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Why Indian broadcasters are shying away from FIFA World Cup

Why Indian broadcasters are shying away from FIFA World Cup

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4 min readApr 24, 2026 10:55 PM IST Forty-six days remain until kick-off between Mexico and South Africa, and no Indian broadcaster is publicising that they will show the football World Cup yet. FIFA, which first quoted $100 million for broadcasting rights for two editions (2026 and 2030), have now been forced to drag down the asking price to $35 million. Those in the know of developments in Indian sports broadcasting, delved into the different reasons why they are shying away from the quadrennial showpiece, one of the most-watched sporting events in the world. “There was a huge mismatch between the seller’s (FIFA) asking price, and the advertising revenue that a buyer could generate. FIFA quoted too high a figure,” an industry insider said. This time around, the major factor of huge concern is the fact that of the 104 FIFA WC matches this June-July, only 10% will not take place between midnight and 6am IST. It’s a bad hour anyway, and given India doesn’t feature, 90% of matches are not really attractive for a …

Hugh Grant settles lawsuit against Murdoch’s Sun tabloid: ‘Would cost me $10 million, I am shying at that fence’ | Hollywood

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British actor Hugh Grant has settled a lawsuit against the publisher of Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid newspaper, The Sun, over claims journalists used private investigators to tap his phone and burgle his house, he said on Wednesday. Actor Hugh Grant, a high profile campaigner on press intrusion, arrives to attend the release of Lord Justice Brian Leveson report on media practices in central London November 29, 2012.(Reuters) Grant, alongside King Charles’ son Prince Harry, was suing News Group Newspapers (NGN) for alleged widespread unlawful information gathering, including landline tapping, burglary and “blagging” confidential information about him. HT launches Crick-it, a one stop destination to catch Cricket, anytime, anywhere. Explore now! Famous for films such as Love Actually, Paddington 2 and Notting Hill, Grant has become a prominent campaigner on press reform since the phone-hacking scandal emerged more than a decade ago, and had joined forces with Harry in recent years. His case was one of several lawsuits which were eligible to go to trial at London’s High Court in January, but the actor said he had …

`Why is BJP govt shying away from using ballots papers in polls instead of EVMs`

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Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday asked the BJP-led government at the Centre why it was shying away from conducting elections using ballot papers instead of the electronic voting machines (EVMs). Addressing a public meeting in South Goa`s Benaulim assembly constituency, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader said he has raised the issue of EVMs in Parliament. “I had asked why is it that whenever any party speaks against EVMs, the BJP comes in support of these machines? If they have faith in the Modi wave, then why do they support EVMs?” he asked. “This means there is something…Otherwise why will they support EVMs? If they have trust in the popularity of PM Modi, then let them hold the election through ballots,” he said. He said suspicions have been raised about the efficiency of EVMs. “I am not saying this. It is the common people who are saying it. God is watching,” he added. The Punjab CM said the AAP was doing “politics of work”, and claimed that his party`s word `guarantee` was stolen …