Freedom from Nimbus Sports.

[scorpio1990]

It's been long since I was here.Fells good to be back here after my exams.
BCCI scraps deal with Nimbus, bank guarantee of Rs 2000 crore forfeited - The Times of India Freedom from rubbish broadcast by nimbus sports.

 

[nsniks]

Hope ESPNstar gets the broadcasting rights when they are auctioned again

 

[ganeshran]

Wonderful...Hope Ten/Star sports gets the contract

 

[Arjun]

Wonderful...Hope Ten/Star sports gets the contract

STAR, I don't mind, but I hope they cover domestic cricket as well. Neo did well so far on the domestic cricket front, far better than DD Sports, who made cricket in India outright unwatchable, even at the international level. Neo was a huge improvement over them.

But not TEN, please! Their coverage of the Indian tour of South Africa was horrible. They tried to sneak in too many ads in little time, and their advertising methods were so intrusive, it was rude. Worse, instead of admitting a mistake, or assuring a look into it, they actually justified the brazen sell-out as a means to sustain the business. They have no business covering Indian cricket, and should stick to football in India.

 

[shankar]

"They were bringing hockey players during the breaks of the cricket matches and forcing commentators Sanjay Manjrekar and Courtney Walsh to ask questions with the hockey players."

 

[Cruxdude]

STAR, I don't mind, but I hope they cover domestic cricket as well. Neo did well so far on the domestic cricket front, far better than DD Sports, who made cricket in India outright unwatchable, even at the international level. Neo was a huge improvement over them.

But not TEN, please! Their coverage of the Indian tour of South Africa was horrible. They tried to sneak in too many ads in little time, and their advertising methods were so intrusive, it was rude. Worse, instead of admitting a mistake, or assuring a look into it, they actually justified the brazen sell-out as a means to sustain the business. They have no business covering Indian cricket, and should stick to football in India.

This. Ten Sports sucks big time. Steyn is running in to Tendulkar and suddenly on both sides of the batsman spring up ads for some stupid restaurant.

 

[Contra]

Question, are Neo Cricket and Nimbus the same thing?

 

[Jono]

TEN Sports produce the worst sports coverage I have ever seen.

 

[nsniks]

Question, are Neo Cricket and Nimbus the same thing?

Neo cricket is owned by Nimbus

 

[Arachnodouche]

need better Indian commentators. None, and I mean none of the current crop, new and old, are worth two ****s in a bedpan.

 

[ganeshran]

STAR, I don't mind, but I hope they cover domestic cricket as well. Neo did well so far on the domestic cricket front, far better than DD Sports, who made cricket in India outright unwatchable, even at the international level. Neo was a huge improvement over them.

But not TEN, please! Their coverage of the Indian tour of South Africa was horrible. They tried to sneak in too many ads in little time, and their advertising methods were so intrusive, it was rude. Worse, instead of admitting a mistake, or assuring a look into it, they actually justified the brazen sell-out as a means to sustain the business. They have no business covering Indian cricket, and should stick to football in India.

I doubt if EspnStar would give importance to domestic cricket. they have a lot of programming wth them and Indian domestic scene generates low TRPs. Maybe they should give the domestic coverage contract for free to DD sports - who will surely broadcast it.

 

[nsniks]

I doubt if EspnStar would give importance to domestic cricket. they have a lot of programming wth them and Indian domestic scene generates low TRPs. Maybe they should give the domestic coverage contract for free to DD sports - who will surely broadcast it.

I dont think so as there cricket channel STAR cricket doesnt have that much live programming(apart from england and australia home matches and ICC events) so they can easily show domestic matches on it like neo cricket does

 

[honestbharani]

I think Neo Cricket did a pretty good job and it is bad that it has to end.

 

[Viscount Tom]

Deploy the Bumble!

NO but seriously don't you guys have you know some proper TV groups capable of making a half decent broadcast.

Why they need to have ads in is beyond me I mean lets faces it the BCCI isn't short of cash and I imagine the rights to broadcast Indian cricket would be pretty juicy.

 

[ganeshran]

Deploy the Bumble!

NO but seriously don't you guys have you know some proper TV groups capable of making a half decent broadcast.

Why they need to have ads in is beyond me I mean lets faces it the BCCI isn't short of cash and I imagine the rights to broadcast Indian cricket would be pretty juicy.

The ads are shown by the broadcasters not the BCCI. And the juicy pie is the exact reason that broadcasters use such techniques.TV rights for Indian cricket are obscenely expensive and every penny is squeezed out of live cricket.

 

[Cruxdude]

Deploy the Bumble!

NO but seriously don't you guys have you know some proper TV groups capable of making a half decent broadcast.

Why they need to have ads in is beyond me I mean lets faces it the BCCI isn't short of cash and I imagine the rights to broadcast Indian cricket would be pretty juicy.

The TV broadcasters bid ridiculously large amounts of money to win the telecast rights. Now to make any profit from the telecast, they stick in ads wherever possible.

 

[Cevno]

Hopefully, the new broadcaster if there is one, shows domestic matches like Neo too.

 

[Arjun]

I doubt if EspnStar would give importance to domestic cricket. they have a lot of programming wth them and Indian domestic scene generates low TRPs. Maybe they should give the domestic coverage contract for free to DD sports - who will surely broadcast it.

Most of STAR cricket match broadcasts are not very popular in India, including the internationals. Domestic matches, largely due to Cricinfo and Neo, have generated a lot of interest, and a lot of these players have figured in the IPL. Indian domestic has a greater fan following in India than several overseas cricket events. Many Indian cricket fans would choose a domestic game over, say, Bangladesh tour of England, or a WI/SL Test series, or any of the many random ODI series not involving India.

The channel is full of stock footage. They have better infrastructure and can record the entire season, with a spotlight match telecast.