GTV and Supersports in photo finish as Ghana Premier League TV partners

The official TV partners for the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League is set to go down as one of the most fiercely contested bidding wars with DSTV and Fox Sports leading the lot.

Ghana Football Association opened bids from the media fraternity for the official broadcasting right of the upcoming domestic season in Ghana with as many as seven bids racing for the package.

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South Africa based Multi Choice – DSTV, is currently leading the log with an expected partnership with GTV spicing their bids.

DSTV has reportedly agreed to sublet part of their media right to GTV that will see the 2019/20 domestic screened live.

FOX Sports, according to sources, are also using their unique coverage of the WAFU tournaments to earn favor from the Ghana FA as they seek to become the flagship TV partners for the upcoming season and beyond.

The communication department of the Ghana FA meanwhile released an official statement extending the radio bids for the upcoming season.

Below is a copy of the press statement issued on the media rights for the league

December 27, 2019

PRESS RELEASE: UPDATE ON MEDIA RIGHTS AND MEDIA ACCREDITATION

The Ghana Football Association wishes to inform its stakeholders that at the end of the deadline for submission of bids for Television Broadcast Rights of the various GFA-organised competitions, the GFA received bids from seven organisations for the television rights.

The GFA has since been evaluating the bids and it will announce a decision next week.

For Radio Commentary Rights, the Association has decided to extend the period for expression of interest by radio stations to 5 p.m. on Tuesday December 31, 2019.

Meanwhile, the GFA is processing accreditation requests received from media houses and journalists. The GFA will inform stakeholders in due course for journalists to pick up their accreditation badges.

Until then, media personnel are to use their current GFA Media Identification Cards to access entry into venues of the Premier League.