New Delhi: The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Monday said it holds only the radio rights of the 2010 Commonwealth Games and never asked for a change in the timing of the event's opening ceremony.
Timing of the opening ceremony became a bone of contention between the Organising Committee (OC) and the creative group which had conceived it. OC said its 2008 deal with the Australian broadcaster makes a 5.30 pm start imperative but the creative group insisted on a 7.30 pm start,saying darkness was required for maximum effect since the ceremony involved laser show and pyrotechnics.
ABC today said in a statement that neither it holds the TV rights for the Games in Australia, nor did it seek a 5.30 pm start for the ceremony.
The TV broadcasters for the Commonwealth Games are Network Ten and Foxtel.
"The ABC very much looks forward to bringing all the excitement of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi to a huge Australian audience," he said.
Timing of the opening ceremony became a bone of contention between the Organising Committee (OC) and the creative group which had conceived it. OC said its 2008 deal with the Australian broadcaster makes a 5.30 pm start imperative but the creative group insisted on a 7.30 pm start,saying darkness was required for maximum effect since the ceremony involved laser show and pyrotechnics.
ABC today said in a statement that neither it holds the TV rights for the Games in Australia, nor did it seek a 5.30 pm start for the ceremony.
The TV broadcasters for the Commonwealth Games are Network Ten and Foxtel.
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"The ABC very much looks forward to bringing all the excitement of the Commonwealth Games in Delhi to a huge Australian audience," he said.
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