da pixbet： Cricket fans, don’t despair
da apostaganha： Barry Alleyne21-Jun-2001Cricket fans, don’t despair. You’ll get to see your favourite WestIndies stars on the field during the just-started tour of Zimbabwe andKenya.What appeared impossible two weeks ago is now on the horizon, as theCaribbean Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) yesterday finalisedarrangements with rights owners, Caribbean Sports Television Network(CSTN), for television and radio coverage of the major tour matches.The matches will be shown as part of a special pay-per-view package onCBC’s Multi-Choice TV, Channel 57.Fans will have to pay $150 for the full Test series between June 23and July 31, or $75 per match, while it will cost $25 per match forthe One-Day triangular series involving Zimbabwe and India betweenJune 23 and July 4.West Indies play their opening match against Zimbabwe on Saturdaystarting at 2:30 a.m. Barbados time.CBC’s marketing manager Melena Sealy-Simmons declined to quote theprice at which CBC secured the package, but said it was significantlylower than the original request for 17 days of coverage.She said CBC had borne the full weight of purchase of the rights toradio coverage.There are still no sponsors in place now, she said.I strongly believe some will come on board when coverage starts, sinceno business house would want to get involved before any agreement iscomplete.Meanwhile, Voice Of Barbados will not carry radio coverage. DavidEllis, Starcom’s manager of news and public affairs, said yesterdaythe station was still unable to pay CSTN’s asking price.We are still open to negotiations, but right now there has been nochange in their position of asking US$8 500 for 17 days of coverage,and we can’t carry it at that price, he said.
