Pakistan tour of England (2021) Broadcast Thread

[MenInG]

The federal cabinet on Tuesday rejected a proposal of the Pakistan Television Corporation to liaise with an Indian company for live telecast of the upcoming Pakistan-England cricket series.

Addressing a press conference after the cabinet meeting, Federal Minister for Information Fawad Chaudhry said that the cabinet was requested to approve the partnership with an Indian company, which would enable the PTV to telecast the cricket series between Pakistan and England, scheduled to start from July 8, 2021.

“However, the proposal has been rejected. Pakistan cannot undertake a partnership with any Indian company and our ties with the neighbouring country are subject to India reverting its Aug 5, 2019 decision [to restore Kashmir’s previous status].

He said that Pakistan would try to explore different options, including approaching the England Cricket Board and other foreign companies to secure broadcasting rights, but [regrettably] the rights have been reserved by Indian companies in South Asia. The minister underscored that the PTV and Pakistan Cricket Board would bear financial losses due to this decision.

https://www.dawn.com/news/1628248/c...y-for-live-telecast-of-pak-eng-cricket-series

 

[Last Monetarist]

Ridiculous brinkmanship which will only hurt Pakistani cricket fans and broadcasters. If the government has a stance on not conducting any business with Indian entities, they might as well cancel all broadcast and production contracts handed out by the PCB.

This government is only good for superficial statements/decisions which appeal to the lowest common denominator.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Difference between Pakistan and India is that when India politicize the game, they don't hurt their own fans. This brainless politicking is akin to taking an axe to your own feet. And this is not a good precedence they are setting. Smacks of unprofessionalism and pettiness. Sports is no place to bring in your petty politics.

On top of that, average people couldn't care less about their political agendas; which is to do nothing and keep making empty statements. They just want to see some cricket.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Also, since when is it the cabinet's job to approve broadcast partners? Just goes to show that this was a pre-meditated move to make the headlines.

These are the actions of a petty, attention-seeking child, not a federal government.

 

[Devadwal]

Then why not cancel PSL Mr. fawad sahab ???

 

[Devadwal]

This is like 2009 incident where pakistan government refused to send pakistan players in IPL .

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

. The minister underscored that the PTV and Pakistan Cricket Board would bear financial losses due to this decision.
[MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] : Don't you think this is some kinda lobby against wasim khan ? After his infamous comments against some journalist.

 

[King_Kohli]

What they are doing all these days?

 

[King_Kohli]

Pakistan series won't air in their own country.
PCB is clueless.

 

[Slim]

Country being run by absolute buffoons. Didnt these geniuses decided to import sugar from India, only to take back decision the next day?

 

[Saj]

. The minister underscored that the PTV and Pakistan Cricket Board would bear financial losses due to this decision.

[MENTION=9]Saj[/MENTION] : Don't you think this is some kinda lobby against wasim khan ? After his infamous comments against some journalist.

Politics at play it seems but I don't think it's targetting Wasim Khan.

 

[Saj]

However, the proposal has been rejected. Pakistan cannot undertake a partnership with any Indian company and our ties with the neighbouring country are subject to India reverting its Aug 5, 2019 decision [to restore Kashmir’s previous status].

But aren't there Indian nationals who are currently in the UAE working on the broadcast of the PSL.

Or do they not count.

 

[Varun]

Pakistani cricketers are heaving a sigh of relief right now. There's only so much about defeats that can be revealed through scorecards.

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Politics at play it seems but I don't think it's targetting Wasim Khan.

I hope it won't have any effect on Sony deal here in India

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

Pakistani cricketers are heaving a sigh of relief right now. There's only so much about defeats that can be revealed through scorecards.

Didn't get you?

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Pakistani cricketers are heaving a sigh of relief right now. There's only so much about defeats that can be revealed through scorecards.

A large number of people in Pakistan get channels like Star Sports, ESPN in their homes. Anyone else with a working internet connection can simply stream the matches.

As always the only people affected are the masses.

 

[shah_1]

It will only effect Pakistan cricket

No broadcast of away matches, Asia and ICC held matches then there will be no sponsors for PCB. What an idea by Imran Khan to take Pakistan to no1 )

 

[Titan24]

Hopefully some other options will be finalized before the series.

Question is how did PTV televised other overseas since 2019? Is it that just for this series Indian broadcasters have reserved the rights for South Asia?

 

[Mesozoic]

A large number of people in Pakistan get channels like Star Sports, ESPN in their homes. Anyone else with a working internet connection can simply stream the matches.

As always the only people affected are the masses.

So it's okay to allow the direct airing of an Indian channel but not to partner with an Indian company to broadcast your own games?

What sorcery is this?

 

[King_Kohli]

A large number of people in Pakistan get channels like Star Sports, ESPN in their homes. Anyone else with a working internet connection can simply stream the matches.

As always the only people affected are the masses.

But this wont add any financial benefit to PCB.
Airing Indian ads means nothing for PCB, huge loss.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

So it's okay to allow the direct airing of an Indian channel but not to partner with an Indian company to broadcast your own games?

What sorcery is this?

All empty statements meant to gain attention. Nothing else. They couldn't care less about any of this.

Making empty statements has become a habit of this government on a number of issues.

 

[Ami]

Lets hope they can sort out the rights with another company before too long.

Dont have any issues with the govt. turning this into a political issue - that's what governments do. Politics.

Lets face the fact, they do it across the border too; so what if Pakistsn have done it. Big deal.

However, it would be a shame to miss the series because the government didnt have the foresight to go through the process earlier.

 

[NoBallZombie]

Wow, this is one of the most rubbish decisions I have seen from PCB and the cabinet.

 

[Savak]

This decision really takes the cake. Imran Khan and the Pakistani govt better refund the PCB for the losses they will have to deal with in the immediate and long term.

 

[shah_1]

I think it is PTV sports(state owned). Tensport is a private entity, they will surely broadcast the series.

 

[redmaverik84]

PTV is probably the equivalent of DD in India which has become nascent and people rarely watch it. The internet connectivity is so well penetrated that most folks prefer to stream on their phones. Am assuming it is the same in Pakistan. Private parties will still air it.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

Great move from PCB. On its way to self reliance to produce the game and hire local talent.

 

[Thanos]

I am confused now after reading some comments on this thread.

So PTV, which I guess is nation's free to air channel won't broadcast but private sports channels like ESPN etc will do?

OR no broadcast at all in Pakistan of England series?

 

[cricketjoshila]

I hope it won't have any effect on Sony deal here in India

What effect will it have? Sony has rights of South Asia of all English cricket. They may have a similar deal for Australia too.

 

[cricketjoshila]

So Sony India, majority owned by Sony Corp Japan is an Indian company ( its incorporated in India) according to Pak govt hence no broadcast. Star sports India(majority owner Disney) is also an Indian company by the same rule. So no deals with them too?

 

[cricketjoshila]

Sony India and Star Sports India will continue to buy almost all cricket rights for south asia. If pakistan govt wants to ban them, good luck showing cricket in Pakistan.

Btw why are they allowing PCB to telecast PSL and Pakistan cricket in India?

 

[Shoaibbtt]

Great move from PCB. On its way to self reliance to produce the game and hire local talent.

If the video quality is anything like Game On Hai then we are stumped lol.

 

[Devadwal]

Sony India and Star Sports India will continue to buy almost all cricket rights for south asia. If pakistan govt wants to ban them, good luck showing cricket in Pakistan.

Btw why are they allowing PCB to telecast PSL and Pakistan cricket in India?

Don't take this minister Fawad seriously ,he will take u turn in few week's . right now he just want to deflect current situation by making this type of headline .

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

What effect will it have? Sony has rights of South Asia of all English cricket. They may have a similar deal for Australia too.

I meant for us cricket fans hope their wont be a situation were we get deprived of cricketing action because of their stupidity.
Let them do whatever they want

 

[street cricketer]

A large number of people in Pakistan get channels like Star Sports, ESPN in their homes. Anyone else with a working internet connection can simply stream the matches.

As always the only people affected are the masses.

I've always wanted to know this. Do you guys get the same telecast of programs in Pakistan that we get for Star sports in India? I mean the endless re hash of India victories that's telecast in Star sports?

Or is it different?

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

I've always wanted to know this. Do you guys get the same telecast of programs in Pakistan that we get for Star sports in India? I mean the endless re hash of India victories that's telecast in Star sports?

Or is it different?

Yeah. I mean its Dish TV so all the multiple Star Sports/ESPN channels.

I don't have it, my friend does. And we usually only watch when there's a live match on. But I remember back in the day when there used to be only Star Sports, ESPN and Star Cricket; the only thing they showed 99% of the time were old India victories. Funny to hear that, that has not changed over the years.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

PTV is probably the equivalent of DD in India which has become nascent and people rarely watch it. The internet connectivity is so well penetrated that most folks prefer to stream on their phones. Am assuming it is the same in Pakistan. Private parties will still air it.

I don't know about that. If they are streaming its likely going to be on CricHD loaded with annoying pop-ups. Pakistan doesn't anything like Hotstar.

 

[Reddy]

Don't mix politics with sports they said... Anyway i think this is mostly a financial issue as the money to pay for the rights may not be there and this diversion is just to save face.

 

[MenInG]

LAHORE: If Pakistan Television does not telecast live national team’s bilateral series matches in England next month, it will not be due to Pakistan’s Kashmir policy against India, rather the PTV is not ready to pay what the broadcasters are demanding to telecast the said series in Pakistan, former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi said on Wednesday.

“It is all drama being staged in order to gain political mileage by using the name of Kashmir. The fact is that the government is using pressure tactics while seeking to reduce the money being demanded by the broadcaster [for the Eng*land series], which is an Indian company,” Sethi said while talking to Dawn after Federal Minister for Infor*mation and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday announced that the Federal Cabinet had decided not to telecast the England mat*ches because an Indian broad*caster holds the rights of the series.

“After the [broadcast] deal is finalised the PTV will make an agreement with Sony UK or some Dubai-based company associated with Sony to claim that the rights are not directly bought from the Indian broadcaster,” Sethi claimed while assuring Pakistan fans that the PTV would telecast the series against England and other visiting teams.

According to Sethi, matters such as telecasting an international cricket series featuring Pakistan never needed any approval from the cabinet in the past noting it was a long-held PTV tradition to live telecast the matches involving the national team playing anywhere in the world.

In any case, he said, the PSL production teams are manned by Indians and there are no restrictions on them imposed by the PCB or the government.

Meanwhile, sources said the PTV had to pay the arrears of past six years to Sony TV, the Indian broadcasters, which will cover the series between England and Pakistan, comprising three One-day Internationals and three Twenty20 games.

The PTV, sources added, is in negotiations with Tower Sports to get the rights from it as it is a Dubai-based company headed by a Pakistani named Zahid Noorani, so that the PTV will be in a position to complete the arrangements.

Published in Dawn, June 10th, 2021

 

[cricketjoshila]

LAHORE: If Pakistan Television does not telecast live national team’s bilateral series matches in England next month, it will not be due to Pakistan’s Kashmir policy against India, rather the PTV is not ready to pay what the broadcasters are demanding to telecast the said series in Pakistan, former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi said on Wednesday.

“It is all drama being staged in order to gain political mileage by using the name of Kashmir. The fact is that the government is using pressure tactics while seeking to reduce the money being demanded by the broadcaster [for the Eng*land series], which is an Indian company,” Sethi said while talking to Dawn after Federal Minister for Infor*mation and Broadcasting Fawad Chaudhry on Tuesday announced that the Federal Cabinet had decided not to telecast the England mat*ches because an Indian broad*caster holds the rights of the series.

“After the [broadcast] deal is finalised the PTV will make an agreement with Sony UK or some Dubai-based company associated with Sony to claim that the rights are not directly bought from the Indian broadcaster,” Sethi claimed while assuring Pakistan fans that the PTV would telecast the series against England and other visiting teams.

According to Sethi, matters such as telecasting an international cricket series featuring Pakistan never needed any approval from the cabinet in the past noting it was a long-held PTV tradition to live telecast the matches involving the national team playing anywhere in the world.

In any case, he said, the PSL production teams are manned by Indians and there are no restrictions on them imposed by the PCB or the government.

Meanwhile, sources said the PTV had to pay the arrears of past six years to Sony TV, the Indian broadcasters, which will cover the series between England and Pakistan, comprising three One-day Internationals and three Twenty20 games.

The PTV, sources added, is in negotiations with Tower Sports to get the rights from it as it is a Dubai-based company headed by a Pakistani named Zahid Noorani, so that the PTV will be in a position to complete the arrangements.

Published in Dawn, June 10th, 2021

If Sony India holds the rights, why are they negotiating with tower sports? Will tower buy the rights and then farm them out to PTV?

Why not talk to Sony corp Japan directly?

Is this Zahid Noorani, same as the Zahid Noorani, son of Qasim Noorani?

 

[DeadlyVenom]

This is absolutely crazy and I hope common sense will prevail.

 

[jeeteshssaxena]

Great Tactic actually.
If Pakistan loses the series then PCB can say that aisi koi series hui hi nahi thi.

 

[Firebat]

Reports that PTV Sports will now be broadcasting this series.

 

[MenInG]

 

[The cricket enthusiast]

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What was the issue anyway?
Just drama itseems.

 

[mastimasti]

What was the issue anyway?
Just drama itseems.

Pakistan cricket was always going to be broadcast in Pakistan and Sky already have a deal to broadcast all home England games and a deal for many Pakistani games in the UK.

 

[MenInG]

The government has made arrangements for live coverage of Pakistan’s coming one-day and Twenty20 matches in England through a UK-based TV channel, averting a crisis-like situation that had emerged after the federal cabinet refused to approve the telecast through an Indian network.

“We have made arrangements for the coverage and an agreement has been inked with a UK-based TV channel,” Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry told Dawn on Friday.

About the fee to be charged by the UK-based channel, the minister said: “It is higher than that being asked by Indian channels.” In reply to a question, he said he did not have details of the agreement.

On June 9, the federal cabinet had categorically rejected the option of seeking services of two Indian TV channels to telecast the Pakistan-England cricket series.

The rejection of the proposal landed Pakistan Television (PTV) in a fix on how to show the matches to local viewers.

The decision not to sign a contract with two Indian channels (Star TV and Sony TV) was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The first ODI between Pakistan and England is scheduled for July 8.

“A crisis-like situation has arisen for the PTV with regard to broadcasting the cricket series,” the information minister had said after the June 9 cabinet meeting.

At a press conference after the meeting, the minister had said: “The federal cabinet has rejected PTV’s request to sign an agreement with an Indian channel to telecast the cricket matches.”

However, he added, the government was working on an alternative plan.

“Ties with India cannot improve until it reverses its Aug 5, 2019, action in occupied Kashmir,” he had said while citing the reason behind the rejection of PTV’s request.

Published in Dawn, July 3rd, 2021

 

[MenInG]

Bump for those looking for information on watching this series.

 

[zacattakk]

Wondering if the PCB had organized any official streaming in Pakistan like on youtube, or is it just the PTV sports TV broadcast.

 

[hoshiarpurexpress]

The government has made arrangements for live coverage of Pakistan’s coming one-day and Twenty20 matches in England through a UK-based TV channel, averting a crisis-like situation that had emerged after the federal cabinet refused to approve the telecast through an Indian network.

“We have made arrangements for the coverage and an agreement has been inked with a UK-based TV channel,” Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry told Dawn on Friday.

About the fee to be charged by the UK-based channel, the minister said: “It is higher than that being asked by Indian channels.” In reply to a question, he said he did not have details of the agreement.

On June 9, the federal cabinet had categorically rejected the option of seeking services of two Indian TV channels to telecast the Pakistan-England cricket series.

The rejection of the proposal landed Pakistan Television (PTV) in a fix on how to show the matches to local viewers.

The decision not to sign a contract with two Indian channels (Star TV and Sony TV) was taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Imran Khan.

The first ODI between Pakistan and England is scheduled for July 8.

“A crisis-like situation has arisen for the PTV with regard to broadcasting the cricket series,” the information minister had said after the June 9 cabinet meeting.

At a press conference after the meeting, the minister had said: “The federal cabinet has rejected PTV’s request to sign an agreement with an Indian channel to telecast the cricket matches.”

However, he added, the government was working on an alternative plan.

“Ties with India cannot improve until it reverses its Aug 5, 2019, action in occupied Kashmir,” he had said while citing the reason behind the rejection of PTV’s request.

Published in Dawn, July 3rd, 2021

Good going. I get PTV as well as Sky Sports here in Melbourne. So will watch on Sky Sports feed directly then after watching Game On Hai on PTV. Gotta watch Shoaib's ragda analysis.