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  • Star's rights begin with NZ series, BCCI finalises schedule for England visit also

    Submitted by ITV Production on May 22
    indiantelevision.com Team

    MUMBAI: The New Zealand series will mark the beginning of Star India?s partnership with BCCI after the former secured the media rights last month with a Rs 38.51 billion bid following a tight bidding process which involved rival Multi Screen Media (bid Rs 37 billion).

    The BCCI has finalised the fixtures and venues for the first two series involving New Zealand and England. India will host three major international series from August 2012 to March 2013, involving ten Tests, five ODIs and four T20 Internationals.

    The series between India and New Zealand will be played from 23 August-11 September, and feature two Tests and two T20 internationals. The first Test will be played at from 23 August at Hyderabad while Bangalore will host the second Test from 31 September.

    The two T20 Internationals between the two teams will be played on 8 and 11 September at Vishakhapatnam and Chennai.

    The India-England series, the broadcast rights of which are also with Star, will comprise four Tests, two T20 Internationals and five ODIs, from 15 November 2012 to 27 January 2013.

    The Tests and T20s will be played in 15 November-22 December which will also mark the international debut of newly built MCA Subroto Roy Sahara Stadium in Pune, which will play host to the second T20 International.

    The first Test will be played at Ahmedabad from 15 November while Mumbai will host the second Test starting 23 January. Kolkata and Nagpur will host the third and fourth Test from 5 and 7 December respectively.

    The England team will fly home for Christmas, and return in the new year for a five-match ODI series to be played from 11-27 January. The series will feature the international debuts of as many as three venues, in the cities of Rajkot (new stadium), Ranchi and Dharamsala.

    Following the India-New Zealand series, the two teams will fly to Sri Lanka to participate in the ICC World T20 2012. ESPN Star Sports has the telecast rights of the World T20.

    The Airtel series between India and Australia will be played in February-March 2013, and feature four Tests. The match-schedule will be finalised soon.

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  • Pubcaster spends Rs 20 million as fees to arbitrators for recovery of Rs 3.95 bn

    Submitted by ITV Production on Mar 26
    indiantelevision.com Team

    NEW DELHI: Prasar Bharati has spent a sum of Rs 20.43 million to pay former Supreme Court and High Court judges to act as arbitrators to recover claims in 27 cases.

    Parliament was told by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting C M Jatua that the amount sought to be recovered was Rs 3.95 billion.

    The Minister said that Prasar Bharati had said that in view of the arbitration clause inserted in the agreements, the matters could not have been taken before other judicial authorities.

    In another reply, the Minister said that a sum of Rs 8.43 million had been recovered by encashing bank guarantees relating to 11 defaulting producers since 2010. These included two cases each of PAS International and Art Advertising, and one each of Pritish Nandy Communications, Liazo of Kolkata, Signet Communication, Mast Media, Joel Advertising, TBWA Anthem, and PSI (Population Services International).

    Proceedings were also initiated against Fame Communicatiins (Cinevista), Creative Channel, and Nimbus Communication for a total principal amount of Rs 331.10 million and interest till date of Rs 193.59 million.

    A single bench of the Bombay High Court had in July 2002 directed Nimbus to pay a sum of Rs 763.42 million along with interest at 18 per cent per annum on the principal sum of Rs 62.80 million with effect from 1 September 1998. The broadcaster?s case is pending before the Court but it has paid a sum of Rs 30 million and furnished a bank guarantee of Rs 40 million to the Court in terms of its order.

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