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  • 20 films on Buddhism to be screened at 5-day fest

    20 films on Buddhism to be screened at 5-day fest

    NEW DELHI: Over 20 feature and short films on Buddhist philosophy and thought from seven countries will be screened during ‘Inner Path‘, a five-day festival of understanding Buddhist thought and philosophy.

    Union Minister for Culture Kumari Selja will inaugurate the festival on 27 April at Azad Bhavan of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. Council president Karan Singh and director-general Suresh K Goel will also be present at the event.

    The inauguration will be followed by ‘Buddhist Sacred Dances and Rituals‘ by a six-member dance troupe from Sri Lanka.

    Prior to the inauguration of the main event, the exhibition ‘The Greatest Journey of Ideas: Spread of Buddhism‘ – a select range of photographs of Buddhist Art in 19 countries by art historian-filmmaker- photographer Benoy K Behl will be inaugurated the same day.

    Ten films by Behl are also being screened as part of the Festival.

    ‘The Inner Path‘ is being organised by the Network for Promotion of Asian Cinema (NETPAC) and the Devki Foundation and is the first International Buddhist Festival in the country of his birth.

    The festival, which is expected to become an annual feature, has been conceptualised by film critic and NETPAC president Aruna Vasudev, and is being held in partnership with filmmaker Suresh Jindal, chairman of the Devki Foundation.

    Vasudev said the features, documentaries, and shorts are coming from Bhutan, Argentina, Korea, Sri Lanka, China, Japan and India.

    Renowned directors and film personalities from these countries will be present. They include director Yoon Yong-jin of ‘Hal‘, Srilankan film star Thumindu Dodantenna of ‘Sankara‘, ‘Amongst the Clouds‘ by Edward A. Burger; the documentary ‘Peace is every step‘ by Gaetano Kazuo Maida, and renowned director Hector Kumarasiri whose film ‘Abinikmana‘ will have its world premiere here.

    NETPAC had organised a festival of films on Buddhism way back in 1995. Vasudev added that ‘Trishagini‘ by Azad Bhavan which was screened in 1995 will also be shown, apart from the ten films by Behl, and Im Kwon-Taek‘s ‘Come Come Come Upwards‘.

    Behl said he had been documenting the history of Buddhism and had made 12 films on the subject.

    Starting from 27 April and slated to go on till 1 May, the festival at the Azad Bhavan (Indian Council of Cultural Relations) will present Buddhist philosophy and aesthetics through various creative forms – a dance performance, films, an exhibition of photographs, and selected art works, discourses, discussions and debates.

  • UTV announces movie syndication deals over $1 mn

    UTV announces movie syndication deals over $1 mn

    MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures has announced multiple syndication deals in various territories amounting to over $1 million. The motion pictures division of the UTV said that the deals are primarily for terrestrial TV rights and satellite rights for films in UTV‘s library.

    The company has signed a deal with broadcaster Channel 4 in UK for two of its library titles – The Blue Umbrella and Kaminey for a limited period.

    In Sri Lanka, UTV has licensed terrestrial television rights for four films including Tees Maar Khan and Guzaarish to a local broadcaster for a three year period. It has also signed a deal with an Indonesian distributor for terrestrial television rights for multiple films including Tees Maar Khan, Chance Pe Dance, and Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!

    On the domestic front, UTV has signed a non-exclusive deal with Zoom to broadcast titles from its library including films like Jodhaa Akbar, Chance Pe Dance and Goal for a limited term.

    UTV has also licensed the terrestrial television rights for India territory for seven movies including Tees Maar Khan, Guzaarish, and Chillar Party. Feeding the current demand for HD content, UTV has licensed a few titles to Star TV for its HD channels only.

    UTV has also licensed SVOD rights of multiple film titles to Videocon for its D2H platform. UTV clarified that all these are short term deals. UTV has also licensed to Star HD channels to provide HD formats of leading movies for their recently launched HD channels, some of which are, Dev.D, Kaminey, Fashion, A Wednesday, Jodhaa Akbar and Life in a Metro among others.

    UTV Motion Pictures Sr VP, international distribution and syndication Amrita Pandey said, “UTV has a strong and growing catalogue of popular titles, which will do well for broadcasters world over. We are continuing to monetise these titles long after their initial exploitation period.”

  • SAFF to pay tribute to Shammi Kapoor this year

    SAFF to pay tribute to Shammi Kapoor this year

    MUMBAI: The sixth edition of the South Asian Film Festival (SAFF) will pay tribute to Shammi Kapoor and Bangladeshi filmmaker Tareque Masud, the former for his contribution to Indian cinema and the latter who was one of the two prime witnesses of the International War Crime Tribunal.

    Organised by the South Asia Foundation (SAF), the theme of the four-day long festival is ‘Dissolving Boundaries‘ that spreads the message of togetherness and oneness amongst the countries in the subcontinent including Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

    As a special gesture to Shammi Kapoor, his film Kashmir Ki Kali would be screened in the presence of Sharmila Tagore.

    Besides, more than 50 films from the eight participating South Asian countries will be screened during the festival.

    The SAFF is scheduled to begin in Goa from 15 September.
     

  • ICC seeks media agency for 2012 Twenty20 World Cup

    ICC seeks media agency for 2012 Twenty20 World Cup

    MUMBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) is requesting proposals from companies interested in becoming the official marketing, communications, advertising and media agency for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 which will take place in Sri Lanka next September.

    The deadline for submission of proposals is 19 August 2011.

    The successful company will be granted the rights and responsibilities in managing all such aspects of the tournament.

    This will be the fourth edition of the tournament since its inception in 2007, first to be staged in Asia and taking place at the back of a highly successful ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 which was also co-hosted by Bangladesh and India.

    A proven track record in running the ticketing programme for world-class sporting events is essential as well as sufficient resources and experience to provide all the necessary services, a state-of-the-art information technology infrastructure and suitably skilled and experienced personnel.

    The successful company will also have either a substantial network of relevant contacts throughout the host country and other territories represented by the teams competing at the event or a proven ability to establish local contacts in each of such countries in order to provide the services to the required standard and within the required timeframes.

  • NBA denies violation of rules as ICC threatens to sue

    NBA denies violation of rules as ICC threatens to sue

    NEW DELHI: Though relieved at being allowed World Cup coverage of the final contest between India and Sri Lanka, the News Broadcasters Association (NBA) reiterated that its members had scrupulously adhered to the NBA News Access Guidelines and the dispensation available to them under Indian laws which clearly must prevail over ICC’s unilateral actions.

    Rejecting the ICC position that its Members had violated any Guidelines, NBA said its members had acted in consonance with the invariable practices followed in the past (including for ICC events), in the face of ICC’s attempt to deviate from standard accepted business practices prevalent in India.   
         
      Noting that the ICC had seen reason and understood the true nature of the India – Sri Lanka final match and restored accreditation to its Member Channels, NBA said this was “in large measure due to the constructive intervention of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, including the personal interest shown by Minister Ambika Soni, who has truly appreciated the sensitivities and rights of the Indian viewers”.

    NBA said its members are responsible broadcasters and are conscious of the rights and obligations of the parties, including those of the ICC, broadcasters and the Indian public.

    By restoring accreditation, ICC has also recognised that it must subject itself to the prevalent laws governing ‘fair use’ in the host country.

    The members will continue to strive to bring to their large number of viewers a most enjoyable coverage of the event which has always been the principle driving force of the news broadcasters, NBA said.
     
     

  • CNN-IBN to air cookery show Secret Kitchen on 17 and 24 January

    CNN-IBN to air cookery show Secret Kitchen on 17 and 24 January

    NEW DELHI: CNN-IBN will telecast the first part of its cookery show Secret Kitchen on 17 January at 12.30 pm. The second part will be telecast on 24 January at 6.30 pm.

    Hosted by Bikramjit Ray, the two special episodes aims to showcase the finest of cuisines and history behind them across cities like Hong Kong, Belgium and Sri Lanka.

    Says IBN 18 Network editor-in-chief Rajdeep Sardesai, “Secret Kitchen, our flagship series on hidden and dying recipes, had garnered viewer interest in the previous two seasons. This two-part Secret Kitchen international season is an effort to bring to our discerning viewers the international cuisines as discovered by our host. We hope that our viewers relish the same once again.”

  • ‘India is a dynamic and an absolute key market for us’ : Anne Barnard – BBC World Ltd. managing director

    ‘India is a dynamic and an absolute key market for us’ : Anne Barnard – BBC World Ltd. managing director

    BBC World News is positioning itself as a tri-media news service with presence in TV, online and mobile. Editorially, it is looking to deliver more live up-to-the minute news reporting, across a broader news agenda.

     

    Eyeing India as an important platform, BBC has set up its regional marketing centre in Mumbai to tap into Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal.

     

    In an interview with Indiantelevision.com’s Nasrin Sultana, BBC World Ltd. managing director Anne Barnard unveils the changes that news media organisations have to prepare for in the convergence era and talks about the company’s growth plans in India.

     

    Excerpts:

    In terms of audience reach and viewership, where would you place BBC World News?
    BBC World News has a global weekly television audience of 78 million, up from 76 million in 2006. It reaches 159 million full-time households, up 8 per cent from 2006, and 276 million total households globally. In terms of hotel-rooms, BBC World News has increased from 1.4 million to 1.6 million.

     

    On the mobile front, the channel is available on 34 platforms. Mobile is the fastest growing out-of-home platform for us. In India, we have inked content deal with six mobile service providers in India. The list includes BPL, MTNL, Airtel, Vodafone, Spice Telecom and Idea Cellular.

     

    BBC World News is also present in 42 airlines and 57 cruise ships. 29 million unique users (excluding the UK) visit BBC.com every month.

    Where is the audience growth coming from?
    Over the past five years there has been a 50 per cent increase in weekly European audiences and a growth of 25 per cent in Asian viewership.

    Where does BBC World News stand in terms of ad sales revenue?
    In ad sales, we have seen a 20 per cent growth and overall revenue has seen double digit growth.

    In terms of revenue, what kind of growth has Asia seen?
    In Asia, we have achieved a growth of 20 per cent.

    How much does subscription revenue contribute?
    We have recently launched two channels in India. We are in pay mode in India. The subscription revenue has just started to kicking in. Most of the channels in South Asia are largely free. In Southern Europe, we do not get subscription revenue at all.

    What are the key markets in Asia for BBC?
    From our commercial and advertsing point of view our key markets are India, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Japan. We see huge potential in the Korean market, especially with our online product.
    ‘In Asia, we have achieved an ad sales growth of 20 per cent‘

    Why did you zero in Mumbai as your first regional marketing centre outside the UK?
    BBC World News wants to create a much more definite approach to new online and mobile products of BBC News and its consumers. India is a dynamic and an absolute key market for us. The regional centre in Mumbai will focus on the South Asian market.

    After the launch of the first regional marketing centre outside the UK, will there be any change to operations in South Asia?
    There will be key changes to the operations in South Asia, with a series of appointments for the regional marketing centre in Mumbai.

     

    BBC Global News will bring together BBC World Service radio, BBC World News television, the BBC’s international facing online news services and BBC Monitoring.

     

    All South Asian marketing, communications and audience insight (MC&A) activities will be managed from Mumbai. The Mumbai office will continue to service BBC World News’ MC&A needs in India, but will now additionally manage World Service’s extensive activities across the region, including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal.

     

    Vaishali Sharma has been promoted to head of marketing & communications, BBC Global News, South Asia.

     

    Dezma De Melo, who was previously head of audience insight for BBC World, has been promoted to head of audience insight, BBC Global News, South Asia.

     

    De Melo and Sharma will work across consumer and trade activities and will, for the first time, provide in-region support for World Service business development teams.

    Are you making any changes in your programming mix this year?
    BBC World News is now positioned itself as a tri-media news service, delivering international news and information across multiple platforms – TV, online and mobile. Editorially, BBC World News is looking to deliver more live up-to-the minute news reporting, across a broader news agenda. It will also focus on providing more in-depth news and debate, plus global and regional news, business and sports programming including the popular World News Today with Nik Gowing, and India Business Report which target the Indian market.

     

    We plan to expand our family of World News Today programmes from five hours, to seven hours a day. In July, a new World New Today programme with Mishal Husain will be launched. Our weekends will be focused on delivering topical lifestyle and documentary programming.

     

    A number of BBC programme seasons are also planned over the course of the year and will be broadcast across TV, radio and online.

    What about ad funded programming?
    It is the advertisers’ creation and ideas that we further push as a funded programming. But in all such cases, the editorial rests with us. Ad sales team does not impose upon any story on the editorial; they only suggest ideas. After we receive all the entries for the ad funded programming, we select only six programmes which suit our programming code.

    Which is your best ad funded programming?
    Our best is World Challenge sponsored by Shell. This year we will be in our fourth season. In the fourth season, we have teamed up with Newsweek and Shell for the World Challenge, to identify and reward people and groups that bring economic and social benefits to their local communities.

     

    This year each nomination must fall under one of the following categories: community welfare and enterprise; health and education; sustainable farming; energy; water and environment.
    A panel of judges will then shortlist the entries down to the 12 best examples of community-based projects or businesses.

     

    BBC World News will then produce six 30-minute programmes profiling the 12 finalists showing how their projects and businesses are changing lives. These programmes will be broadcast to the channel’s global audience in October and November, and the channel’s viewers will be invited to vote online for their favourite project or business.

     

    Last year a record 942 nominations were received from 99 countries worldwide. Winning project T’ikapapa – a Peruvian project set up to bridge the gap between Andean farmers and the potato market – was presented with a $20,000 grant from Shell to further develop their initiative.

    Would such programming have been possible for BBC to undertake without the ad fund support?
    No.

    With pressure coming from commercialisation, what are the changes that BBC News has gone through recently?
    There are no such pressures. Editorial and sales are two different entities.

     

    How do you position BBC World News in an Indian scenario where there is a mushrooming of popular local news channels?
    Our aim is to present a different and unique point of view. We do not want to put ourselves under pressure of becoming a market leader in India.

  • NDTV to be available on Sri Lanka’s DTH platform

    MUMBAI: NDTV 24X7 has entered into a distribution deal with Dialog TV, a direct-to-home (DTH) service provider in Sri Lanka. It is the only Indian news channel to be available on the Sri Lankan DTH platform.

    With this tie-up, NDTV’s global presence now extends to regions across the world which includes UK, US, Canada, across the Middle East, South Africa, Australia-New Zealand and neighbouring South Asian countries.

    NDTV’s vice president dstribution and affiliate sales Rahul Sood said, “We’re confident that 24×7 will be an important source of information and this partnership is in line with our efforts to reach out to our South Asian viewers.”

    “This agreement with NDTV underscores our continued commitment to add the very best to Dialog TV’s growing portfolio of channels. Our mandate is to deliver the most comprehensive range of news, knowledge and entertainment-based programming, and with the addition of NDTV to our sterling line up of news channels, we guarantee that our customers will receive up-to-the-minute and relevant news from our home region,” said Dialog Telekom general manager sales and marketing Nushad Perera.

    Dialog Television (Private) Limited, a subsidiary of Dialog Telekom PLC, operates Dialog Satellite TV, supporting a broad array of over 40 international channels including BBC, HBO, Cinemax, AXN, ESPN, Ten Sports, Discovery Channel, MTV (Music Television) and Cartoon Network, in addition to other Sri Lankan television channels.

  • DD to telecast Opening Tie, Semi-finals and final, and Indian matches

    DD to telecast Opening Tie, Semi-finals and final, and Indian matches

    NEW DELHI: Doordarshan will telecast live all the nine matches in which India is slated to play in the ICC World Cup beginning in March 13, apart from telecast of the Opening match and the semi-finals and final on April 28.

    Doordarshan will also telecast a curtain raiser before and after each match, titled Fourth Umpire.

    The Opening tie on March 13 between host West Indies and Pakistan will be telecast from Jamaica in a deferred telecast of one hour. The first match featuring India against Bangladesh will be telecast from Trinidad and Tobago on March 17.

    Other matches featuring India are against Bermuda on March 19, Sri Lanka on March 23, Australia on March 31,

    New Zealand on April two, South Africa on April 7, England on April 11, arch rivals Pakistan on April 15 and hosts 19.

    The detailed schedule prepared by Doordarshan is:

    Day/Date
    Teams
    Timings
    Tuesday 13/03/2007    West Indies V/s Pakistan
    at Jamaica
    (starts one hour late)
    06.30 P.M.- 08.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire 
    08.00P.M. – 11.30 P.M. – 1st Session 
    11.30 P.M. – 12.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    12.00 P.M. – 03.30 A.M. – (13/14-03/07)
    Saturday – 17/03/2007    India V/s Bangladesh
    at Trinidad & Tobago
    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session 
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (17/18-03/07)
    Monday
    19/03/2007
    India V/s Bermuda
    at Trinidad & Tobago
    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire 
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session 
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (19/20-03/07)
    Friday 23/03/2007    India V/s Sri Lanka
    at Trinidad & Tobago
    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire 
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session 
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (23/24-03/07)
    Saturday 24/03/2007    Australia V/s South Africa
    at St. Kitts & Nevis
    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire 
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session 
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (24/25-03/07)
    Saturday 31/03/2007    India V/s Australia
    at Antigua & Barbuda
    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire 
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session 
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (31/03/07- 01/04/07)
    Monday 02/04/2007    India V/s New Zealand
    at Antigua & Barbuda
    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire 
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session 
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (2/3-04/07 )
    Saturday 07/04/2007    India V/s South Africa
    at Guyana
    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire 
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session 
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (7/8-04/07 )
    Sunday 08/04/2007    Australia V/s England at Antigua & Barbuda    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire 
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session 
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (8/9-04/07 )
    Wednesday 11/04/2007    India V/s England at Barbados    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire 
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session 
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (11/12-04/07 )
    Friday 13/04/2007    Australia V/s Pakistan at Barbados    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire 
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session 
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (13/14-04/07)
    Sunday 15/04/2007    India V/s Pakistan 
    at Barbados
    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (15/16-04/07 )
    Thursday 19/04/2007    India V/s West Indies
    at Barbados
    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (19/20-04/07 )
    Tuesday 24/04/2007    1st Semi Final – 2 X 3
    at Jamaica
    (starts one hour late)
    06.30 P.M.- 08.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire 
    08.00P.M. – 11.30 P.M. – 1st Session 
    11.30 P.M. – 12.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire 
    12.00 P.M. – 03.30 A.M. – (24/25-04/07)
    Wednesday 25/04/2007    2nd Semi Final – 1X4 at Saint Lucia    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (25/26-04/07 )
    Saturday 28/04/2007    Final
    at Barbados
    05.30 P.M.- 07.00 P.M. Fourth Umpire
    07.00P.M. – 10.30 P.M. – 1st Session
    10.30 P.M. – 11.00 P.M. – Fourth Umpire
    11.00 P.M. – 02.30 A.M. – (28/29-04/07 )

  • Last-ditch attempt on for cricket broadcast on DD, AIR

    Last-ditch attempt on for cricket broadcast on DD, AIR

    NEW DELHI: With talks breaking down between Prasar Bharati and Nimbus Sports on sharing the live feed of the India-West Indies and the India- Sri Lanka ODI series to be played over the next four weeks, the national broadcaster today indicated that it will make a last-ditch attempt in the interest of them viewers to call Nimbus back to the negotiating table.

    Information and broadcasting ministry sources told indiantelevision.com that in case no agreement was reached, the government may issue an ordinance to implement the Downlinking/Uplinking Guidelines issued by the ministry in November 2005.

    The guidelines make it compulsory for sports telecast rights holder channels to share the live feed of important sporting events with Doordarshan and AIR by entering into a commercial agreement. The terms provide for revenue sharing of 75:25 in favour of the rights holders.

    Prasar Bharati said that negotiations which had been going on for two days had broken down in view of new conditions laid down by Nimbus Sports, the rights holders for the BCCI organized cricket events in India, which were unacceptable to the national broadcaster.

    Prasar Bharati and Nimbus Sports had entered into an agreement in February 2006 for telecast of the India –England series. Prasar Bharati had preferred another agreement on similar lines. But the national broadcaster said Nimbus put forward new conditions – which deviated from the Uplinking/Downlinking Guidelines and were unacceptable to Prasar Bharati.

    Nimbus suggested a 15 minute deferred telecast on Doordarshan’s terrestrial channel referred ‘AS LIVE’. Thus, people having Cable TV would get live feed on NEO SPORTS and those watching DD will see it 15 minutes later.

    This proposal was straightaway rejected by Prasar Bharati CEO BS Lalli who said “it is unacceptable to divide the citizens into two categories – one getting to eat freshly baked bread and others stale stuff.”

    “Equity and propriety demands that uniform clean feed of international quality is made available to all viewers,” he added.

    Nimbus also suggested exclusion of Doordarshan’s free-to-air DTH – DD Direct Plus from the live feed sharing agreement. But the Guidelines cover DTH medium as well.

    Prasar Bharati has been demanding sharing of feed to enable universal viewing of cricket matches. Doordarshan’s terrestrial channel – DD National – has three times higher viewership than the number one satellite channel in the country, according to the Indian Readership Survey 2006.

    With no breakthrough, 55 million terrestrial TV homes, DTH households and cable homes without Set Top Boxes in CAS implemented areas will not be able to watch the Indian team in action against the Caribbeans and the Lankans.

    Prasar Bharati had asked Nimbus Sports to at least allow broadcast of commentary on All India Radio to enable millions of radio listeners to catch latest score, but Nimbus said: “If there is no agreement on Television, there can be no agreement on radio either.”