Supersport television initiative a timely one
Two of the country’s most popular clubs Gor Mahia and AFC Leopards’ will have their own dedicated television channels from Friday, August 1, 2014. This according to a report on goal.com
There will be two TV stations : Gor Mahia TV and Ingwe TV
A spokes person for Multi choice has revealed that the move is in line with a desire expressed by the two clubs to have their own television stations.
“We are responding to a demand by the two clubs to have a station and we hope this can make them even more popular,” the spokesman told Goal.
This comes after AFC had tried to launch Ingwe TV in partnership with Zuku, only for the plan to be nixed by Supersport and KPL who said that it infringed on KPL’s contract with Supersport.
First off the channel will offer an opportunity for fans to get an inside look at the club including interviews with players, officials and other fans.
This ought to include interviews from former players and former officials especially the true club legends like Bobby Ogolla and Austin “Makamu” who both played when Gor Mahia last won the CECAFA cup.
It offers an opportunity for the club officials to enhance the spirit of transparency and provide updates on initiatives like 350100 and the membership recruitment drive, both of which have now stalled due to lack of action from officials.
It presents the officials an opportunity to engage in public relations, something they have not done. Gor Mahia is already this most popular sports team in Kenya and one of the most popular brands. This channel can enhance that standard if officials take this opportunity and use it properly.
It even presents fan groups like Gor Mahia fans foundation an opportunity to highlight the good work they do such as visiting children at Kenyatta hospital.
And most importantly, it will put money in the coffers of these clubs and enable them to be competitive in continental competitions. As things stand now, most Kenyan clubs have little chance of advancing to the group stages of continental tourneys. Even our neighbours to the South (Yanga, Simba and Azam) are often better funded and can threaten to grab players or coaches.
Great idea from Supersports kudos DSTV u have done alot to Kenyan football, even the incompetence of our officials both at FKF and our clubs have not discouraged u, ahsante!
Thanks to supersport what we need now is transperancy.
Though it’s much cheaper than the Zuku and Ingwe deal last year it’s better for the two teams. I’m made to understand that the monetary value of the deal is 10K USD for each team. The two teams should now be able to get multiple sponsors to run their affaisrs as they d=set up the path for the others to follow
wooow!!K’ogallo oiyee…..this is surely another development in Kenyan soccer.Let the EC use the platfrorm to justify why GorMahia is aclub like no other in Eastern Africa.
I doubt if there is enough quality content to fill the airtime. Or will it be contents being repeated all the time like it used to be on Channel 200 before they changed stuff!!
@pmawego, there is enough content. Having a chat with the current and past players is enough to cover a whole year yet we know that this is most likely a weekly programme. So lobg ss someone goes for the content there is enough of it
Sports relies on the high prices paid for rights to pay for expensive things like the talent, the players themselves DSTV will be the biggest beneficiary out of this deal. We ought to be getting more out of this deal, whoever did valuation for this deal has done a big injustice to both clubs. FYI the supersport KPL contract does not cover tv shows such as this one. Any channel is authorized come up with a similar show
This is basically an initiative aimed at benefiting SS and not the clubs! taking advantage of wanyonge!
Joluo iwuondowa malit na yawa, let us wake up. Supersport is conning us and we are here praising it? what is USD 10K. mago pesa ma ok chop kata 1 million. litna sana, yet we are the fathers of content in this league.
those criticizing the deal should have come up with something better.
shut up and let DSTV show you the way!
@Manaseh, this shows that you never followed the saga between ingwe, zuku and SS. On the financial aspect since this is the initial deal the pricing has to be low but will increase once it’s success has been valued. Even the money for the TPL has been increasing gradually
@Manaseh, SS has liverpoool tv, barca tv, Chelsea tv, matsantsa show, Kaizer chiefs tv amongst others
Neat, you could employ me as a tactics reviewer for Gor Tv haha
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For Gor Mahia fans to be criticizing the Supersport deal is like when a starving person is given food and he complains ati the food has no salt so he cant eat it.
Supersport will just say take it or leave it.
Halafu mta do ?
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