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JLTV International to Launch on July 12th, Tennis Channel Commended for Canceling Broadcast
JLTV
announced today that it will begin broadcasting to over 53 million
homes across Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East with its first
international broadcast day coinciding with the kickoff of the
Maccabiah Games on Sunday July 12th. "JLTV will begin
broadcasting its full-time channel with this exclusive sports event. This will give people
in such countries as Dubai, Poland, Spain, Turkey, Russia, and Morocco
an opportunity to learn more about Israel and the Jewish people
everywhere," Phil Blazer, President and CEO of JLTV commented, "This is
the first time that Jews and the entire world will have an opportunity,
every minute of every day, to be introduced to issues important to
World Jewry. JLTV International will change the landscape of communications for the Jewish community around the world."
Blazer commended Ken Solomon President and Chairman of the Board of The Tennis Channel for canceling its broadcast of the Dubai Tennis Championship. JLTV's Sports Department announced yesterday that Israeli tennis player Shahar Pe'er was refused a visa to compete in the tournament.
This past Saturday, February 14th, the United Arab Emirates informed Pe'er that it would not allow her to enter the country to play in the Barclays Dubai Tennis Championships with its $2 million first prize. In 2008 the Israeli tennis star was ranked in the top 20 women's players in the world was scheduled to play Russian Anna Chakvetadze in the first round.
"The entire field of competitors is diminished by this happening," Ken Solomon, chief executive of The Tennis Channel, told The New York Times. "It hurts them all. Shahar earned the right to be in the tournament. She's been on a roll and could have won it. It's just hard to imagine this happening in this day and age."
JLTV is the exclusive broadcast partner for the Maccabiah Games in 2009 in Israel. It sports department is headed up by Mitch Gaylord, Olympic and Maccabiah gold medalist in gymnastics. The Maccabiah Games are the second largest sporting event after the Olypmics and will be a host to over 10,000 athletes.
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Be there in Person!
2009 Maccabiah Games
Join JLTV in Israel as a VIP this July. Special pricing and packages are available for a limited time only.
Call (877) JLTV-NOW
or email us at
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