Thursday, July 10, 2008

Lanka Govt scraps broadcast deal with Taj TV

The controversial multi-million dollar deal signed with Taj Television for telecast rights of the cricket matches in the island country by the previous Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) interim committee has been scrapped by the government.

"I have instructed SLC to cancel the television contract last evening after receiving the finding of a special three-member committee," Sri Lankan Sports Minister Gamini Lokuge told said on Wednesday.

The investigation committee was headed by the Secretary to the Ministry of Sports and Public Recreation S Liyanagama. The decision terminates the deal involving two new agreements signed for providing TV rights for home matches from 2009 to 2012. The current agreement with Taj Television would expire by the end of this year.

Read more,
http://cricket.expressindia.com/news/Lanka-Govt-scraps-broadcast-deal-with-Taj-TV/333858/

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