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Why TV screens went blank during India-New Zealand ODI

By · Via Times of India · Published by Everything Blog

In short

The fifth One-Day International experienced a brief broadcast blackout after the production compound lost electrical power around 4:30 PM local time. While engineers worked to activate the venue's backup generator, audience feeds were restricted to stump cameras or irregular visuals, and a plan to mount a LiveU camera was abandoned. Full production returned within ten minutes, allowing fans to watch India defend their 209-run total by dismissing the hosts for 187.

Key points

  • Broadcast operations faced sudden technical difficulties caused by a power compound outag…: Broadcast operations faced sudden technical difficulties caused by a power compound outage during the 19th over.
  • Production crew members abandoned plans to set up a temporary LiveU camera due to insuffi…: Production crew members abandoned plans to set up a temporary LiveU camera due to insufficient time.
  • Arshdeep Singh secured three wickets for 30 runs after identical 46-run contributions fro…: Arshdeep Singh secured three wickets for 30 runs after identical 46-run contributions from Axar Patel and Ishan Kishan.

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Mount Maunganui: The broadcast of the fifth ODI between India and New Zealand on Sunday was briefly halted due to a power outage in the broadcast compound. The backup generator took nearly ten minutes to switch on before television sets in India resumed receiving the live action.

It was also learnt that plans to place a LiveU camera on one of the camera towers were scrapped because there wasn't enough time. The frustrating wait continued around 9 AM IST (4:30 PM local time), and some devices received feeds from weird camera angles.

Broadcaster Sony Sports Network flashed a ticker in the 19th over of the Indian innings saying, "We are experiencing a technical issue from the venue. We are bringing you limited camera coverage while the issue is getting fixed. We apologise for the inconvenience".

Only the stump camera angle was available for the viewers and some television/digital devices showed a blank screen.

"The production is with Sky Sports and SONY had no role in that. It was a technical issue related to power and nothing could be done in…

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