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Nimbus urges No free feed to DTH players
Friday - Jun 22, 2007 Televisionpoint.com Correspondent
There is another controversy on the issue of distribution of television rights for cricket matches. The latest is between Nimbus and the Direct-To-Home (DTH) players Dish TV and Tata Sky.
Nimbus, which has a four-year deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to telecast all matches played in India, is crying foul because unencrypted feed of matches available on Doordarshan (DD) is also available on private DTH signals as well. This 're-transmission' of the signal by private DTH players has led to a huge loss in revenue for Nimbus.
In a letter sent on June 18 to Dish TV, the BCCI has "expressly stated that we have not granted you any license, nor authorized/permitted to retransmit any Doordarshan signal." The notice has further sought a confirmation from Dish TV that no matches of the Future Cup and Future Friendship Cup, to be played between 26 June and 3 July, will be telecast without any proper license from the concerned right holders.
Jawahar Goel, Managing director, Dish TV denying the allegations of retransmission, said "We have replied to BCCI denying the allegations of retransmission. The fact is that cricket is certainly not popular at the moment and it is not possible to buy Neo Sports. Moreover, we are not re-transmitting any signals. DD has shifted its satellite from June 1 and is now available on Insat 4B which is just at a distance of one degree from our satellite NSS6. Because of the vicinity, the signals are available for our subscribers."
The reply also states that the matter of distribution/availability of signals of DD channels on DTH platforms is sub-judice and the matter is pending before the Delhi High Court in a case filed by Nimbus Sports International Pvt Ltd on May 11.
Like cable networks, DTH broadcasters are also mandated to offer Prasar Bharati channels as of now Since the DD channels are available on DTH platforms and DD automatically carries live feed of the matches, it is available on DTH platforms as well. The issue is tricky and the current perception of cricket's low popularity makes it all the more important for parties who have invested huge sums for acquisition of domestic and international cricket telecast rights.
ESPN's deal with BCCI covers rights for two world cups, three champions trophies and two Twenty20 world championships to be played between 2011 and 2015. Recently, Zee Sports scrapped its deal with BCCI to show offshore matches. Also, a few days ago, Star called off their distribution deal with Nimbus as the mandatory feed sharing resulted in insufficient distribution revenue, which could not justify the minimum guarantee offered by Star to Nimbus.
Meanwhile, sources say that the Information and Broadcasting ministry has assured the BCCI that the government would soon issue guidelines to stop DTH players from relaying cricket feed provided free to Doordarshan. This move will benefit broadcasters such as Nimbus, who maintain that DTH players are using the loophole to air international cricket featuring India for free.
Earlier, Nimbus had dragged Tata Sky to the Delhi High Court alleging that the DTH player was infringing upon the copyright of Neo Sports by showing the matches on its platform. The Delhi HC however refused to grant a stay as Tata Sky argued that it only following the license conditions which mandates that it shows Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, including the channels (DD National & DD sports) which telecasts the feed provided by Nimbus owned Neo Sports.
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Nimbus urges No free feed to DTH players
Friday - Jun 22, 2007 Televisionpoint.com Correspondent
There is another controversy on the issue of distribution of television rights for cricket matches. The latest is between Nimbus and the Direct-To-Home (DTH) players Dish TV and Tata Sky.
Nimbus, which has a four-year deal with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to telecast all matches played in India, is crying foul because unencrypted feed of matches available on Doordarshan (DD) is also available on private DTH signals as well. This 're-transmission' of the signal by private DTH players has led to a huge loss in revenue for Nimbus.
In a letter sent on June 18 to Dish TV, the BCCI has "expressly stated that we have not granted you any license, nor authorized/permitted to retransmit any Doordarshan signal." The notice has further sought a confirmation from Dish TV that no matches of the Future Cup and Future Friendship Cup, to be played between 26 June and 3 July, will be telecast without any proper license from the concerned right holders.
Jawahar Goel, Managing director, Dish TV denying the allegations of retransmission, said "We have replied to BCCI denying the allegations of retransmission. The fact is that cricket is certainly not popular at the moment and it is not possible to buy Neo Sports. Moreover, we are not re-transmitting any signals. DD has shifted its satellite from June 1 and is now available on Insat 4B which is just at a distance of one degree from our satellite NSS6. Because of the vicinity, the signals are available for our subscribers."
The reply also states that the matter of distribution/availability of signals of DD channels on DTH platforms is sub-judice and the matter is pending before the Delhi High Court in a case filed by Nimbus Sports International Pvt Ltd on May 11.
Like cable networks, DTH broadcasters are also mandated to offer Prasar Bharati channels as of now Since the DD channels are available on DTH platforms and DD automatically carries live feed of the matches, it is available on DTH platforms as well. The issue is tricky and the current perception of cricket's low popularity makes it all the more important for parties who have invested huge sums for acquisition of domestic and international cricket telecast rights.
ESPN's deal with BCCI covers rights for two world cups, three champions trophies and two Twenty20 world championships to be played between 2011 and 2015. Recently, Zee Sports scrapped its deal with BCCI to show offshore matches. Also, a few days ago, Star called off their distribution deal with Nimbus as the mandatory feed sharing resulted in insufficient distribution revenue, which could not justify the minimum guarantee offered by Star to Nimbus.
Meanwhile, sources say that the Information and Broadcasting ministry has assured the BCCI that the government would soon issue guidelines to stop DTH players from relaying cricket feed provided free to Doordarshan. This move will benefit broadcasters such as Nimbus, who maintain that DTH players are using the loophole to air international cricket featuring India for free.
Earlier, Nimbus had dragged Tata Sky to the Delhi High Court alleging that the DTH player was infringing upon the copyright of Neo Sports by showing the matches on its platform. The Delhi HC however refused to grant a stay as Tata Sky argued that it only following the license conditions which mandates that it shows Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, including the channels (DD National & DD sports) which telecasts the feed provided by Nimbus owned Neo Sports.
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