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CITV to stream live election coverage

Date Posted: Monday, December 17, 2007
Author: Christen Pears

CITV will launch live Internet video streaming tomorrow with live coverage of the general election results.

Premier Dr Ewart Brown said: “The unveiling of this feature means that this Government, the services it provides for its people, Bermuda’s culture and its heritage can now be seen by a greater number of people locally and, and this is most significant, by thousands of Bermudians living abroad.

“This achievement is especially timely because tomorrow, Bermudians will go to the Polls to vote in a critically important General Election.

“And CITV will cover it with local live coverage and commentary on television, while simultaneously providing global coverage on the CITV website.”

Election coverage will start at 7pm with a discussion between political pundits, followed by live coverage of the election results. 

CITV was launched just over two months ago, attracting criticism from the Opposition who claimed it was a vehicle for government propaganda.

 

But at a press conference today Dr Brown said feedback to date had been “outstanding” and that the channel filled a void in local programming.

Minister of the Environment, Telecommunications and E-Commerce said: “Until now, CITV has only been available to Bermuda residents who have access to cable television. While this service reaches a majority of Bermudians, by taking CITV live on the Internet, we will be able to reach anyone, anywhere in the world as long as they have a computer with an internet connection.” 

The station can be accessed through a link on the government portal at www.gov.bm or directly at www.citv.gov.bm.

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