DD to air Rawalpindi ODI against Rs 10-cr guarantee

Supreme Court verdicts DD to live telecast Rawalpindi one-dayer, deposit Rs 10 crore as guarantee with TEN Sports. SC to discuss other issues on Wednesday.

e4m by exchange4media Staff
Published: Mar 15, 2004 12:40 PM  | 1 min read
DD to air Rawalpindi ODI against Rs 10-cr guarantee
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Doordarshan will air the second India-Pakistan One Day International from Rawalpindi, tomorrow.

Over a special hearing today, the Supreme Court has directed Prasar Bharti and the Government of India to deposit Rs 10 crore as guarantee money with TEN Sports to receive the signals for a live telecast of the match.

The directive also instructed Prasar Bharti to carry the TEN Sports logo during the live telecast. The Supreme Court will be the hearing the case again on Wednesday to decide on the larger issues including the advertisement revenue aspects, informed sources.

The fracas involving Prasar Bharti and the Dubai-based sports channel generated after TEN Sports accused DD of not carrying its advertisements during the telecast of the Karachi ODI.

Published On: Mar 15, 2004 12:40 PM