Project seeks the return of the Colombian football championship to open television

Colombia

A bill has been presented to the seeking Congress declare professional football tournaments of national interest by Dimayor.

One of the authors, the representative in the House of the Conservative Party Alfredo Ape Neck explained the details of the initiative.

“The proposal is to allow the Colombian people to watch at least one match of each professional category on open television every day,” he said.

Regarding the need for this project, he argued that, in recent years, layers 1 and 2 “have been marginalized continue to see something that is managed by a private body, but which is part of the DNA of the Colombian people ”.

“In the project what we do is declare it of national interest and ask the Government not to oblige but to agree with those who today have the commercial rights transmission through any of the open channels who has Colombian television ”, he stressed.

And he added that the resources would come from the same place as the resources to make the national television programs that are broadcast on regional channels, in Señal Colombia, and on private signals.

“That’s why a fund that today manages the Ministry of ICT“, has indicated.

Even the deputy denied that his project is a direct hit on Win Sports.

“Nobody is telling you that you have to give up your job. We understand that you have a business agreement and we are not involved in that agreement. The government can not only use the fund, but there are also private channels that can participate with their own resources in a part of the broadcast, ”she said.

Listen to the interview with representative Alfredo Ape Cuello on La W: