The Africa Channel Bags Basketball Championship Tournament

LOS ANGELES, August 31: The Africa Channel has acquired the
rights to the 24th edition of the African nations Men’s Basketball
Championship Tournament, for launch September 3.

This will serve as the first telecast for the channel’s new
strand, Africa Channel Sports. The expansion into sports comes fresh off the
heels of the channel’s launch on SKY in the U.K.

The tournament is held every two years and is broadcast live
in more than 40 African countries. This year, the teams will compete for the
honor to represent Africa at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. It will air exclusively
on The Africa Channel in the U.S. and in the U.K.