Tangential and describes PCB and Pak economic situation
PTV Sports locked a deal to sublicense Pakistan’s tour of Australia (3 ODIs & 3 T20 Internationals) for an approximate USD 6,50,000. Result of empty coffers & bad financial management, failure of the Director Sports & Syndication, PTV defaulted on payment. Tower Sports asked them to pay or they could hold back the live feed.
Embarrassingly, & reportedly Director Sports to hide his incompetence & failure instead reached out an off shore third party & got the signal illegally landed at PTV Sports during the second ODI between Pakistan & Australia. Sony Pictures Network India (SPNI) the parent broadcaster sent a Cease & Desist Notice to PTV for illegal broadcast, unprecedented in the history of state broadcaster.