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The England and Wales Cricket Board today announced a new broadcasting agreement with Sky Sports for the next four-year cycle from 2014-17.

Sky Sports has won the rights to show live domestic and international cricket in England and Wales as part of a package which includes all England’s home Test, one-day international and T20 series, selected England Lions and England Women’s fixtures plus 60 days of domestic cricket every season

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http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/media/ne...ne-growth.html

Sky has reported a boost in second-half 2011 profits due to strong sales across its TV, broadband and landline packages.

The company, which was the subject of an aborted takeover bid by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation last year, generated pre-tax profit of £601m in the six months to December 31, 2011, up 16% on the same period in 2010.

Sky sold 772,000 products over the period, although only 100,000 were taken by new subscribers.

Average revenue per user (ARPU), a key metric for analysts, was £544, up by £8 on the same period in 2010, but the rate of customers leaving Sky was 9.6%.

Sky recognised that customers were feeling the pinch of the touch economic conditions.

"It has been a strong first half with progress on all fronts. While these are tough times for many consumers, our customers are staying loyal and more households continue to join us," said Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch