Kartikey Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/indvrsa/content/story/343902.html Test cricket in India, already under threat from the game's limited-overs versions, will take another knock in the India-South Africa series. The first Test, which begins in Chennai on Wednesday, will not be aired on Doordarshan (DD), nor on All India Radio (AIR), leaving several hundred million fans without access to the game. Followers of the game have been left in the lurch as the Information and Broadcasting (I& Ministry decided not to term the series a "event of a national importance", which means Nimbus, a private broadcaster and the rights holder, won't have to share its live feed with public broadcaster Prasar Bharati, which controls both DD and AIR. In the past, the I&B ministry ensured private broadcasters shared the feed. Confirming the news, Shankaran, the programme executive of AIR Chennai, said, "We won't have the live commentary of the series." Under the Sports Broadcasting Signals Act 2007, only events deemed of national importance are aired on Doordarshan and AIR. The Act, passed by the Lok Sabha on March 8 last year, was used by the I&B ministry to ensure rights holder Nimbus shared its feed of the last India-Pakistan series with Doordarshan and AIR. However, in response to the Delhi High Court direction, on a petition seeking legal intervention to air the upcoming series by Doordarshan, the I&B ministry said this series does not fall in the list of the notified games that have to be compulsory aired. According to the clause 2 (I)(S) of the Act, "sporting events of national importance means such national or international sporting events, held in India or abroad, as may be notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette to be of national importance." Doordarshan, the terrestrial broadcaster, reaches 75% of the Indian population in the urban region and has 38% of the rural population. While the viewers will be the worst hit by the move, the decision would help the private broadcasters net the maximum revenue out of their rights. The Act had also noted that the advertisement revenue sharing between the content rights owner and the Prasar Bharati shall be in the ratio of not less than 75:25 in case of television coverage and 50:50 in case of radio coverage. Link to comment
umpire Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 oh no. How will I watch? Cable operators do not air Neo Sports here. Link to comment
Vignesh Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I cant watch the match on TV either......... :sad_smile::cry_smile::bawling: My post no 200 Thanks All Link to comment
King Tendulkar Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I cant watch the match on TV either......... :sad_smile::cry_smile::bawling: My post no 200 Thanks All Well batted sir:two_thumbs_up: Link to comment
Tapioca Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Is this for all matches or are ODIs events of national importance ? Link to comment
Tapioca Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Ooops. There are no ODIs. Sorry. Link to comment
Mr. Wicket Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Are you serious, S? No ODIs? Link to comment
veer Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 Well batted sir:two_thumbs_up: :cantstop::cantstop: Link to comment
Parth Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 unlucky guys, looks like u'l have to follow cricinfo shame hehe :dance::dance: :hysterical::hysterical::hysterical: Link to comment
sm332 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 or find it online ... plenty of sources out there Link to comment
Parth Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 or find it online ... plenty of sources out there or you can listen to it on online radio Link to comment
Holysmoke Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 or you can listen to it on online radio or you can watch it online Link to comment
graphic23 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 or you can watch it online Yeah, there are quite a few sources online that follow the match, so it should be easy to follow the match. I live in the US, and DirectTV doesn't show these matches, and I have to watch it online. I find cricinfo to be a valid option as well. They are more funny than the commentators, especially Aussie ones. Only when Gavaskar or Bumble are commentating is it worth listening. Link to comment
Desi Cartman Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I am sure Nimbus & Co must have paid good $ to the politicians for this new modified act. PS: Im in favour of free market though. If DD cant afford it then let the other channel air it ... Link to comment
Parth Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 I am sure Nimbus & Co must have paid good $ to the politicians for this new modified act. PS: Im in favour of free market though. If DD cant afford it then let the other channel air it ... But so many people in poor regions will be deprived of watching their cricket stars like Tendulkar, Dravid, Dhoni. Link to comment
Desi Cartman Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 But so many people in poor regions will be deprived of watching their cricket stars like Tendulkar' date=' Dravid, Dhoni.[/quote'] i know what u mean but its business & if there were enough people who wanted to watch SRT & Co then DD should be paying for it as then they should make enough money Link to comment
WKmaster89 Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 wow this sux... I bet if this was ODI's, this wouldnt be happening... How can you not air cricket in India.. I mean its shame knowing that I will be watching this live in US but many people in India cant even though it is being played in India.. Link to comment
Vignesh Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 or you can watch it online How do i watch it online??? Link to comment
IndianRenegade Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Long live Indian politicians! :finger: Link to comment
Ram Posted March 26, 2008 Share Posted March 26, 2008 Didnt the Supreme court pass some judgment sometime ago that all cricket matches played by the national team in India is an ' event of national significance' and therefore, private broadcasters cant claim rights of exclusive telecast and must share their feeds with the state broadcaster ? Link to comment
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