Local and travel media are invited to use the world-class facilities at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Media Hub, powered by C&W Business for the Super 8 and Knockout stage of the event.
The facility is a first-of-its-kind remote media hub established for the ninth edition of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Based in Barbados, the World Cup media hub is open to accredited media during the event.
Ideal for media unable to travel to all games in the Caribbean, the fully equipped hub provides the opportunity for media to participate in opportunities at all games of the event, including press conference integration from one convenient location.
During the final week of the event, the Media Hub will also host exclusive media opportunities with West Indies Cricket Legends and ICC officials. These opportunities will be shared in the ICC Daily Media Advisories.
The Media Hub is located at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Conference Center in Two Mile Hill, St. Michael, Barbados. The modern, multi-purpose facility sits on 10 acres and can accommodate 200 media personnel. It is just 15 minutes from Kensington Oval, the venue of the Men’s T20 World Cup final, which will be held on 29 June.
The media center is open from 08:00 AM. to midnight daily (Barbados time), until the final on June 29. Access to the facilities is on a first-come, first-served basis.
Media Center Features:
- A press room where media can virtually participate in live post-match press conferences
- High Speed Broadband Internet with a minimum upload and download speed of 200 Mbps
- An open projection zone with ergonomic seating for 200 inside
- 20-foot projection screen and two additional 15-foot projection screens
- Real-time technical support
- Indoor food court and access to a wide variety of local and international cuisine for purchase within walking distance of the centre
- Relaxation zone
The unique media hub is also used to engage and train future media professionals. On Wednesday June 19, the media center hosted 19 aspiring students from secondary and tertiary institutions in Barbados seeking careers in journalism, digital media, broadcast and event management. They managed to get a behind-the-scenes look at how the media, broadcast and digital teams cover a major cricket world cup event. A second student tour is scheduled for Monday, June 24.
Fawwaz Baksh, Tournament Director ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 said: “This is the first time a remote media hub has been created for an ICC World Cup event and it’s great to see it come to life in Barbados, with journalists from around the world using the hub to report on games from across the tournament, while enjoying other features at the hub such as a real-time virtual participation in press conferences taking place in different locations, a relaxation zone, interview opportunities with past and present players and cultural entertainment as only the Caribbean can.”
For more information on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Media Hub, please contact:
Philip Spooner, Media Operations Manager, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024.
Email: pspooner@cricketwestindies.org or
Andrew Sealy, Media Officer, Kensington Oval, ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024
Email: vsealy@cricketwestindies.org