The Bangladesh Cricket Board was served with a legal notice on Wednesday by Channel-9 after the channel was barred from buying the tender documents for the media and broadcasting rights for financial disputes. Enayatur Rahman Bappy, the owner of the channel, said they had no choice but to take the legal course as the BCB denied them of the rights citing a previous financial dispute.
Bappy is a major stakeholder in Game On Sports, the event management firm, which organised the Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 tournament.
‘Though I have a share in Game On, Channel-9 is completely different entity,’ Bappy told New Age. ‘Moreover, the BCB also did not explain the financial dispute,’ he said.
When contacted, BCB’s chief executive officer Nizamuddin Chowdhury refused to make any comments.
The BCB last month floated tender for the media rights up to April 2020 when Bangladesh are expected to play at least 90 international matches at home.
The last date for selling the tender documents was supposed to be ended on Wednesday, but the BCB extended the deadline by four days in order to woo more bidders.
Interested bidders can now buy the tender documents upto May 11 and the BCB will open the bids on May 16.
Four bidders, including reputed international broadcasters Star Sports and Ten Sports, have reportedly purchased the documents so far.
-With New Age input
