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GBS starts live broadcast of Italian
Series A
Accra, Oct 4, Ghanadot/GNA - Gateway Broadcast Services (GBS),
Africa's exciting new satellite pay-TV service, which was
launched in Ghana last month has begun live broadcast of the
Italian Serie A on its G Sports 1 Channel.
With exclusive rights to broadcast 80 percent of the
Barclays Premiership and all the home games of the Serie A's
top ten clubs, GBS has given the assurance that it will
deliver to Ghanian viewers their football heroes.
This includes many of the top African stars who are expected
to make the Ghana 2008 African Cup of Nations.
Michael Yamson, General Manager of GBS Ghana told GNA Sports
that, "We aim to make the most entertaining football in the
world accessible to everyone who loves the beautiful game.
"Together with coverage of the Barclays Premier League and
CAF Champions League, the arrival of Serie A brings more fun
and more thrills to GTV screens where football is more than
just a game - it's an essential part of life," he added.
The Italian Serie A is one of the world's most elite
football leagues and the home of the current UEFA champions
league holders, AC Millan.
Mr Yamson said the rights which extend to all of the
sub-Saharan African continent except South Africa and
Nigeria will feature Italy's leading 20 clubs who will
battle it out each year from August to May for the scudetto.
GNA
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