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GTV joins
channels on Dstv
Accra, March 10, Ghanadot/GNA - Ghana Broadcasting
Corporation (GBC) on Tuesday joined the list of more than 60
channels on Dstv to give Ghanaian subscribers access to
Ghana Television (GTV) with Dstv's digital quality pictures.
GTV's service would be available on Dstv channel 142 (Dstv
West Africa Bouquet) and bouquets in Ghana which offer a
full range of options, including Dstv select, which offer a
selection of channels.
At the launch of GTV on Dstv in Accra, Mr Samuel Baimbill
Johnson, General Manager of MultiChoice Ghana, which
provides the Dstv services, said their commitment to Ghana
was long-term adding that Ghana was one of their most
important markets and would continue to be so for a long
time to come.
The addition of GTV to the Dstv bouquet was part of
MultiChoice Africa’s ongoing commitment to deliver as many
African channels as possible on its platform. Zambia,
Namibia, Nigeria, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Angola and
Mozambique are already enjoining free-to-air broadcasting
services.
He noted with GTV on Dstv, viewers in very corner of Ghana
can now access the channel with a digital quality signal
resulting in a much clearer picture.
The installation of the equipment is valued at 250,000
dollars and sponsored by MultiChoice Ghana as part of its
social responsibility in addition to others such Multi
Choice Resource Centres in 20 schools across the country to
provide input into education through the medium of
Television.
GBC Director General, M. William Ampem-Darko noted that the
launch had been made possible through a groundbreaking
agreement between MultiChoice Africa and GBC and said he was
confident that the addition of the new Channel would add
even more value and viewing pleasure to their subscribers in
Ghana.
He asked MultiChoice to consider giving GTV a global
presence to make their role more meaningful and said they
needed to cooperate and not to compete.
"Let us liaise for the full implementation of the contract
and shape it if need be to save us from the break in
transmission which is most of the time an embarrassment to
us," he said.
He urged staff of the technical department to live up to
expectation to make the project viable.
GNA
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