BCCI cancels Nimbus cricket contract
December 12, 2011
Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has terminated a broadcast deal with Nimbus because of failure to pay due fees. Nimbus held TV rights for all of the BCCI international and domestic matches played at home.
BCCI officials said the contract was terminated because Nimbus had not paid the 50 per cent advance for both the recent England and West Indies series.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the BCCI’s Working Committee in Delhi.
Nimbus, which renewed its rights for Indian cricket in 2009, had requested a delay in payment. The development will affect the finals of the domestic Ranji Trophy, which begin on December 16th.
Numbus owns the NEO Cricket channel launched in 2008. It had exclusive broadcast rights for all International and domestic cricket played in India from 2006-2014.