da betano casino： The Mumbai high court will hear the case regarding ESPN-Star Sports and BCCI on Thursday, September 9
Anand Vasu07-Sep-2004The Mumbai High Court will hear the case regarding ESPN-Star Sports and BCCI on Thursday, September 9. ESPN-Star Sports had earlier challenged the Indian board’s decision to award the four-year telecast rights, of matches to be played in India, to Zee Network. The matter was due to come up for hearing today, but was postponed, reportedly because the BCCI received the summons late. Also ESPN-Star Sports has sought more details and clarifications from the BCCI and Zee Networks.ESPN-Star Sports asserted that it was the highest eligible bidderciting the qualifying cretia in the BCCI’s tender. On July 7 the BCCIinvited bids for television rights to the next four years’ cricketplayed in India. That tender document stated: “The bidding will berestricted to broadcasters only.”Only those entities that have existing in-house production, telecasting units and channel network and have successfully telecast live and delayed International Cricket events of International standard for a period of at least two years (not as a Licensee) will be entitled to the Invitation to Tender and right to submit offers. Bid documents will be given to such entitiesonly.”ESPN-Star Sports contends that Zee Network does not fulfill thesecriteria.