Antigua court restrains cable company from broadcasting CWC matches
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| Published on Saturday, April 28, 2007 |
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ST JOHN'S, Antigua: The government of Antigua and Barbuda this week applied for and obtained an injunction in the High Court of Justice asking the court to order the cable company CTV from transmitting the broadcast of Cricket World Cup 2007 matches to three businesses in Antigua.
On Tuesday, the matter was heard in the High Court Chambers before Mr Justice Errol Thomas, who granted the injunction and ordered that CTV be restrained whether by themselves, their servants, agents or otherwise howsoever from transmitting the broadcast to King's Casino and the Beehive Sports Bar, both situated in Heritage Quay, and to the Spotlight Sports Bar in English Harbour.
On Thursday afternoon, during an emergency sitting of the Court, the Counsel for Cable TV applied to the Court for an immediate dismissal of the injunction. After hearing arguments from both sides, Mr Justice Thomas ordered that the injunction would continue and that CTV must not transmit the broadcast of the ICC Cricket World Cup matches.
The High Court also restrained King's Casino, the Beehive Sports Bar and the Spotlight Sports Bar from showing the World Cup Final Match in any place for viewing by the general public.
The state owned ABS TV and Radio has secured from the Caribbean Media Corporation (CMC) both the exclusive broadcast rights and the exclusive rights to authorise the public showing of the ICC Cricket World Cup matches.
Under the exclusive licensing arrangements agreed upon by the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and the Caribbean Media Corporation, proprietors or general managers of organisations, including restaurants, nightclubs, bars, clubs of any description, (including private members' clubs) that wish to publicly show the Cricket World Cup matches for the benefit of their patrons must purchase from ABS TV/Radio non-exclusive rights to publicly show the matches. | | | | Reads : 362 | | | |
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