Doordarshan to telecast Commonwealth Games

New Delhi, Mar 14 (UNI) Doordarshan will telecast the Commonwealth Games 2006 beginning tomorrow in Melbourne on DD-I and DD Sports Channels.

The Games will be telecast by patching DD-I with DD Sports from midnight or 0030 hrs to 0530 hrs IST during the entire 10 days on the terrestrial mode of DD-I, a release said today.

Schedule: March 15: Curtain Raiser-I (Recorded) : 1400 hrs IST in DD Sports Curtain Raiser-II (Recorded): 1430 hrs IST in DD Sports Opening Ceremony (Live): 1500-1730 hrs IST in DD Sports Opening Ceremony (Live): 1450 hrs IST till the end in DD-I Repeat telecast of Opening Ceremony: 2100-2330 hrs IST in DD Sports March 16 to 25: 0300-0900 hrs IST: Grand Stand with single anchor in DD Sports 0900-1600 hrs IST: Grand Stand with multi anchors in DD Sports 1600-2100 hrs IST: Grand Stand (Recorded) in DD Sports 2100-2200 hrs IST: India at Melbourne Live show including daily report from Melbourne in DD Sports 2200-2300 hrs IST: Daily Highlights (if available from Melbourne) in DD Sports 2300-0300 hrs IST: Recorded highlights in DD Sports March 26: 0300-1330 hrs IST: GrandStand with single anchor in DD Sports 1330-1430 hrs IST: Recorded Highlights/Match in DD Sports 1430-1730 hrs IST: Closing Ceremony in DD Sports 2100-2200 hrs IST: Live Show from Melbourne in DD Sports 2200-0100 hrs IST: Repeat telecast of Closing Ceremony in DD Sports (Recorded) Closing Ceremony on DD-I from 2300 hrs IST India at Melbourne and highlights on DD-I (First capsule): 16.3.2006 0830-1000 hrs IST 17.3.2006 0830-1000 hrs IST 18.3.2006 0830-0930 hrs IST 23.3.2006 0930-1100 hrs IST 24.3.2006 0830-1000 hrs IST 25.3.2006 0830-1000 hrs IST 26.3.2006 0830-1000 hrs IST India at Melbourne and highlights on DD-I (Second capsule) 20.3.2006 0730-0830 hrs IST 21.3.2006 0730-0830 hrs IST 22.3.2006 0730-0830 hrs IST UNI PDS VD DS1640