By: Deborah Amewoyi
Media General Digital Media Limited has issued a firm warning to one Nii Oblyt for repeatedly rebroadcasting TV3’s Perfect Match Xtra reality show on his private streaming platform.
The media firm has expressed worry about his activity clarifying that it infringes on the copyright right law backing the broadcast of the reality show.
The release indicated that after in depth investigations conducted, Nii Oblyt was found to be rebroadcasting TV3’s Perfect Match Xtra through this link (https://adesaplus.com).
The media firm dissasiociates its brand from Nii Oblyt’s accounts and advised viewers not to recognize him as part of Media General “This activity equates to theft and violation of our copyright. Please note this individual is not affiliated with Media
General or MG Digital in any capacity and does not hold any licence or authorization to distribute or broadcast
our content. We have sinced engaged legal processes to protect our copyright and will update the public as
necessary.” it read.
Prior to the release of this notice, netizens have called on Media General to pursue legal actions on the said individual.
Ancempireradio upon further investigation sighted a number of shows from TV3’s platform being streamed on his platform. Shows include; Perfect Match Xtra (which was mentioned in the release), Alfred ocansey’s Ghana Tonight and TV3’s Ghana’s Most beautiful.
Significantly, Media General’s caution comes at the back of a release from the National Anti-Piracy Committee of the Copyright Office of Ghana admonishing firms to refrain from airing copyrighted contents without authorization.
Several television stations within the Ghanaian media space have been noted for downloading and airing copyrighted contents from their sole owners without authorization.
The Copyright office have stated that the practice is a legal violation in accordance to Copyright Act, 2005 (Act 690), and have announced that the body together with law enforcement agencies have begun surveillance and will undertake legal actions against any television station involved in the act.
