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Subject:
GRTS Explains Failure to Broadcast EURO 2000 Matches
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Ebrima Ceesay <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:36:46 GMT
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Another e-mail from one of my sources in the Gambia.

Ebrima Ceesay

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Hello Ebrima,

The following story was culled from the Sports Section of THE POINT,
Monday, June 1, 2000

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Football fans in The Gambia were disappointed last Saturday as the
GRTS failed to broadcast live the current Euro 2000 football matches, which
they had advertised for over a month now.

A release from GRTS and signed by the Director, Tombong Saidy expressed
regret and mentioned the financial losses the company has
incurred as a result.

The GRTS release said that most African television stations have
fruitful relations with Canal France International, CFI, which
normally acquires broadcast rights to Africa for most international
sporting events.

"However TVAfrica, a South Africa-based company, has the exclusive
free-to-air rights to broadcast the UEFA Euro 2000 football
championship. The GRTS and most African television stations have
signed an agreement with TVAfrica to broadcast the Euro 2000 matches
on intelsat 804, Indian Ocean 64 degree east."

All efforts by GRTS technicians to get these signals, the release
said, were to no avail. Most African countries are also experiencing the
same problems. The release cited Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal and Saudi Arabia as
some countries that also failed to get the TVAfrica signals.

The GRTS boss assured the public that all efforts are still in place
to monitor the games.

The release also disclosed that the GRTS would lose D200,000 in
advertisements if it fails to broadcast the current Euro 2000
matches. (Culled from the Point Newspaper of 1 June 2000)



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