News wires reach deal to cover Indian Premier League

The IPL and the News Media Coalition said on Thursday they  had agreed terms of coverage for the forthcoming season, and the  IPL said it would extend a deadline for media to apply to cover  the event by 24 hours.

The inaugural IPL, a Twenty20 competition with big prize  money for the world’s top players, was launched in India in 2008  but boycotted by major news agencies including Reuters because  of restrictions on the use of material on certain Websites.

India’s cricket board decided to move this year’s season  outside India because of security concerns, as it coincides with  the country’s general elections.