THE EUROPEAN T20 Premier League (ETPL), Europe’s first ICC-sanctioned franchise T20 league, today announced landmark broadcast partnerships with JioStar, TNT Sports, Willow & Cricbuzz for its inaugural season.
JioStar will broadcast the tournament across its linear television and digital platforms in India, TNT Sports will serve as the official linear broadcast partner with HBO Max serving as the digital platform across the United Kingdom and Ireland, while Willow & Cricbuzz will exclusively deliver the tournament across its respective television and digital platforms in the United States, Canada, the Middle East & North Africa (MENA), and Southeast Asia (SEA).
The announcement marks a major milestone for ETPL ahead of its inaugural season, scheduled from 26 August to 20 September 2026, a media release said.
Featuring six city-based franchises representing Glasgow, Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Dublin, Belfast and Rotterdam, the tournament will comprise 32 matches, bringing together emerging European talent and internationally renowned players in a world-class franchise competition. The broadcast partnerships will ensure ETPL reaches millions of cricket fans across key global markets while supporting the continued growth of cricket throughout Europe.
The ETPL franchise ownership group brings together some of cricket’s most respected names, including Steve Waugh, Rahul Dravid, Jonty Rhodes, Matthew Hayden, Faf du Plessis and Heinrich Klaasen, among others. With player registrations now open and broadcast partnerships secured across major cricket markets, momentum continues to build ahead of ETPL’s inaugural season as the league prepares to usher in a new era for cricket in Europe, the release added.
