Accreditations Media Release
London, 3 July 2019
Dear Accredited Media,
With the league phase of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2019 drawing to a close, we will now start the match accreditation process for the semi-finals and final.
Cricket World Cup 2019 Media Operations will be reopening the accreditation portal tomorrow morning and will email you with all relevant information shortly. Any questions or issues with the accreditation process please email mediaoperations@cwc19.co.uk
Ahead of this, we would urge everyone to make sure they fully understand the media terms and conditions of accreditation, which can be found here: https://www.icc-cricket.com/cricket-world-cup/about
Over the past weeks a number of accredited media have been warned about violating these T&Cs or had their accreditations suspended, with a small number removed from the tournament entirely.
As we are at the final stages of the tournament we hope there will be no more transgressions. There will be no more warnings.
Any media committing a Rights violation will be ejected from the match and have their accreditation revoked.
Anyone who had their accreditation revoked during the tournament will be denied accreditation for future ICC events. Which means any violations committed during the semi-finals and final will see offenders unable to attend the ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.
Below is a brief outline regarding the rules for NRH accredited media, but this is not an exhaustive list and the full T&Cs should be read:
On Non Match Days
- Media can film training for no more than 10 minutes continuous and can only broadcast up to 90 seconds each day. But these can be used only on news channels and websites, not on social media
- Media can film press conferences, but not go live on any channel or on social media – official or personal
- Photographs may be taken at press conferences for editorial use but a decorum has to be maintained, ensuring the work of others is not affected
- Videos from press conferences can be used on news channels and websites, giving credit to the ICC, but not directly on social media
- All cameramen will have to remain at the edge of the boundary or outside the training area, as the case may be, and will need to vacate any space from where they may disturb the teams
On Match Days
- No video cameras will be allowed inside the venues on match days
- No filming, even by hand-held cameras or phones, will be at all allowed in venue – this includes pieces to camera, spectator or talent interviews, crowd shots, press conferences and during mixed zone activities.
- No photos to be taken during press conferences and mixed zone activities
- Audio recordings can be taken during press conferences (devices not allowed on head table) and mixed zone activities, but only to transcribe quotes, not for use as audio clips.
- Videos from press conferences and mixed zones will be available on the Online Media Zone for editorial use on channels and websites but can’t be used directly on social media.
- Press conferences will also be streamed live on ICC channels.
- Transcripts of all questions and answers in English from pre and post-match press conferences will be available on the Online Media Zone.
- No more than two minutes of updates per hour can be provided on any visual/audio medium from the venues and ball-by-ball coverage is also barred. All visual and audio updates must take place outside the venue.
- No photography is allowed in media areas during normal working hours. Any selfies/personal photographs may be taken one hour on either side of the match or outside the media areas. A professional approach must be maintained.