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Curbing cricket clips on news channels

Cricket's governing bodies are looking into how they can cut down on the amount of match footage new channels can telecast during their bulletins

Cricket's governing bodies are looking into how they can cut down on the amount of match footage new channels can telecast during their bulletins. Arun Jaitley, a member of the BCCI and one of India's top lawyers, chaired a two-day meet in October, also attended by ICC representatives, to look into the regulation of use of video clips. Ways to clamp down on illegal streaming of cricket on websites, a threat to the BCCI's planned online channel, were also discussed. The Mint has more.