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IPL on Doordarshan? Star may have to share IPL live feed

Star India has the the television and digital media rights to IPL for the next five seasons for a price of Rs 16,347.50 crore.

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Fans may get a chance to watch Indian Premier League on Doordarshan. The government is working on a prposal to make it happen.

According to report in Livemint, if the government has its way, the next season of the T20 cricket tournament Indian Premier League (IPL) will be available to viewers on state-run broadcaster Doordarshan.

The information and broadcasting (I&B) ministry is working on a proposal to make IPL available on Doordarshan and has asked the sports ministry to weigh in on the matter, the report said quoting three people in the know. 

However, no orders have been passed on the proposal yet.

The move will mean that Star India Pvt. Ltd, the official broadcaster of IPL for the next five seasons beginning in 2018, will have to share the live feed of the tournament with public broadcaster Prasar Bharati under the Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007. 

Star India, in September, won the television, digital, Indian and global media rights to IPL for the next five seasons, paying Rs 16,347.50 crore. 

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