Delhi High Court restrains five channels on highlights
Televisionpoint.com Team
The Delhi High Court on Friday have been restrained news channels Sahara, Asianet, Eenadu, India TV and TV9 from showing highlights of the Indo-Sri Lanka cricket matches for more than two minutes in a day. During a news bulletin, the channels can beam the highlights of a match for just 30 seconds.
The interim order was passed by Justice Swatanter Kumar of Delhi High Court on the petition of Prasar Bharti which has been granted exclusive rights to telecast the match. According to Prasar Bharti's lawyer, senior advocate Amarjit Singh Chandioke, BCCI had given the rights to his client and as per the contract the private news channels could air the highlights for just few seconds.
But on the first day of the match between India and Sri Lanka on October 25, all the news channels aired special programmes during the day in which they showed highlights for more than two minutes. According to Chandioke, Prasar Bharti has hired a private company to keep a vigil on these news channels.
Counsel A S Chandihoke and Rajiv Sharma, appearing for Prasar Bharati, alleged that Sahara had used about 77 minutes, Asianet (45), Eenadu TV (21), India TV (16) and TV 9 (16) illegally without paying a penny to the public sector broadcaster.
The Delhi High Court on Friday have been restrained news channels Sahara, Asianet, Eenadu, India TV and TV9 from showing highlights of the Indo-Sri Lanka cricket matches for more than two minutes in a day. During a news bulletin, the channels can beam the highlights of a match for just 30 seconds.
The interim order was passed by Justice Swatanter Kumar of Delhi High Court on the petition of Prasar Bharti which has been granted exclusive rights to telecast the match. According to Prasar Bharti's lawyer, senior advocate Amarjit Singh Chandioke, BCCI had given the rights to his client and as per the contract the private news channels could air the highlights for just few seconds.
But on the first day of the match between India and Sri Lanka on October 25, all the news channels aired special programmes during the day in which they showed highlights for more than two minutes. According to Chandioke, Prasar Bharti has hired a private company to keep a vigil on these news channels.
Counsel A S Chandihoke and Rajiv Sharma, appearing for Prasar Bharati, alleged that Sahara had used about 77 minutes, Asianet (45), Eenadu TV (21), India TV (16) and TV 9 (16) illegally without paying a penny to the public sector broadcaster.
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