Ebrima,
Sir, having read from one of your sources on a question raised to the VP on
the cost and sources of funds building a new army barracks, and the respond
the president gave, can you please tell us how reliable those sources are? I
find it hard to believe that the president, unless insane, can say such as
if Gambians don't have the right to know what goes around them.
THANKS
LAMIN
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>Subject: GRTS Explains Failure to Broadcast EURO 2000 Matches
>Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 11:36:46 GMT
>
>Gambia-L:
>
>Another e-mail from one of my sources in the Gambia.
>
>Ebrima Ceesay
>
>_______________________________________________________________
>
>
>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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