| As things stand currently, the announcement by the
Board for Cricket Control in India (BCCI) as to who gets the live
television and radio broadcast rights for international cricket to
be played in India for the next four years, is expected to be made
after the BCCI's crucial working committee meeting in Kolkata on 5
September. This is when board supremo Jagmohan Dalmiya will announce
whether it is highest bidder Zee or highest "legitimate"
bidder ESPN Star Sports (as the sports broadcaster describes itself)
that gets to keep the most coveted prize on Indian broadcaster television
today.
Queried as to whether Zee had sent in the clarifications sought
by the BCCI (the reason Dalmiya had given for not awarding the rights
at the working committee meeting of 17 August), Chandra had this
to say: "I have no information of the BCCI seeking any clarification
from Zee Telefilms as of now."
Chandra also sought to play down reports of Turner International
Asia Pacific, an AOL Time Warner group company, having made a proposal
for jointly floating a global sports channel. "It is just an
exploratory letter that has come to us from Time Warner so I cannot
comment on the matter at the moment," Chandra said.
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