5.Accordingly, with a view to ensure access to the largest number of viewers, on a free
•to air basis, of sporting events of national importance through mandatory sharing of sports
•broadcasting signals with Prasar Bharati, this Ministry proposes to amend the Section 3(1) of the
•Sports Act to ensure the mandatory sharing of the signals of the sporting events of national
•importance, to other networks, where it is mandatory to show Doordarshan Channels as per
•Cable Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995. In this background, it is proposed that the
•existing entries (reproduced above) in the Section 3 (1) of the Sports Broadcasting Signals
•(Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007, may be substituted, with the following
•entries: –
•“No content rights owner or holder and no television or radio broadcasting service
•provider shall carry a live television broadcast on any cable and/or Direct-to-Home
•network and/or IPTV and/or terrestrial network or radio commentary broadcast in India
•of s porting events of national importance, unless it simultaneously shares the live
•broadcasting signal, without its advertisements, with the Prasar Bharati to enable them
•to re-transmit the same on its own terrestrial network and Direct -to-Home network and
•on other television distribution platforms/networks where is it mandatory to broadcast
•mandatory channels notified by the Union Government under Section 8 of the Cable
•Television Networks (Regulation) Act, 1995 in such manner and on such terms and
•conditions as may be specified.”
