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Rogers grabs PPV rights for 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup

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TORONTO – Rogers is gearing up to deliver live pay-per-view coverage of the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup and will extend access to that coverage to Bell, MTS, SaskTel, Shaw/Shaw Direct and Telus subscribers.

The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup kicks off on February 13 at 5:00 PM ET/2:00 PM PT with Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand, and continues through to the final match on March 28.  Canadian fans without a pay-per-view subscription can catch Pakistan as it meets defending champion India on February 14 at 10:30 PM ET/7:30 PM PT on OMNI.2.

As the exclusive national distributor, Rogers will offer all 49 matches for $179.99, including the semifinals and final matches, live from Australia and New Zealand.  Semi-final and finals only packages are also available.

First held in 1975, the ICC Cricket World Cup occurs every four years and is the largest cricket tournament in the world.  This years’ tournament will see countries such as England, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, West Indies and South Africa vie for the ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy.

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