Dear Star staff app logone ek channel to khola hai magar sab jagah uska telecast ho paraha hai ya nehi iska khoj hai, ab samaj me arahahe ke star bhi professional ho gaya hai ? ab to lagraha hai ke DD 1 hi hamare desh me achha hai.
i just got information from my cable operator - saying that it will take one week to begin this new channel operation. so iam going to miss this warnup gane, hope atleast i will get to see the test matchs.
RE:What Time ???
by saroj surendran on Jul 06, 2007 08:57 PM
Talks on to widen reach of
July 6, 2007
As India embark on another Test tour, fans in India are asking a question they've raised often in the past few months: Will they be able to watch the Test matches? The answer this time isn't much clearer but there is some light at the end of the tunnel.
On paper, it's a no-brainer: The telecast rights to the England tour are owned by ESPN-Star Sports (ESS), a seasoned player in the field and accessible in most TV homes. ESS have, in fact, launched a cricket-only channel, Star Cricket, which will be showing the Tests and the two warm-up matches, beginning tomorrow. However, the twist lies in the fact that the new channel isn't widely available on cable and is yet to be included in DTH bouquets.
So, once again, it could be only a handful of fans that gets to see the Tests, beginning on July 19 at Lord's.
The situation could, however, change for the better. "We are in discussions with DTH operators [to include Star Cricket in their bouquets] and are optimistic of an agreement by July 15," an ESS spokesperson said. "The channel is priced at Rs 28 per month and the feedback is positive. Obviously it is our prerogative to reach as many viewers across India as possible and we will do our best to ensure that."
ESS officials also say that highlights of the three Tests will be shown on Doordarshan, which, as a policy, has telecast the ODIs live but not the Tests. It is a refreshing change from the recent Test series in Bangladesh, which a l
As India embark on another Test tour, fans in India are asking a question they've raised often in the past few months: Will they be able to watch the Test matches? The answer this time isn't much clearer but there is some light at the end of the tunnel.
On paper, it's a no-brainer: The telecast rights to the England tour are owned by ESPN-Star Sports (ESS), a seasoned player in the field and accessible in most TV homes. ESS have, in fact, launched a cricket-only channel, Star Cricket, which will be showing the Tests and the two warm-up matches, beginning tomorrow. However, the twist lies in the fact that the new channel isn't widely available on cable and is yet to be included in DTH bouquets.
So, once again, it could be only a handful of fans that gets to see the Tests, beginning on July 19 at Lord's.
The situation could, however, change for the better. "We are in discussions with DTH operators [to include Star Cricket in their bouquets] and are optimistic of an agreement by July 15," an ESS spokesperson said. "The channel is priced at Rs 28 per month and the feedback is positive. Obviously it is our prerogative to reach as many viewers across India as possible and we will do our best to ensure that."
ESS officials also say that highlights of the three Tests will be shown on Doordarshan, which, as a policy, has telecast the ODIs live but not the Tests. It is a refreshing change from the rece
RE:again
by promodkumar on Jul 07, 2007 11:57 AM
dear freind, when i checked with my cable operator(set top box) they have no clue, will this be solved soon and is there any chance that we can watch this warmup match today.
RE:yyyyyyyyyyyyy?
by promodkumar on Jul 07, 2007 12:00 PM
yeah, even i checked with my cable operator today and they have no clue. why always one or the other issues with the cricket telecast, i was waiting so eagerly to watch even this warmup match, but when i checked with my cable operator, iam so upset.
RE:telecast
by promodkumar on Jul 07, 2007 11:56 AM
no its on "start cricket" new channel, which my cable operator has no clue about this new channel. so sad.
