The President of the Republic said this Friday that it is important for the Portuguese abroad to follow the sport in Portugal, at a time when RTP and SportTV are negotiating the broadcast of I League soccer matches on international channels.
There is a notion that this is a point that is important for many Portuguese, that is, to follow what is happening in Portugal, not only from an informative point of view, but also from a sporting point of view,” Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa told reporters. , after a two-hour visit to the Porto Book Fair.
The head of state spoke of the “Negotiation process” underway between RTP and SportTV for the broadcast of one match per day of the 2022/23 First Football League on international channels.
Speaking of a “very recent” situation, the President of the Republic considers that the issue of broadcasting a match is “still pending”, being “premature” to say that this will not happen.
The 2022/23 Football League kicked off on August 5 without a match being broadcast on the international RTP channels, as has happened in previous years.
On August 10, contacted by Lusa, the official RTP source said that negotiations were underway with SportTV.
Having terminated the previous contract, RTP made a proposal to SportTV, taking into account the financial situation of the public radio and television company, with the negotiation process underway,” said an official source from the station. public.
RTP and Sport TV are “in the process of negotiating” to broadcast a match of the I League
The negotiations with SportTV are, as in previous years, for the transmission of one match of each of the 34 matches of the First Football League on international public television channels.
Source: Observadora
