ETRU, EFA, Ahly reach deal

Egyptian Radio and TV Union (ERTU) Cairo - Arab Today The Egyptian Radio and TV Union (ERTU), the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) and Al-Ahly Sports Club reached Saturday a deal on airing the games of the Egyptian Football Premier League, an official source at the ERTU said. Under the agreement, the state TV and the private satellite channels, including Al-Ahly channel, will air the matches on condition that these channels are charged 70 million pounds, the value of a contract between the ERTU and the EFA. The right to air matches was a subject of disputes between the board of Al-Ahly, private channels and the ERTU during the past few weeks. Source: MENA