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in the ECB’s new £1.1billion TV deal could allow County Championship matches to be streamed around the world on Facebook or YouTube from next summer. The advent of the Hundred competition will see cricket return to terrestrial TV on the BBC from 2020, but Sky have retained the rights to show live County Championship clashes, as well as clips and highlights of the action. Yet the success of live streams from two fixed cameras on county websites has prompted some to explore expanding their coverage when the new TV deal kicks in. Experts believe it would cost as little as £10,000 to install a further four cameras and stream the action around the globe.