Supreme Court of India

Star Sports India Pvt. Ltd. v. Prasar Bharti & Ors.

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Reported as [2016] 3 S.C.R. 118
Bench A.K. Sikri and Prafulla C. Pant JJ.
Decided 27 May 2016

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What the Court ordered

We hold that what is shown are advertisements, the question as to whether these advertisements are shown because of some arrangement between the organisers of the tournament and the sponsors or as a result of arrangement between the broadcasters, i.e. the appellant, and the sponsors is immaterial.

Judgment, page 24

From the headnote

Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007 - ss. 3, 2 (b), 2(h) - Sports Broadcast Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharti) Rules, 2007 - rr. 5, 2(b), 3 - Mandatory sharing of certain sports broadcasting signals - Obligations of a Television Broadcasting Organisation - Scope of - Appellant shared live broadcast signal of a sporting event-world feed with Prasar Bharati - Inclusion of certain enhancing "features" such Hawk-eye, ball delivery speed reference, umpire naming graphics, player statistics, score cards, match summary graphics, replay graphics

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