Monday, May 04, 2009

WEB TV, SPORTS TV STATION OR WHAT


The President of OCM, Tuanku Tan Sri Imran has been quoted as saying that OCM and astro are in the midst of formalising a Sports Station, and that it could well be a reality this year. No disrespect to Tunku Pete, but we have heard this one too many times Sir, and even with the former Information Minister now heading the Sports Ministry, I doubt very much he will support your initiative. And why do I say that, well read on.

A little bird has revealed that KBS has awarded the contract to a company who has links with someone who arranged the dinner date between the Sports Ministers and a select group of Sports Editors. The contract is said to be worth RM14 million.

And if we were to recall, the Minister said something different only last month. This is an article I picked up from a leading Malay daily (not tabloid) outlining the intentions of the Minister. See how things have changed, or how the truth is being hidden.

PUTRAJAYA 23 April - Kementerian Belia dan Sukan (KBS) akan mewujudkan saluran web televisyen (TV) 24 jam sendiri tidak lama lagi dalam usaha mendekati golongan belia, kata menterinya, Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
Menurutnya, saluran Internet yang boleh dilayari secara percuma itu akan memberi ruang kepada belia untuk menyumbang idea bagi pembangunan negara serta sukan.
”Web TV ini bukannya untuk memberitahu mengenai dasar kerajaan saja tetapi ia satu ruang untuk rakyat terutama belia berinteraksi dengan kita,” katanya.
Beliau berkata demikian kepada pemberita selepas berucap pada Majlis Perhimpunan Khas dengan warga KBS di sini hari ini.
Turut hadir ialah dua Timbalan Menterinya, Datuk Razali Ibrahim dan Wee Jeck Seng.Ahmad Shabery berkata, pada masa sama, pihaknya akan membuka sebuah studio mini dan melatih beberapa orang belia serta kakitangan KBS sendiri untuk mengendali web tersebut.
Malah, beliau menambah, pihaknya juga turut berusaha untuk meningkatkan lagi tahap kelajuan Internet kementerian supaya tiada gangguan ke atas siaran web TV itu.