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THE BOARD OF CONTROL FOR CRICKET IN INDIA
Accreditation guidelines for Media Groups
1. Only one Reporter/ Sports Reporter recommended by the Editor/Sports
Editor of a publication will be given accreditation at a venue, unless
otherwise agreed (Reporters representing National dailies to get two
Accreditations)
2. One journalist representing a recognized News Agency will be given
accreditation at a venue, unless otherwise agreed. Only one photographer
per News Agency will be given accreditation at a venue, unless otherwise
agreed.
3. However an open and flexible accreditation process will be followed in case
of the above clauses.
4. Only one pair (journalist + cameraman) representing an Electronic Media
Group will be given accreditation, unless otherwise agreed.
5. Only one photographer representing a print media publication (national as
well as regional) will be accommodated on match day inside the venue.
One more photographer may be accommodated subject to availability of
space.
6. Reporters for websites, which have not otherwise been granted
accreditation, will be given access to the venue the day before the match
and for post match press conferences only.

Formalities ‐ pre and post accreditation
1. Every application for accreditation will have to be accompanied by two
photographs.
2. Every application will have to be accompanied by a covering letter signed
by the editors/sports editors or another relevant representative of the
concerned publication / channel.
3. The accreditation cards will have to be collected in person, at the venue of
the first match he / she is attending.
4. Journalists will be permitted to enter the venues on the match‐day only if
they have their accreditation card.
5. Accredited photographers and / or employers (as relevant) agree to
consider favourably all reasonable requests from the BCCI to use images
clicked by such photographers during the matches, for the promotion of
cricket only in non‐commercial uses.
6. Only representatives of NIMBUS SPORTS may make and use sound and/or
video recordings of any match for television broadcast purposes.
7. The Accredited Party and/or principal shall not use its accreditation at any
time, whether now or in the future, for commercial purpose, except for
his/her publication or syndication service, or in the case of a news agency
for their clients/customers (save in respect of the exercise of any rights
which have been expressly granted by the BCCI).
8. Every accredited journalist and photographer will be frisked and subjected
to the procedure as drafted by the Security authorities at the venues.

9. The Accredited Party and/or principal shall not knowingly cause or permit
the use of any material captured and/or recorded by the Accredited Party
to be used in any way in breach of the intellectual property rights owned by
BCCI. For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this agreement affects the
intellectual property rights of any accredited individual, organisation or
publication in any way whatsoever. For further avoidance of doubt, nothing
in these Terms and Conditions of Accreditation is intended to be, or shall be
interpreted as, restricting or preventing the exercise of journalistic
practices including reporting, comment and criticism.
(Note: Publications may publish stand‐alone pictures as captured or with
adaptation, but without deliberately removing the sponsors’ logo).
10. The Accredited Party may, notwithstanding paragraph above and provided
that he/she is an Accredited photographer, originate still photographic
pictures of a Match for editorial use on or in print media, websites and
within news services such as syndication services and in the case of a news
agency, for their clients/customers, provided that:
(a)
they appear as still images (and not as moving images to
emulate broadcast);
(b)
images are published media for editorial reporting purposes
only;
(c)
the Accredited Party or photographer and their syndication
or news service clients may publish any such still

photographic images on websites or within news services in
accordance with the following terms:
(i) Websites may use a reasonable number of stills;
(ii) Such photographic stills images may be used on
websites for editorial uses but not for non‐editorial
websites using such stills for:
1. Direct Commercial Purposes
11. Any proposed use of Match photography by an Accredited Party and/or his
principal for Commercial Purposes [except syndication to publications] is
subject to the prior written consent of the BCCI.
12. In the event of an alleged breach of the above clauses, the BCCI and the
Accredited Party must make all reasonable efforts to resolve the dispute
before any steps may be taken by the BCCI to withdraw the accreditation.
This will include in the first instance, the BCCI notifying an appropriate
representative of the relevant news media organisation of the alleged
breach and request rectification of such breach. A reasonable period must
be given for an opportunity to rectify breach after such notification.
13. These guidelines will supersede previous draft guidelines.

Guidelines solely for News & Current Affairs Broadcasters
These Guidelines are solely for 24X7 News & Current Affairs Broadcasters and are
not applicable to Sports Channels or Sports News on Sports Channels.
Use of Footage
1. News & Current Affairs Broadcasters will be allowed a maximum of
5.5 minutes of fresh footage per match in a day including not more
than 4.5 minutes of deferred LIVE coverage of play.
2. Two minutes of fresh footage per half an hour may be used subject to not more
than five and a half minutes per match.
3. A maximum of four repeats of footage would be permitted in the news cycle,
except in the case of an exceptional incident on the field of play. An exceptional
incident, in this case being any event making immediate news value.
4. The use of live footage is not permitted at any time and under any
circumstances. There will be a minimum cap of a 5 minute delay to the live
telecast. “Live” for this purpose is defined as the period from the first ball to the
last ball of the game.

5. Unrestricted use of archival footage during the BCCI season. The use of footage
by a News & Current Affairs Broadcaster is limited for news & current affairs
purposes and will not be re‐harnessed for any commercial purpose. This will not
prevent a News & Current Affairs Broadcaster from commercially exploiting a
relevant programme as a whole and/or segments of the relevant program, as long
as no ad, sting, logo or any other commercial (morphing) activity is carried out
immediately before, immediately after or during a clip, and no association is
created between the clip used and any third party brand or product. However, a
normal ad break may be carried.
6. Courtesy bug will be pasted throughout the use of content on‐air. Both the
logos of the BCCI and the Media Broadcast Partner (Neo Sports) should be seen as
or referred to. If either of the logo is covered by the News & Current Affairs
Broadcasters, there needs to be a courtesy line extended at the bottom of the
screen.
7. On the basis of well‐established fair use principles upheld by the Hon'ble Courts
in various cases, News & Current Affairs Broadcasters may use footage as above
without financial obligation.
8. Use beyond these parameters will be subject to bilateral agreement between
the relevant News & Current Affairs Broadcaster and the rights owners, without
the involvement of the News Broadcasters Association.

Accreditation Guidelines for Electronic Media
1. As per the guidelines of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, only one
pair (journalist + cameraman) representing an Electronic Media Group will
be given accreditation, unless otherwise agreed.
2. As per the guidelines of the BCCI, accredited reporters of News & Current
Affairs Broadcasters will be given a desk in the main press box wherever
possible. Desks are provided to journalists from the Print Media. Electronic
Media journalists will be accommodated in the media‐box if vacant seats
are available. They will be accommodated in the stands closest to the
media‐box if sufficient seats are not available.
3. News & Current Affairs Broadcasters are not allowed LIVE VIDEO
STREAMING as shown on their channels.
4. However, a News or Current Affairs Broadcaster shall not display deferred
or achieved video footage of the matches, whether as part of a news
bulletin or otherwise, on its own website or on a third‐party video‐upload
site such as YouTube, Daily Motion, etc. unless such display is concurrent
with such News and Current Affairs Broadcaster’s live broadcast signal.