DIRECTV, Inc. and Ten Sports, have again entered into a five-year agreement that gives DIRECTV exclusive broadcast rights for Cricket Plus, the 24/7 international cricket sports channel from South Asia. Programming includes up-to-the-minute international cricket highlights from all games played at the ICC World Cup and Champions Trophy as well as in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Australia, United Kingdom, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and South Africa. Additionally, Cricket Plus will feature original content and the most up-to-date news and events in the world of champions trophy hockey from the world hockey federation, horse racing and golf. Cricket Plus is available on channel 2024 in DIRECTV’s HindiDirect I and HindiDirect II programming packages, which are part of the international programming platform and are tailored toward the South Asian community in the United States. International customers must first subscribe to DIRECTV BASIC ($12.99/mo) or PREFERRED CHOICE ($32.99/mo) and one of the international programming packages or any DIRECTV base programming package ($29.99/mo or above).