Zone mobile apps

Channel 2 Group Sub-Saharan Africa Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo,

Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Ivory

Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, St Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo,

Uganda, Zambia, Zaire and Zimbabwe

DEOD https://deod.tv/

DEOD mobile apps

BBC UK & Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and the Republic of Ireland

BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport

BBC Sports mobile apps BBC News

https://www.bbc.com/news BBC News mobile apps

Channel 2 Group United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland TBC

ESPN United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland ESPNcricinfo http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricingo mobile apps

ESPN http://espn.com/

ESPN mobile apps

SKY New Zealand New Zealand SKY Sport https://www.sky.co.nz/sport

SKY Sport Highlights mobile apps SKY Go

https://www.skygo.co.nz SKY Go mobile apps

Times Internet USA & Canada United States of America and Canada Cricbuzz https://www.cricbuzz.com/

Cricbuzz mobile apps

Channel 2 Group Caribbean Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Saba, Saint Barthélemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts &Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Tortola, Trinidad & Tobago and Turks & Caicos

Islands;

TBC

Channel 2 Group Europe Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Azores and Madeira, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,

Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland and Faroe Islands, Italy,

Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San

Marino and Vatican City, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and

Uzbekistan

TBC

News Channels

Monitoring for all matches:

No Channel Type

1 India News Hindi News 2 News Nation Hindi News

3 NDTV India Hindi News

4 India TV Hindi News 5 CNBC TV 18 English Business News

6 NDTV Profit English Business News 7 Bloomberg UTV English Business News

8 BBC NEWS English News

9 CNN English News 10 NDTV 24X7 English News

11 India Today English News 12 CNN News-18 English News

13 Times Now English News 14 News X English News

15 News 9 English Regional News

16 News 24 Hindi News 17 Z Business Hindi Business News

18 CNBC AWAAZ Hindi Business News 19 Z News Hindi News Hindi News

20 ABP News Hindi News 21 DD News Hindi News

22 Aaj Tak Hindi News

23 Samay Hindi News Hindi News

24 TEZ Hindi News

25 Live India Hindi News

26 News 18 Hindi Hindi News

27 World Is One News English News

28 Republic English News

APPENDIX I

BROADCAST, DIGITAL & NEWS MONITORING GUIDELINES

The Broadcast, Digital and News Monitoring Guidelines are provided on an indicative basis to assist Applicants in compiling their Proposal. Final versions will

be shared with the Successful Applicant in advance of the Event.

Broadcast Monitoring Guidelines (All Licensees Excluding Star Sports):

LICENSEE MUST

TRANSMIT

DETAILS VERBAL or VISUAL

REFERENCE

1 ICC Billboards 5 times The broadcaster must transmit the billboard five times during each broadcast. These will

be played out by the ICC TV world feed at the approximate local timings:

10:30 start times

At the start of each transmission (TBC)

After the first innings (TBC)

Before the start of the second innings (TBC)

Before the post-match presentation (TBC)

Going off air: timing to be confirmed (TBC)

13:30 start times

At the start of each transmission (TBC)

After the first innings (TBC)

Before the start of the second innings (TBC)

Before the post-match presentation (TBC)

Going off air: timing to be confirmed (TBC)

[Example billboards to be provided]

Visual

2 Opening and closing

sequence, break

bumpers

Broadcaster must incorporate “opening” and “closing sequences” and break bumpers.

[Example opening title sequences to be provided]

Visual

3 Sponsor TVCs

(OPPO, Nissan, MRF)

Broadcaster must incorporate up to four, 15-second Sponsor TVCs in all live

transmissions at the approximate local timings.

Visual

10:30am start times Nissan: TBC OPPO: TBC MRF: TBC

TBC: TBC

13:30 start times Nissan: TBC OPPO: TBC MRF: TBC

TBC: TBC

LICENSEE MUST

LIMIT

DETAILS VERBAL or VISUAL

REFERENCE

1 Commercial

advertising

(ad breaks, replay

bugs and squeeze

backs)

No more than an average of 12 minutes in aggregate of commercial airtime or

broadcast sponsorship is allowed per hour.

This can only be in the form of:

Squeeze backs on replays;

Replay bug;

Advertising breaks between overs, at the fall of wicket, drinks break or any other natural

break in the match.

The aggregate commercial airtime would be calculated in the following way:

(a) From 5 minutes before the scheduled start of play until the break after the last ball of the 1st innings`

(b) From the start of the 2nd innings (5 minutes before the 1st ball is bowled) until the break after the last ball of the 2nd innings

As the allotted time for a women’s T20 innings is 70 minutes, there would be a window

of 75 minutes where the advertising is calculated for each innings (5 minutes before

innings start + innings time):

For 10:30 start matches, commercial auditing would commence at 10:25 and end

approximately at 14:00. The second innings auditing would commence at 14:25 (5

minutes before 2nd innings commences) until the match end.

Visual and verbal –

commercial advertising

breaks should not cut

into commentary

2 Squeeze Backs The squeeze back may only be 15% of the size of the screen (as below example): Visual

The squeeze back is permitted in a dead ball situation and not on replays.

3 Replay bugs Replay bugs are allowed on replays and the size is same as event watermark.

Visual

4 Crawlers, tickers of

pull throughs

Not permitted (as below):

Visual

5 Missing a ball/live

action

Broadcaster must show full overs. Visual and verbal –

commercial advertising

should not cut into the

over at the start or at

the end

6 Third party branding No third party branding may be displayed, referred to in any live transmissions,

including a studio set and backdrop or by any presenter.

Not permitted (as below):

Visual

7 Virtual advertising Broadcasters shall not, alter, manipulate or tamper with and/or authorise any third party

to alter, manipulate or tamper with the Footage by means of any so called “virtual

advertising” technology (including electronic means and digital technologies such as

EPSIS, PVI, ORAD and/or IMADGINE but excluding any Licensee’s EPG system) so as

to overlay or otherwise exclude, alter, replace, add to or restrict on-screen coverage of

Advertising Sites or other official commercial messages at any Venue nor insert or

incorporate any on-screen commercial enhancements or commercial credits or labelling

or product placement and/or alter any image appearing therein in any way.

Not permitted (as below):

Visual

8 Mass voting

schemes/SMS

competitions

No mass voting schemes or SMS competitions/promotions can be run during the

telecast.

Verbal and visual

9 Non-ICC sponsor

references

Non-ICC sponsors cannot be verbally or visually referred to in the live broadcast. For

the avoidance of doubt this does not include commercial breaks.

Verbal and visual

10 Broadcast Sponsors Broadcast Sponsors should be clearly referred to verbally and visually when being

associated with the broadcast of a Match or the entire Event. Eg. ‘This broadcast is

brought to you by…’ rather than the ‘ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 is brought to you by...’

Verbal and visual

SPONSOR REPORTING

REPORTING for

ICC

DETAILS VERBAL or VISUAL

REFERENCE

1 Sponsor

exposures

Broadcaster must transmit 120 seconds of commercial advertising per hour,

inserted into the feed by ICC. This is not included within the 12 minutes in

aggregate of commercial airtime or broadcast sponsorship is allowed per hour.

Nissan Play of the Day: 15 seconds per hour

MRF batsman and bowler ranking: 15 seconds per hour

OPPO summary cards/batting/bowling: 15 seconds per hour

Emirates umpire naming: 10 seconds per hour

2 Tourism partner

credits

TBC

Digital Clip Monitoring Guidelines

Definition of clip types relevant to these guidelines:

“In-Match Content” - means any footage which is included within the Live Feed (including Graphics, Guide Commentary and any interviews with

players or others);

"Archive Material" means all feeds and/or audiovisual recordings of play in cricket matches played under the control of any ICC Group Company prior

to the date of the first Match of the ICC Event; and

"Event Content" means the Pre-Match Content (pre-match previews and media conferences), the Post-Match Content (post-match highlights), the

Lead-Up Content (clips of archive content supplied by IBC), the Post-Event Content (1 event "highlights" Clip and 3 event "features" Clips) and the

Additional Event Content (10 fully produced "features" each of a maximum of 180 seconds in duration)

LICENSEE MAY NOT

DETAILS VERBAL or VISUAL

REFERENCE

1 Publish more than the

maximum 6 minutes of

The maximum aggregate duration of In-Match Content of any Official Match

Transmitted shall be 6 (six) minutes per Hour of each Official Match.

Visual

unique In-Match Content

per hour

For the purposes of this paragraph 1, “Hour” means a period of 60 (sixty) minutes

during any Official Match, with the first such Hour beginning at the

commencement of play of the Official Match and each subsequent Hour shall

commence every 60 (sixty) minutes thereafter and the final Hour shall end at the

end of play of such Official Match.

2 Publish In-Match Content

for longer than 72 hours

after the end of play

The Licensee shall ensure that Transmissions of In-Match Clips Packages shall

only be made during the Official Match to which the In-Match Clip Package

relates and for a maximum of 72 (seventy two) hours after the end of play of the

relevant Official Match.

3 Present two or more

pieces of In-Match

Content back-to-back (i.e.

no playlists)

The Licensee shall ensure that Transmissions of In-Match Clips Packages shall

not be presented contiguously or otherwise in any manner such that 2 (two) or

more In-Match Clips Packages run consecutively (whether or not split by any

post-roll or pre-roll advertisement).

4 Present archive material of

more than 6 minutes per

match

The Licensee shall be entitled to make Transmissions for reception and viewing

in the Licensed Territory on the Designated Offering of Clips of Archive Material

throughout the Term, subject to:

a) such Clips of Archive Material being used only in ICC Event-related

programming produced by the Licensee; and

b) the maximum aggregate duration of Archive Material Transmitted shall be

6 (six) minutes per match.

Clips become Archive Material after the expiry of 72 (seventy) two hours after the

completion of the final Match of the relevant ICC Event.

5 Publish content to any

channel other than those

listed as a Designated

Offering

IBC grants to the Licensee during the Term and within the Licensed Territory

only, the right:

a) to Transmit Clips of In-Match Content solely in accordance with Schedule 3

and within the Designated Offering only;

b) to Transmit Clips of Event Content solely in accordance with Schedule 3

and within the Designated Offering only;

c) to Transmit Clips of Archive Material solely in accordance with Schedule 3

and within the Designated Offering only;

No content may be published natively to social media

6 Publish content to any

country other than the

licensed territory(s)

Content may only be accessible within the licensed territories agreed with the

licensee

7 Publish post-Match

highlights of a duration of

more than 5 minutes

Clips of the following Post-Match Content in respect of each televised Official

Match:

(a) a “highlights” Clip of a maximum of 300 (three hundred) seconds

8 Edit or alter footage The Licensee shall Transmit each Clip of Event Content and of In-Match Content

in its entirety with no editing whatsoever (it being acknowledged that, by their

nature, Clips of In-Match Content created by the Licensee will necessarily require

editing). No watermarks or bugs may be added. Pre-roll and post-roll

advertising/sponsorship is permitted, but please flag these to ICC. No squeeze

backs or virtual advertising permitted.

9 Make content available for

download

Each Transmission of Licensed Content permits the Licensed Content to be

streamed for immediate viewing by users of the Designated Offering only, and shall

ensure that no Licensed Content is capable of being temporarily or permanently

downloaded by users of the Designated Offering (save insofar as is strictly

necessary for users to cache Licensed Content whilst streaming).

"Licensed Content" means the clips of near-Live In-Match Content, Event Content and Archive Material

News Channel Monitoring Guidelines

FOOTAGE

Broadcast a maximum of 5.5 minutes of footage per day during news programmes

Maximum of two (2) exhibitions of footage per hour of broadcasting

Use of live footage is not permitted under any circumstances

(Must be minimum of 30 mins delay following live broadcast) except that broadcasters are allowed to interrupt regular news programmes to broadcast

footage of exceptional events (e.g. hat trick of wickets, 1,000 runs being scored), for a maximum of 15 seconds, with 1 exhibition allowed during the 30

minutes from broadcast of the live footage

Footage must be used within 24 hours of the commencement of the match to which it relates

GENERAL RULES

All footage must be used "as is" without alterations and modifications

Not permitted to use footage to make their own compilation or mix footage with other TV events, sports events, documentaries, interviews out of context

of the event

Restricted to use within news and/ or current affairs programmes only

Not allowed to use on sports segments, bulletins or features not forming part of the news programmes is not permitted

Footage may only be used in news programmes or other news programmes for news reporting of the results of the event and not for the purpose of

analysis (including by way of review or comments by experts, ex-cricketers, anchors , analysts or presenters)

ADVERTISING & COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY

Not permitted to use footage for any commercial purposes

No advertising, sting, logo, graphic, (including on a ticker)commercial morphing activity can occur immediately before, after or during the broadcast of

any footage

Footage cannot be broadcast within a news programme or other news programme that shows any advertisement, including on a ticker, which

advertisement:

has been solicited by or from any third party to be put on air specifically during any such news programme or other news programme which reports on the event; or

for which a special premium has been paid to the designated news broadcaster for the advertisement to be broadcast during such news programme or other news programme

No association can be created, suggested or implied between footage and any 3rd party brand or product

No news programme or other news programme using footage may have a title or other sponsor

No advertisement may be used or repeated in the regular advertising breaks during the programme in such a manner as to create, suggest or imply an

association between advertiser and footage or the event

No direct commercial association can be created, suggested or implied between any 3rd party brand or product and any event marks

No advertising, sting, logo, graphic, or other commercial activity (including on a ticker) can occur immediately before, after or during any 'player of the

day', 'event of the day', 'image of the day' or similar feature relating to the event

OTHER NEWS PROGRAMMES

In addition to the above requirements, no advertising, sting, logo, graphic or any other commercial activity (including on a ticker) can be carried

immediately before, immediately after or during such other news programme making use of footage

Additional requirements re sports news segments

Commercialisation of sports news segments that use footage and form part of a news programme or other news programme, including by sponsorships

and insertions of adverts (including on a ticker) while reporting on the event, are not permitted

No advertising, sting, logo, graphic or any other commercial activity is permitted to be carried immediately before, immediately after or during a sports

news segment that uses footage and forms part of a news programme or other news programme

No association can be created, suggested or implied between a sports news segment and the footage or the event and any third party brand or product

ONLINE USE

Broadcaster not allowed to broadcast footage on its own official website or mobile application, or as part of any video-on-demand service, or via its

official account or otherwise on a third party video-upload site such as YouTube, save that:

broadcaster is permitted to stream live video of news programmes or other news progammes containing footage on their official nominated website and/or official mobile application, providing the content is the exact replica of the content broadcast on the channel, broadcast simultaneously and such simulcasting is customarily provided for that news programme or other news programme

CREDITS & COURTESY BUGS

Courtesy bugs acknowledging IBC (ICC) and Star Sports must be pasted with due prominence throughout broadcast of any footage. If official event

logo or Star Sports logo is covered by logo of the designated news broadcaster or obscured from view, news broadcaster must include a courtesy line

extended at the bottom or elsewhere on screen.

Must use the correct name of the event, depending on the event:

1. ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 2. ICC CWC19

Must use correct event logo in all broadcasts in which event is mentioned or referred to, whether or not footage is broadcast.

No direct commercial association can be created, suggested or implied between any 3rd party brand or product and any event marks