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Sports Cricket World Cup ICC comes down hard on electronic media
Mohali, March 29, 2011 (PPI): International Cricket Council (ICC) barred the electronic media from covering the remaining matches of cricket World Cup for breaching the media guidelines.
An ICC spokesman said that non-rights holders (NRH) will no longer be allowed to cover the practice session or the press conferences related to World Cup for not adhering to code of conduct and media guidelines, which they had signed for accreditation.
He said this will be applicable to both the semi-finals in Colombo and Mohali and the final in Mumbai. ESPN-STAR Sports has broadcast rights for the World Cup.
The NRH were given time till Monday night to give an undertaking that they will abide by the terms and conditions for media accreditation, failing which they would be disallowed to cover the event.
An ICC source said there has been number of broadcast violations during the entire tournament and they have repeatedly brought it to the notice of offenders but despite the warning they continued to breach the guidelines, promoting the game's governing body to take stern action.
The first semi-final between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is being held in Colombo on Tuesday while high-octane second semi-final between India and Pakistan scheduled to be held here on Wednesday. Final will be played in Mumbai on April 2.
An ICC spokesman said that non-rights holders (NRH) will no longer be allowed to cover the practice session or the press conferences related to World Cup for not adhering to code of conduct and media guidelines, which they had signed for accreditation.
He said this will be applicable to both the semi-finals in Colombo and Mohali and the final in Mumbai. ESPN-STAR Sports has broadcast rights for the World Cup.
The NRH were given time till Monday night to give an undertaking that they will abide by the terms and conditions for media accreditation, failing which they would be disallowed to cover the event.
An ICC source said there has been number of broadcast violations during the entire tournament and they have repeatedly brought it to the notice of offenders but despite the warning they continued to breach the guidelines, promoting the game's governing body to take stern action.
The first semi-final between Sri Lanka and New Zealand is being held in Colombo on Tuesday while high-octane second semi-final between India and Pakistan scheduled to be held here on Wednesday. Final will be played in Mumbai on April 2.
