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(b) The Home Nation must ensure that the precincts of the court are cleared of advertising, franchise, display or other rights which have not been granted by or with the approval of the ITF or otherwise in accordance with these Regulations. (c) No obstructions may be placed or remain between the camera and court sideadvertising. The Home Nation must obtain a written statement from the prospective "host broadcaster'' which specifies any restrictions applying to the display of advertising boards, banners or any similar identification on television. Full details must be passed immediately to the ITF who undertakes that holders of international rights must comply with all such legitimate restrictions. The Home Nation must however accept the same responsibility for any holders of Home Nation rights whose advertising or identification at the Competition may be seen on television. (d) The Home Nation must allow the contractors access to the court at least 48 hours prior to the commencement of play to erect and install advertisements, displays, equipment and so on. Any advertisements which are not in accordance with these regulations must be removed or covered by the Home Nation. In the event that the Home Nation does not fulfil its obligations herein the ITF may instruct its own contractors to undertake the removal or covering up as may be appropriate. 61. TELEVISION All Media Rights are the property of the ITF. (a) For the Davis Cup World Group ITF controls and negotiates all television rights. This is to be done in consultation with the World Group nations. Income and eventual costs from the sale of these television rights with regards to matches of a nation's Davis Cup team and with regards to that nation's television market are to be split on a 50/50 basis between the relevant nation and the ITF unless separate agreement has been made between the ITF and the Home Nation concerned. (b) In the Zonal Competition the domestic rights are assigned to the Home Nation subject to the following conditions which will apply on a year by year basis: 1) In respect of Ties taking place in 2017 and any year thereafter, ITF shall have an irrevocable option to acquire the exclusive domestic television rights from each Home Nation. Said options(s) to be exercised by ITF giving notice in writing to the respective Home Nation that it is acquiring the domestic television rights for all Ties to be staged in that territory for the forthcoming year in accordance with this regulation. Such notice must be received by the relevant Home Nation no later than 30 days following the Davis Cup draw for that forthcoming year. In the event that ITF exercises its option(s) for any territory or territories in any year, the respective domestic television rights shall be immediately assigned back to ITF and ITF will assume responsibility for performing all host broadcaster obligations in regard to such Ties. The Home Nations will co-operate fully with ITF, and/or its licensee(s) as appropriate, in performing their duties as host broadcaster, this will include, without limitation, providing free of charge access to the venue(s) and all 33

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