ICC bars TV channels from covering ICC World Cup 2011 semi-finals and final
The International Cricket Council on Tuesday banned various TV channels and news reporters’ access to the http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 and
http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Pakistan-c755.
The apex body barred several electronic media channels- mostly from India and Bangladesh- from covering the ensuing World Cup games for breaching the media guidelines set by the ICC.
The ICC officials were provided with the list of banned channels and they checked the media authorisation of all the correspondents as they entered the venue to cover the pre-match press conferences of the captains of India and Pakistan
cricket teams.
Only those journalists who did not have their names in the ICC banned channels list were permitted to enter the venue while the rest had to report on tournament-related matters from outside the stadium.
As a result, there were a large number of reporters from the print media at the press conference but only a few television cameras.
An ICC spokesman confirmed that the non-rights holders will no longer be allowed to cover the press conferences or even the training sessions for not following the code of conduct, which they had signed earlier while receiving the accreditation.
The ICC official further added that this would be applicable to both the semi-final games in Colombo and Mohali as well as the finale of the tournament to be held in http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mumbai-c820 on 2 April.
The National Broadcasters Association and the Broadcast Editors’ Association on Tuesday decided to desist from approaching the venues of the remaining games and covering the practice sessions and press conferences in the wake of bans imposed
on several TV channels for their alleged violation of the ICC code of conduct and media guidelines.
Annie Joseph, NBA Secretary General said in a statement that they have taken the decision as a protest against ICC’s “unreasonable” stand taken just before the crunch games of the World Cup.
“This (ICC decision) almost completely prohibits reporting of news relating to such an important event and which is also in disregard of the fair dealing dispensation available to broadcasters under the Indian Copyright law,” said Joseph
on Tuesday.
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