Foxtel and Seven secure broadcast rights for Australian cricket in $1bn deal

Seven West Media and Foxtel has won the broadcasting rights for Australian cricket, in a six-year deal worth more than $1bn.  
The deal, which includes broadcast rights for international cricket matches, one day tests and the Big Bash League, comes after weeks of negotiations between Cricket Australia and broadcasters.
The negotiations continued amidst the recent ball-tampering scandal that engulfed Cricket Australia and led to 12-month bans of the team’s captain and vice-captain