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OBN Press Release

OBN & SFOR Team Up To Provide
Engineering Support for SRT Presidential Debates

Sarajevo, 8 September 1998

The Open Broadcast Network satellite links and SFOR Power Generators will be used to support the SRT Technical and Programme output of the SRT Presidential Debate being held in Banja Luka on the 8th and 10th September.

To ensure that the debates reach as many viewers as possible The Open Broadcast Network will use its satellite links to transmit to its own Bosnia and Herzegovina network of twelve transmission sites, plus the SRT and RTVBiH Networks, and Europe By Satellite in Brussels for rebroadcasting across Europe.

Mike Challenger, OBN Project Director said, "The Open Broadcast Network's involvement and contribution is to ensure that these debates reach as wide an audience as possible and we are pleased to be able to team up with the other networks and SFOR to make this happen".


For further information please contact:
Sally Aldred, Press & Publicity Advisor, OBN * 00 387 71 212 950


OBN Press Release, 8 September 1998