By Vijaya Cherian, Editorial Director, BroadcastPro ME
Source: BroadcastPro ME (Dubai UAE)
July 5, 2019
“BeIN Sports let go of a fifth of its staff last month, and OSN, which has been trimming its staff periodically in recent months, has finally made the decision to discontinue Pehla on July 15, after the ICC Cricket World Cup concludes on July 14.
“Both companies have attributed their decisions to rampant piracy in the region.”
The author opines that other reasons for these decisions may also have been afoot.