BCCI gets freedom to choose producer

Madras HC gave BCCI the freedom to choose any producer except Zee Telefilms and ESPN Star Sports.

Updated on: Feb 26, 2005, 12:41:00 IST

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Madras High Court on Thursday directed Prasar Bharati to telecast the upcoming Indo-Pak cricket series.

It gave the Board for Control of Cricket in India (BCCI) the freedom to engage any producer for the purpose of live feed except Zee Telefilms Ltd and ESPN Star Sports.

The interim order was delivered by Justice KP Sivasubramanian on a petition filed by Zee Telefilms challenging the BCCI's September last decision to cancel the tender process for telecasting rights for international cricket matches to be played in the country between October 1, 2004 and Septemebr 30, 2008.

The Judge also directed Prasar Bharati and BCCI to maintain accounts of all receipts of income and expenditure during the Indo-Pak series.

Justice Sivasubramanian had on Wednesday reserved orders on the Zee petition at the conclusion of lengthy arguments, but said he would deliver interim orders for arrangement for the telecast of the Indo-Pak series on Thursday.

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