TV pictures failed to reach viewers around the world for the first 15 minutes of India's first one day cricket international (ODI) against England on Friday due to a domestic licensing dispute between Neo Cricket and India's public broadcaster Prasar Bharati.
Satellite uplinking permission was withheld by the Indian Government after Neo's parent company Nimbus Communications allegedly failed to submit an INR 40 million (£516,000) bank guarantee to Prasar Bharati in time to broadcast the start of the match.
The delay resulted in blank screens during the first three overs of India's innings for subscribers to both South Asia's Neo Cricket and Sky TV in the UK.
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