Dear All,
I am pleased to inform you that "THE OUR READING COMMUNITY CONCERT AND AFTER PARTY" is just two weeks away and will be taking place on "SATURDAY THE 14TH OF JANUARY" @ THE GOSPODA BAR, 2 BEDFORD ROAD, READING, RG1 7HS AT 6PM ON THE DOT."THE OUR READING COMMUNITY CONCERT AND AFTER PARTY" is aimed at:1. Promoting Reading4U Commuinity Radio Station in Berkshire and South East vicinities2. Improving Community Engagement, Community awareness and Social integration in Reading area3. A platform to build and maintain relationships amongst Creative artists, Community leaders, Social entrepreneurs, Role models and people willing to make a difference to BerkshireThis event will be enhanced with a wealth of diversity with motivational speakers, singers, poets, community leaders and West african masqueradesLIST OF MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERS ON THE DAY WILL INCLUDE:1. MR WINSTON ELLIS- BLACK BRITISH ACTOR AND 3 TIME MARTIAL ARTS CHAMPION FROM READING2. MR DES O CONNOR- DATING AND RELATIONSHIP COACH3. MR ROBERT NTEFON - MARRAIGE MENTOR, PUBLIC SPEAKER, TRAINER AND SUCCESSFUL INTERNET ENTREPRENEUR4. MR MATHEW DANIELS- BUSINESS ENTREPRENEUR, COMMUNITY LEADER AND AUTHOR OF 5 BOOKS5 MRS C . MWANIKI- UTULIVU WOMENS GROUP AND AUTHOR OF SEVERAL BOOKS6. MRS ELNETTE PARSONS- SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR7. MR CHIDI- OWNER OF PROUD TO BE AFRICAN CLOTHING8. MANY MORELISTS OFSINGERS AND PERFORMING ARTISTS ON THE DAY WILL INCLUDE:1. TUDOR LODGE- JOHN AND LYNNE- READING BASED2. SIERRA LEONIAN MASQUERADES SUPPLIED BY LEGLOMA ASSOCIATION3. MISH- READING BASED SINGER AND SONGWRITER4. ISREAL ONORODE- HIGHLIFE MUSICIAN, COMEDIAN AND PHOTOGRAHER 5. BETH WRIGHT- READING BASED SINGER6. THE PHATT LADY - KINGSTON BASED SINGER AND SONGWRITER7. AYESHA NEWSAM - POET8. LYNDSEY CLARKE- PERFORMING ARTIST9.CELESTINO - SINGER10. MALCOLM EFFIONG AND HIS BAND11. THE LION CREW OF READING4U RADIO STATIONTHIS FREE EVENT is going to be the first of many aimed at improving community development, social networking and social harmony in ReadingI look forward to seeing you all on the day, Any questions My number is 07882809005Tony Tokunbo Eteka FernandezWriter, Mentor and Radio Presenterhttp://www.africa-awakening.co.uk
Tanzania Tourism board officilas at one of the english premiership grounds in blackburn
WHY HAS TANZANIA INVESTED IN THE ENGLISH PREMIERSHIP ?Football is the most widely followed game in the world. Last year’s World Cup yielded an estimated 5.9 billion viewers in 54 countries; 41% percent of the audience was women. The sport’s main event during the year is the English Premier. Every week from August through May, the league holds a captive audience of at least 76 million people in 190 countries, making the Premier the most popular league in the world.
Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance, released last week, supports the English Premier’s supremacy. It generated the highest revenue (1.4 billion pounds) and operating profitability (138 million pounds) for 2006, much of it in broadcasting. The future looks brighter still. According to Deloitte’s Dan Jones, “We believe the relatively small changes in Premier League clubs’ financial results over the past three seasons represent the calm before the storm.” In coming seasons, the league is forecasted to widen the lead substantially over its closest competitor, the Italian Serie A. Revenue increases from higher broadcasting contracts and reasonable wage cost controls will result in an estimated 260 million pounds’ operating profits for the 2007/08 season for the EPL.
Large-scale investors who have seized this opportunity are achieving results. One of the more noteworthy acquisitions in the past 5 years was that of exiled Russian oil oligarch Roman Abramovitch, who purchased Chelsea FC in 2003 for nearly 60 million pounds. To date, he has poured 485 million pounds of additional financing into Chelsea, to acquire the world’s best players. His financial commitment has been crucial to Chelsea’s 2 Premiership titles in the past three seasons.
American money was not far behind Abramovitch. In 2005, Malcolm Glazer decided to diversify his assets into the “other football.” The owner of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers purchased the most popular sports team in the world when he paid 809 million pounds for Manchester United. Like Abramovich, Glazer’s investment has yielded handsome dividends as Manchester won the most recent Premiership.
Besides the greater ticket sales, endorsements, and contracts associated with title victories, these foreign owners are adding value to their soccer clubs. The enhanced reputations allow the clubs to be bought out at a premium.
Other American sports franchise owners have jumped into the English soccer scene. They include Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner and Texas Rangers/ Dallas Stars owner Tom Hicks. Those only recently aware of soccer’s potential are getting in on the prospect. Right now, Abramovitch’s fellow exiled billionaire (and former Prime Minister of Thailand) Thaksin Shinawatra, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and the sheikh of Dubai are all negotiating acquisitions with English Premier clubs.
Besides financial opportunity, what has opened the floodgates of foreign investment into football clubs? Owners’ interests are mixed. According to Michael Stirling, a commercial director at Global Sponsors, “Some have a genuine interest; others just have excess money. The super-rich used to buy yachts; now it's football clubs.'' The rich have found another status symbol to separate themselves. It’s an ultra-exclusive club of 20. Since the EPL has a fixed number of teams in their league, the clubs are a non-renewable commodity – and nothing appreciates like a commodity of capped supply with skyrocketing demand.
Deloitte’s Annual Review of Football Finance, released last week, supports the English Premier’s supremacy. It generated the highest revenue (1.4 billion pounds) and operating profitability (138 million pounds) for 2006, much of it in broadcasting. The future looks brighter still. According to Deloitte’s Dan Jones, “We believe the relatively small changes in Premier League clubs’ financial results over the past three seasons represent the calm before the storm.” In coming seasons, the league is forecasted to widen the lead substantially over its closest competitor, the Italian Serie A. Revenue increases from higher broadcasting contracts and reasonable wage cost controls will result in an estimated 260 million pounds’ operating profits for the 2007/08 season for the EPL.
Large-scale investors who have seized this opportunity are achieving results. One of the more noteworthy acquisitions in the past 5 years was that of exiled Russian oil oligarch Roman Abramovitch, who purchased Chelsea FC in 2003 for nearly 60 million pounds. To date, he has poured 485 million pounds of additional financing into Chelsea, to acquire the world’s best players. His financial commitment has been crucial to Chelsea’s 2 Premiership titles in the past three seasons.
American money was not far behind Abramovitch. In 2005, Malcolm Glazer decided to diversify his assets into the “other football.” The owner of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers purchased the most popular sports team in the world when he paid 809 million pounds for Manchester United. Like Abramovich, Glazer’s investment has yielded handsome dividends as Manchester won the most recent Premiership.
Besides the greater ticket sales, endorsements, and contracts associated with title victories, these foreign owners are adding value to their soccer clubs. The enhanced reputations allow the clubs to be bought out at a premium.
Other American sports franchise owners have jumped into the English soccer scene. They include Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner and Texas Rangers/ Dallas Stars owner Tom Hicks. Those only recently aware of soccer’s potential are getting in on the prospect. Right now, Abramovitch’s fellow exiled billionaire (and former Prime Minister of Thailand) Thaksin Shinawatra, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, and the sheikh of Dubai are all negotiating acquisitions with English Premier clubs.
Besides financial opportunity, what has opened the floodgates of foreign investment into football clubs? Owners’ interests are mixed. According to Michael Stirling, a commercial director at Global Sponsors, “Some have a genuine interest; others just have excess money. The super-rich used to buy yachts; now it's football clubs.'' The rich have found another status symbol to separate themselves. It’s an ultra-exclusive club of 20. Since the EPL has a fixed number of teams in their league, the clubs are a non-renewable commodity – and nothing appreciates like a commodity of capped supply with skyrocketing demand.
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Whats up guys ? Gen obasanjo the former Nigeria head of state seems to tell the Ben tv oga Dr alistair soyodeTIKEN JAH FAKOLY IN ERITREA
A world star in Asmara to sing against FGM
6 & 7 February 2012
Eritrea is proud to welcome the world famous reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly who will be joining
anti-Female Genital Mutilation activists for International Day of Zero Tolerance to FGM, the 6th of
February.
Alliance France d’Asmara, National Union of Eritrean Youth & Students (NUEYS) in partnership
with PFDJ Cultural Affairs will present the world renowned artist in Asmara.
The charismatic singer and his band will be performing on Monday 6th of February at Cinema
Roma and on Tuesday 7th of February a free concert on the outdoor stage at Bahti Meskerem.
Tiken Jah Fakoly is a Pan-African artist who evokes the socio-politics of his country, Ivory Coast
and of Africa in his songs and sings mostly in his own language, French and sometimes in
English.
Tiken Jah has established himself as one of the figureheads of the reggae scene in the world.
Fusing his infectious reggae beat with hard-hitting lyrics, Tiken Jah has become a spokesperson
for an entire generation of music fans, speaking out on political and social issues through his
music. He uses his Ivorian experience to call for unity within diversity in Africa and denounces the
artificial division between ethnicities, groups and areas in Africa.
CULTURAL AFFAIRS
(P.F.D.J)
