[ 2015-01-05 ]

GFA wants Parliament to ban live foreign league matches on TV
Ghana FA Spokesperson, Ibrahim Sannie Darra, is
urging the nation’s Parliament to introduce a
new law prohibiting Ghanaian free-to-air
television stations from showing live foreign
league matches to improve the patronage of the
domestic top flight.

Currently, TV3 Network is the only free-to-air
television station that has the broadcast rights
to televise this season’s English Premier League
while Metro TV and GTV share the rights to show
the German Bundesliga.

“In England, parliament has introduced a law
that does not allow their local free to air
television stations to show foreign league games
live. They only allow pay-per-view stations like
Supersport to show the foreign leagues.

“So, in response I think the Parliaments in
Africa, especially in Ghana must introduce a law
that stops our local TV stations from showing live
EPL matches,” Sannie Darra told Accra based
radio station Montie FM.

Most Ghanaian club administrators and pundits have
blamed the live coverage of the foreign leagues
including the English Premier League and the
German Bundesliga on local free-to-air television
stations as one of the major causes of the
declining patronage of the Ghana Premier League
and low attendance recorded at match venues.

“During the day, you will see TV3 or GTV showing
live EPL matches. Parliament has to do something
fast because the packages that are not available
in England to free-to-air stations are given to
African stations at a cost because it’s a ploy
to get fans on our continent to follow their
league when they won’t allow this in their
country,” the ex-BBC sports broadcaster added.

Source - Starrfmonline

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