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  • Kapil Dev back into the BCCI fold

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jul 25, 2012
    indiantelevision.com Team

    MUMBAI: Former Indian captain Kapil Dev has returned to the BCCI fold by cutting off all links with Subhash Chandra?s Essel Sports, the company behind the now defunct Indian Cricket League.

    As per the BCCI amnesty scheme, Kapil is now entitled to get Rs 10 million as part of BCCI?s one-time benefit scheme and pensions. The BCCI will also clear his arrears.

    "The BCCI has received a letter from Mr. Kapil Dev, former India captain. Kapil Dev has informed the Board that he has resigned from the Essel Sports Private Limited / ICL. He has also stated in the letter that he has always supported the BCCI, and will continue to do so in the future. The BCCI acknowledges Mr. Kapil Dev?s immense contribution to Indian cricket., and looks forward to a fruitful association with him in the years to come," BCCI president N Srinivasan said.

    In 2009, the BCCI had announced an amnesty scheme for all players and officials who were part of the ICL, which saw a mass exodus from the ICL fold to the BCCI.

    Similarly, other cricket boards also granted amnesty to their players for breaking ties with the rebel cricket league which eventually led to its death. Recently, the BCCI had granted amnesty to Kiran More, who was associated with ICL.

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  • AIR unlikely to get cricket commentary for India-England series

    Submitted by ITV Production on Jul 26, 2011
    indiantelevision.com Team

    NEW DELHI: Cricketing fans who do not have access to television are sorely missing out on the ongoing India-England series as it is not being broadcast live on All India Radio.

    Industry sources told Indiantelevision.com that although the Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act 2007 makes it mandatory for both Doordarshan and All India Radio to get signals of sporting events that are declared nationally important, the law is clear about only sharing live signals.

    Channel 2, the exclusive rights holder of the radio commentary of the match, has refused to share signals with AIR since it claims that it is not broadcasting live signals, the sources said.

    However, Prasar Bharati sources confirmed that Channel 2 had offered Rs 13 million to AIR on the condition that they would produce their own commentary and sell advertising rights. But AIR said after conducting an internal assessment that it could itself generate Rs 20 million in revenue from advertising.

    Prasar Bharati CEO Rajiv Takru has said that the pubcaster will examine the situation to make sure that this kind of thing does not happen in future.

    The tussle has deprived large parts of rural India without access to satellite TV - apart from those on the go in urban areas - from following the much-anticipated series.

    However, former India captain Kapil Dev, who is now a director with Channel 2, is understood to have said that AIR‘s "allegations" were motivated and their attitude unprofessional. Dev added that since AIR had a virtual monopoly, Channel 2 could not sell the rights to anyone else. He also complained that AIR had not been able to take a decision despite being informed more than three months in advance.

    A decision for the broadcasts may come in the event of intervention by Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni, Prasar Bharati sources said.

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