News Replace News On DD With CWG Coverage: I&B Ministry

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In a controversial decision, the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) ministry has recommended that news content on DD News be replaced with broadcast of Commonwealth Games for the next 11 days after Prasar Bharati and Ten Sports failed to reach an agreement.

While the CWG telecast will be available to viewers, it will be at the expense of Doordarshan news. The news channel has a viewership of about 2.8 million.

The I&B ministry issued a show cause notice to Ten Sports on Tuesday evening for declining to share the feed with DD Sports.

Confirming the move, I&B secretary Bimal Julka said, "We have recommended to Prasar Bharati to show the games on DD News. The board was of the opinion that it would be a loss of revenue if sports is telecast on DD National."

Replace news on DD with CWG coverage: I&B ministry - The Times of India

 

[Deepu]

Very bad on part of Ten Sports for declining to share the feed with DD Sports

 

[DashMajor]

TEN SPORTS having no problem to share the feed of CWG with DD National they only declining to share the feed with DD Sports.

 

[Deepu]

TEN SPORTS having no problem to share the feed of CWG with DD National they only declining to share the feed with DD Sports.

Even Star Sports shared the feed for Olympics with DD Sports. Not sure what is the exact problem. Till now, all the Broadcasters used to share the feed of Asian Games, Olympic Games and Common Wealth Games with DD Sports

 

[DashMajor]

Even Star Sports shared the feed for Olympics with DD Sports.

I don't think STAR SPORTS shares the feed with DD SPORTS for free they definitely charged Big Fat amount from DD.

 

[Deepu]

I don't think STAR SPORTS shares the feed with DD SPORTS for free they definitely charged Big Fat amount from DD.

I never mentioned Star Sports shared the feed for free. No Broadcaster would share the feed for Free as they invest a lot of money to get the rights for these events

 

[Technoglitch]

Ten had straightforward that it doesn't want to share the feed but i rmemeber that star wanted to share feed with its logo.

 

[IndianMascot]

DD definately pay each time they buy telecast rights for sports event.

Also, no one have objection sharing rights with DD as they aren't choice of many.