{"id":653701,"date":"2019-07-10T12:58:44","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T12:58:44","guid":{"rendered":"
\n\t\t\n

Augustus Yamson<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nmanagement of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has vehemently refuted\nclaims by some staff of the organization that it has sold its channels \u2013 GTV\nGovern, Obonu TV, GTV Sports Plu"},"modified":"2019-07-10T12:58:44","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T12:58:44","slug":"gbc-channels-not-sold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/07\/10\/gbc-channels-not-sold\/","title":{"rendered":"GBC Channels Not Sold –"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/p>\n

\n

Augustus Yamson<\/strong><\/p>\n

The
\nmanagement of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) has vehemently refuted
\nclaims by some staff of the organization that it has sold its channels \u2013 GTV
\nGovern, Obonu TV, GTV Sports Plus and GTV Life \u2013 to private entities.<\/p>\n

According
\nto the management, there was no way it can sell state-owned properties as being
\nalleged by a section of the staff. <\/p>\n

Rather,
\nit explained that it was a partnership agreement that management had entered
\ninto with the aim of commercializing GTV Govern, which the Constitution makes
\nprovision for in the establishment of the state-owned media.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

\u201cWhat
\nmanagement has to say is that we have not sold any channel. We are in a
\nrelationship with KBL, an extension of an already existing relationship \u2026 we do
\nnot have that authority to sell. <\/p>\n

\u201cEvery
\nasset that we have here belongs to government so if we are to sell anything, we
\nneed to get approval from government so this is not a sale,\u201d Augustus Yamson,
\nActing Director General, said.<\/p>\n

Protest<\/strong><\/p>\n

In
\nrecent times, some staff members of the state-owned media organization have protested
\nagainst certain deals being undertaken by the management.<\/p>\n

The
\nworkers alleged that management sold GTV Govern to KBL Media of the Jospong
\nGroup and that there were plans to further sell GTV Sports Plus to Star Times,
\na Chinese-owned company, while Obonu TV, a channel dedicated to the Ga
\ncommunity, was to be sold to the McDan Group of Companies. <\/p>\n

The
\naggrieved staff even hang a banner on a tree with the inscription:
\n\u201cReverse GTV Govern Deal Now. If Private people manage GTV channels, what
\nhappens to government workers? Principal alleged actors must proceed on leave.
\nPay retirees their service benefit\u201d. <\/p>\n

MoU<\/strong><\/p>\n

Explaining
\nthe circumstances surrounding the collaboration between management of GBC and
\nKBL, Mr. Yamson said the decision was to make the organization derive the best
\nfrom its channels.<\/p>\n

He
\nsaid the state media had not deviated from its role of offering public service
\nto the nation but also had a duty to ensure its channels are run efficiently to
\ngenerate income for the activities of the organization.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo
\nthat was the reason we brought GBC 24 and GTV Govern together because they were
\ndoing the same current affairs and news, in order to free one channel to have
\nthis collaboration with KBL,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The
\nActing Director General said the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed for
\nthe commercialization of GTV Govern would serve the interests of the workers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe
\nhave had this relationship with Joy Fm as far back as 1995 and we have this
\nrelationship with Metro TV (former media TV) as far back as 1997. So this is
\nnot a new concept that this new management is bringing,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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