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TORONTO, July 25, 2014 /CNW/ - Asian
Television Network International Limited (ATN)
(TSX-SAT), Canada's largest South Asian
Broadcaster and pioneer broadcaster of
Cricket, is pleased to announce that it has
acquired exclusive Broadcast rights for the
first ever Pro - Kabaddi League to be held in
India from July 26 th to August 31 st, 2014.
The Pro - Kabaddi League (PKL) is a
professional kabaddi league in India, based on
the format of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The first edition of the tournament will feature
eight franchises consisting of players from
around the world. The 8 teams will play in a
caravan format, travelling together to all 8
venues to play a total of 60 league matches.
The top scoring four teams at the end of the
group stages will play in the Semi Finals at
Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on August
29 th & the Finals will be held on August 31st,
2014. The 8 franchise teams competing for the
cup are… Bengal Warriors, Bengaluru Bulls,
Dubang Delhi, Jaipur Pink Panthers (owned by
Bollywod Superstar Abhishek Bachchan), Patna
Pirates, Puneri Paltan, Telugu Titans & U
Mumba. Each game will be shot by state of the
art equipment with 12 cameras and the
broadcast will also feature Ultra - motion,
Overhead shots & Super slo-motion.
The league has the formal backing of the
International Kabaddi Federation (IKF), the
Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF) & the Amateur
Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), who will be
closely associated with this event. ATN will
carry all 60 games LIVE on 6 ATN channels in 2
different languages. CBN & ATN Cricket Plus
will air the games in English language, whereas
4 other ATN channels will air the games in
Hindi/Punjabi.
"We are very excited to bring this first ever
Professional Kabaddi League to Canada on 6 of
our channels. We have always tried to give our
viewers different programming options from
time to time and I am sure this league will be
very well received as it is one of the most
popular sport in South Asia" said Dr. Shan
Chandrasekar, President and CEO of ATN. "We
want to promote Kabaddi in Canada and
showcase it as a World class sport." he added
Kabaddi is an ancient Indian sport, in which
two teams take turns to send a raider to the
other's territory, tag members of the opposing
team, and return "home" without being
blocked by defenders on the other side. It is
the national game of Bangladesh and the state
game of Punjab Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh in
India and is also popular in Pakistan. Object moved
Television Network International Limited (ATN)
(TSX-SAT), Canada's largest South Asian
Broadcaster and pioneer broadcaster of
Cricket, is pleased to announce that it has
acquired exclusive Broadcast rights for the
first ever Pro - Kabaddi League to be held in
India from July 26 th to August 31 st, 2014.
The Pro - Kabaddi League (PKL) is a
professional kabaddi league in India, based on
the format of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
The first edition of the tournament will feature
eight franchises consisting of players from
around the world. The 8 teams will play in a
caravan format, travelling together to all 8
venues to play a total of 60 league matches.
The top scoring four teams at the end of the
group stages will play in the Semi Finals at
Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru on August
29 th & the Finals will be held on August 31st,
2014. The 8 franchise teams competing for the
cup are… Bengal Warriors, Bengaluru Bulls,
Dubang Delhi, Jaipur Pink Panthers (owned by
Bollywod Superstar Abhishek Bachchan), Patna
Pirates, Puneri Paltan, Telugu Titans & U
Mumba. Each game will be shot by state of the
art equipment with 12 cameras and the
broadcast will also feature Ultra - motion,
Overhead shots & Super slo-motion.
The league has the formal backing of the
International Kabaddi Federation (IKF), the
Asian Kabaddi Federation (AKF) & the Amateur
Kabaddi Federation of India (AKFI), who will be
closely associated with this event. ATN will
carry all 60 games LIVE on 6 ATN channels in 2
different languages. CBN & ATN Cricket Plus
will air the games in English language, whereas
4 other ATN channels will air the games in
Hindi/Punjabi.
"We are very excited to bring this first ever
Professional Kabaddi League to Canada on 6 of
our channels. We have always tried to give our
viewers different programming options from
time to time and I am sure this league will be
very well received as it is one of the most
popular sport in South Asia" said Dr. Shan
Chandrasekar, President and CEO of ATN. "We
want to promote Kabaddi in Canada and
showcase it as a World class sport." he added
Kabaddi is an ancient Indian sport, in which
two teams take turns to send a raider to the
other's territory, tag members of the opposing
team, and return "home" without being
blocked by defenders on the other side. It is
the national game of Bangladesh and the state
game of Punjab Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh in
India and is also popular in Pakistan. Object moved
