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Wednesday, Mar 02, 2005

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TWI gets production rights for India-Pakistan series

NEW DELHI, MARCH 1. TransWorld International (TWI), on Tuesday bagged the production rights for the India-Pakistan cricket series even though the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) failed to take a decision on award of satellite overseas rights for the high profile series.

TWI was awarded the rights to produce live feed for telecast of the matches on Doordarshan in an emergency meeting of the BCCI Working Committee, which met here following the Madras High Court interim order last week that paved the way for telecast of the matches.

``After evaluating the offers received by the Board for the television production for the series, the house unanimously decided to grant the rights to TWI. TWI's offer is US$1.5 million which we are negotiating,'' BCCI President Ranbir Singh Mahendra said here.

The meeting, however, could not reach a decision on award of satellite overseas rights and Indian terrestrial and satellite rights for the series.

``Prasar Bharti is saying that they have been authorised by the Madras High Court with regard to the terrestrial and satellite rights in the country. But the working committee, after consultation with BCCI legal counsel, did not agree with the interpretation of Prasar Bharti,'' Mahendra said.

``The members authorised the President of BCCI to take a decision in this regard and I may take the assistance of one or two BCCI members and lawyers,'' he said. — PTI

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