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NEW DELHI, June 1 Asia Pulse - Contrary to claims made by sports broadcaster Nimbus that it had walked out of the upcoming Afro-Asia Cup cricket series, Asian Cricket Council on Thursday said it scrapped the deal with the channel for "not fulfilling contractual obligations".
Consequently, ACC has awarded the telecast rights for this year Afro-Asia cup to be held in India next month to ESPN Star Sports (ESS).
"They (Nimbus) did not fulfil their contractual obligations... but it is always painful to terminate contracts," ACC CEO Syed Ashraful said over the phone from Kuala Lumpur.
Asked to explain the details of its contract with Nimbus, he declined to comment citing confidentiality clause.
He also did not reveal the financial details of ACC's new deal with ESS. ...
Source: HighBeam Research, NIMBUS DID NOT FULFILL CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION: ACC.