UK firm may be broadcaster for Commonwealth Games

New Delhi, Oct 18 (PTI) A UK-based firm is likely to
be selected as broadcaster for the 2010 Commonwealth Games
with Prasar Bharati recommending it to the Ministry of
Information and Broadcasting.

Official sources said that the ministry is likely to
grant its approval to Prasar Bharati's recommendation of
choosing UK-based Satellite Information Service live (SIS) by
Monday after going through the details of the matter.

The public broadcaster had shortlisted two companies,
namely SIS and Mumbai-based Nimbus Communications Ltd, out of
which it had to select one for broadcasting the mega event to
be held in Delhi next October, for it.

Prasar Bharati is the host broadcaster for the event,
but SIS (subject to its clearance by ministry) will be
outsourced the work of telecasting the Games as Doordarshan
plans to beam it on high definition (HD) format. The selected
company will facilitate the transmission in HD technology to
it, the sources said.

With the public broadcaster having almost decided on
the broadcaster, it would now be able to focus on the upcoming
World Broadcasters Summit, to be held in Delhi on October 26.

There was pressure on the I & B Ministry to finalise
the broadcaster before the summit, as it would be a platform
where Commonwealth nations are to discuss the preparations of
the event's telecast. MORE PTI ASI
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