Commentators in London for GTV preps
Oct 23, 2007
ABOUT sh525m will be spent in telecasting Super League soccer matches live by GTV this season.<br>Three television commentators, led by <i>The New Vision</i>’s leading soccer columnist Aldrine Nsubuga, flew to London yesterday as the final preparations before the historic telecasts begin.
By Norman Katende
and Swalley Kenyi
Super league kick-off
November 2
ABOUT sh525m will be spent in telecasting Super League soccer matches live by GTV this season.
Three television commentators, led by The New Vision’s leading soccer columnist Aldrine Nsubuga, flew to London yesterday as the final preparations before the historic telecasts begin.
The games to be telecast are those involving crowd-pullers Express, SC Villa and KCC. They will be watched live across the continent and in Europe.
GTV agent Neil Mackenzie said it will cost the company $50,000 (sh87m) per game.
The costing was done basing on the Nations Cup match between Uganda and Niger that GTV telecast live last month.
“We will be employing five cameras. Relaying the message among other things, it will be very expensive,†Mackenzie noted.
Nsubuga together with Mark Ssali and Allan Ssekamatte left for a one-week course in London sponsored by GTV to learn the basics of television commentary and analysis.
They will be behind the cameras for all the league and Kakungulu Cup matches.
Their commentaries are expected to start with the league’s opening game between SC Villa and Express at Namboole stadium on Friday next week.
+,/big>GTV’s financial injection into the Super League has come like ‘manna’ from heaven for leading club KCC. The club intends to use their sh36m package to pay off players’ salary arrears and uplift morale at Lugogo ahead of their league opener against Victors FC on November 3.
Clubs expect to get sh36m in quarterly packages after the deal FUFA signed with the pay television.
“For us at KCC, the GTV money is for players. I have agreed different terms with each one of them (players) and we have agreed on what each of them has asked for. The GTV money must be used to uplift player’s welfare,†KCC acting chairman Godfrey Kisekka said yesterday.
Senior players Jamil Kyambadde and Vincent Kayizzi are back at KCC.
and Swalley Kenyi
Super league kick-off
November 2
ABOUT sh525m will be spent in telecasting Super League soccer matches live by GTV this season.
Three television commentators, led by The New Vision’s leading soccer columnist Aldrine Nsubuga, flew to London yesterday as the final preparations before the historic telecasts begin.
The games to be telecast are those involving crowd-pullers Express, SC Villa and KCC. They will be watched live across the continent and in Europe.
GTV agent Neil Mackenzie said it will cost the company $50,000 (sh87m) per game.
The costing was done basing on the Nations Cup match between Uganda and Niger that GTV telecast live last month.
“We will be employing five cameras. Relaying the message among other things, it will be very expensive,†Mackenzie noted.
Nsubuga together with Mark Ssali and Allan Ssekamatte left for a one-week course in London sponsored by GTV to learn the basics of television commentary and analysis.
They will be behind the cameras for all the league and Kakungulu Cup matches.
Their commentaries are expected to start with the league’s opening game between SC Villa and Express at Namboole stadium on Friday next week.
+,/big>GTV’s financial injection into the Super League has come like ‘manna’ from heaven for leading club KCC. The club intends to use their sh36m package to pay off players’ salary arrears and uplift morale at Lugogo ahead of their league opener against Victors FC on November 3.
Clubs expect to get sh36m in quarterly packages after the deal FUFA signed with the pay television.
“For us at KCC, the GTV money is for players. I have agreed different terms with each one of them (players) and we have agreed on what each of them has asked for. The GTV money must be used to uplift player’s welfare,†KCC acting chairman Godfrey Kisekka said yesterday.
Senior players Jamil Kyambadde and Vincent Kayizzi are back at KCC.