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BHARATI) ACT, 2007

The Sports Broadcasting Signals (Mandatory Sharing with Prasar Bharati) Act, 2007

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This Act makes private broadcasters who hold the rights to sporting events of national importance share their live broadcast signals with Prasar Bharati. Prasar Bharati can then show these events free on its terrestrial and DTH (Doordarshan) networks, so viewers without paid channels can watch them. The Central Government notifies which events are of national importance, and advertisement revenue from the shared feed is split between the broadcaster and Prasar Bharati. Broadcasters who fail to share can be penalised or have their licence suspended.

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Chapter I PRELIMINARY →

  1. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  2. 2Definitions

Chapter II MANDATORY SHARING OF SPORTS BROADCASTING SIGNALS WITH PRASAR BHARATI →

  1. 3Mandatory sharing of certain sports broadcasting signals
  2. 4Penalties

Chapter III POWERS OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO ISSUE GUIDELINES →

  1. 5Power of the Central Government to issue Guidelines

Chapter IV MISCELLANEOUS →

  1. 6Validation
  2. 7Power of the Central Government to make rules
  3. 8Rules and Guidelines to be laid before Parliament
  4. 9Saving
  5. 10Repeal and saving

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