Both Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Pakistan Television Network (PTV) are expected to withdraw litigations against each other after both parties agree to settle the dispute outside of court. Prime Minister Imran Khan's office has played a major role in mediating the issue.

According to the news revenue sharing model agreed upon, the PCB will take 72% while PTV will have 28% from the commercial deals as reported by ESPNcricinfo. In the past, the sharing model was 57.5%-42.5%.

In September 2022. the PCB had inked a three-year broadcast deal with state broadcaster PTV for Pakistan's home series which had the potential to earn in excess of US $200 million. In addition to this, an agreement with I-Media Communications Services was also inked to ensure the PCB's broadcast content is not redistributed illegally by cable operators.

However, new PCB chairman Ramiz Raja had unilaterally suspended the contract with both parties to open a new tender for the media rights for Pakistan's upcoming series against West Indies and Australia.

In a response to this abrupt move, PTV had gone to Lahore Civil Court to obtain a stay order against PCB which resulted in legal complexities with the latter taking the dispute to Lahore High Court. The courts adjourned the hearings while the PCB was keen to go into fresh bidding and bring in a new broadcaster. On the other hand, PTV's management had several meetings with the PCB officials to renegotiate.

The expected earnings from this deal would come from advertising revenue and also, for the first time in Pakistan, distribution revenue from the cable operators - the equivalent of revenues that broadcasters make from subscriptions - through I-Media. I-Media was meant to ensure that the distribution of cricket content would only be done through licensed cable operators, and the value of the content would be protected against potential illegal distribution. The production rights however had to be regulated by PCB on their own.

The deal with I-Media now stands terminated due to non-compliance on payments. The Pakistan government is yet to implement the Digital Pakistan policy, one part of which regulates the illegal cable operator business, though the plan is to have it done within a year.