(20 October 2005 2:30 pm)

NEW DELHI: Even as a court case in the Delhi High Court relating to telecast rights got deferred today, the Indian cricket board in the interim has allowed pubcaster Prasar Bharati to air the forthcoming one-day cricket matches to be played by India against South Africa and Sri Lanka.

According to Prasar Bharati sources, the confirmation from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) came in today.

On the other hand, IMG's television arm TWI has been mandated by the BCCI to do the production work for the cricket matched to be telecast on Doordarshan.

DD had offered BCCI to pay Rs 70 million per ODI. A total of twelve ODIs will be played in the series.

Keep tuned in as later in the day some more action is likely to take place with the Union Cabinet slated to discuss a legislation on mandatory content sharing with the pubcaster by private broadcasters and agencies, irrespective of the fact who holds the telecast rights.

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