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Monday, January 13, 2014

Sports law pricks DD - Prasar seeks change in revenue share clause

Source: The Telegraph | SUMI SUKANYA
Sunday , January 12 , 2014

New Delhi, Jan. 11: A seven-year-old law aimed at helping Doordarshan make money and help viewers watch major sporting events across the world has ended up causing heavy losses to the public broadcaster.

According to a financial statement, the channel had lost nearly Rs 140 crore till the Indian cricket team's recent South Africa tour.

Prasar Bharati, which runs Doordarshan, now wants the "contentious" Sports (mandatory sharing of signals) Act, 2007, which it believes is loaded in favour of foreign broadcasters, amended at the earliest.

The act says that any sporting event of national importance being...............

Read more at http://www.telegraphindia.com/1140112/jsp/nation/story_17779365.jsp#.UtPK0tIW0b0 

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