New Delhi. Prasar Bharati on Monday announced that it will broadcast the ongoing T20 World Cup, Paris Olympics and Wimbledon on its DD Sports channel. Prasar Bharati CEO Gaurav Dwivedi made this announcement during an interaction with the media here on Monday. Prasar Bharati also launched a special anthem ‘Jazba’ for the T20 World Cup on this occasion. Doordarshan also announced live telecast, postponed telecast and telecast of highlights of Paris Olympics from July 26 to August 11 and Paris Paralympics from August 28 to September 8.
Also, India’s Zimbabwe tour from July 6 to 14 will be telecast. After the T20 World Cup, five T20 matches will be played on this tour. According to the release, India’s limited overs series in Sri Lanka from July 27 to August 7 will also be telecast on DD Sports. Apart from this, Doordarshan will also broadcast the finals of French Open and Wimbledon. The release said, “Prasar Bharati is in advanced stage of talks with various sports organizations and agencies to show various sports leagues and competitions on its sports channel.”