Quipu TV to broadcast ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers

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Scots multimedia company agrees deal to cover  ICC World Twenty20 2012 Qualifier
 QuipuTV has secured an agreement with the International Cricket Council to stream fourteen group matches in next week's ICC World Twenty20 2012 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates.
 The tournament gets underway in the UAE on 13 March and runs to 24 March. The top two teams will qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 to be held in Sri Lanka in September and October this year.
Sixteen countries will participate in two pools of eight. Matches will be played in Abu Dhabi, Dubaiand Sharjah.

Tim Anderson, the ICC's Global Development Manager said: “This is an exciting opportunity for Associate and Affiliate cricket to be seen by a global audience. We are delighted that fans will be able to watch a live online stream of the biggest tournament in the history of the Pepsi ICC Development Programme.”

Jack McGill, QuipuTV's managing director, added: “Internet and technological advances make webcasting cricket much cheaper than traditional television broadcasting, which requires a fleet of production and satellite trucks. In Dubai we will be streaming live cricket matches with four cameras and a computer. It’s redesigning the nature of how we broadcast, giving fans the opportunity to watch the group stages of this important tournament.”


The fourteen matches QuipuTV will stream are:

Tuesday 13 March        AM: Ireland v Namibia; PM: Kenya v Scotland
Wednesday 14 March  AM: Canada v PNG; PM: Uganda v Oman
Thursday 15 March      AM: Namibia v USA; PM: Scotland v Uganda
Friday 16 March           AM: Netherlands v Denmark; PM: Ireland v USA
Sunday 18 March         AM: Hong Kong v Denmark; PM: Afghanistan v Canada
Monday 19 March      AM: Netherlands v Nepal; PM: PNG v Bermuda
Tuesday 20 March     AM: Afghanistan v Bermuda; PM: Namibia v Italy


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