Published: Feb 20, 2015, 03:51 PM (IST)
Edited: Feb 20, 2015, 03:51 PM (IST)
The Supreme Court on Friday in its ruling said that national broadcaster Doordarshan (DD) can broadcast team India’s ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 matches free of cost. The apex court dismissed the appeal of Star Sports, the official broadcasters of the tournament in India and also said the Prasar Bharti can share the feed with cable operators. The Doordarshan is also allowed to show the semi-final and final. ICC Cricket World Cup 2015: Full Coverage
According to a report by NDTV Sports, Prasar Bharti had approached SC after Delhi High Court ruled that Doordarshan can’t share the feed freely with cable operators. The apex Court had stayed the high court order so that the viewers could watch the high voltage clash of India-Pakistan.
On the other hand, Star Sports had argued that it had invested crores of money and it is against DD sharing its feed with cable operators and Star Sports is incurring a huge loss.
