Latest update April 17th, 2024 12:59 AM
courts orders operator to pay $4M
The National Communications Network (NCN) has issued a release citing Brian Yong’s MOVIESTAR Cable Company of 160 Waterloo Street, Georgetown of continuing to steal the FIFA World Cup 2014 football feed from them, the local Rights holder for the event.
The release stated, “Brian Yong’s MOVIESTAR cable company of 160 Waterloo Street, Georgetown was ordered to pay to the registrar of the Supreme Court the sum of $4,000,000 (four million dollars) on or before Friday, the 4th July, 2014 in lieu of acquiring a discharge of an injunction which was granted against the said company.”
It continued, “On the 24th day of June, 2014, NCN Inc. obtained an interim injunction against MOVIESTAR. The Order expressly ordered MOVIESTAR, “whether by itself, its servants, agents, workmen, officers or directors or otherwise whomsoever, howsoever from broadcasting in any manner or form of from copying or transmitting or retransmitting any of the FIFA Football World Cup 2014 matches and events via its cable medium or any other medium…”
On the 25th June, 2014, MOVIESTAR approached the said judge to have the matter discharged. The court did not only discharge the order, it ordered that MOVIESTAR pay the sum of $4,000,000 (four million dollars) by the 4th July, 2014.
The discharge of this injunction has in effect allowed MOVIESTAR to continue broadcasting the FIFA football world cup 2014 matches and related events on a feed that MOVIESTAR steals/pirates from ABC/ESPN (sister companies). These companies have a legitimate right to broadcast the said matches ONLY in the USA and have sent letter to the NCN and E-NETWORKS stating this fact. These letters were made available to the court by exhibits,” the release pointed out.
“It was told to us that time period was given to MOVIESTAR to lodge the said sum, because counsel for MOVIESTAR intimated to the judge that MOVIESTAR has a cash flow problem. We are told that NCN’s counsel sought to have the time to lodge the money varied, by giving MOVIESTAR 24 hours to lodge the money, since all persons who have bought rights to publicly broadcast the said games and matches or to broadcast though cable or satellite have paid upfront for their broadcast right. MOVIESTAR was given a lucky break by being allowed one week to procure its $4,000,000 that is, to lodge the said sum with the registrar.
In the meantime, whilst MOVIESTAR continues to steal/pirate the FIFA football world cup 2014 coverage and transmits same to a few Guyanese, NCN and the people of Guyana continue to bear the cost of the coverage of the said matches,” the NCN release informed.
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