Thanks to Ron Howard for the followup from my previous post on Africa Cup of Nations.
Gayle VH
The following is a brief excerpt from The Guardian (Nigeria). Full story at:
http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/media/article01//indexn2_html?pdate=140108&ptitle=Our%20position%20on%20the%20prohibitive%20broadcast%20rights%20fee%20on%20African%20Cup%20of%20Nations
Our position on the prohibitive broadcast rights fee on African Cup of Nations
By Abubakar B. Jijiwa
Monday, January 14, 2008
WE are once again at the threshold of another important continental fiesta, the African Cup of Nations, which holds every two years and is now been acclaimed as Africa's highest and biggest event.
As media practitioners, our commitment to its success goes beyond that of cheering spectators or fans of competing national teams whose interests are limited to their teams winning the tournament.
0For us in the media, we must provide the platform through which the public can read, listen and view the signals of the 32 football matches that will hold in Ghana between January 20 to February 10, 2008.
Consequently, the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON), being the umbrella association of all public and commercial radio and television stations in the country, wishes to use this opportunity to state our position on the current impasse that could inhibit the transmission of the forthcoming MTN African Cup of Nations holding in Ghana by radio and television stations in Nigeria.
