VOA, Pakistan TV Partner on Debate Coverage

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Thanks to a partnership between the Voice of America and the Pakistan Television Network, 90% of the population of Pakistan will be able to watch live coverage of the next two televised presidential debates between Senators Barack Obama and John McCain.

Beginning with Tuesday's debate in Nashville, VOA and PTV will produce 90 minutes of live coverage, including a 30-minute discussion program with participants in both Islamabad and Washington. Coverage will be in both English and Urdu. 

In addition to the broadcasts, VOA and PTV will provide analysis on www.USAVotes2008.com.

John Eggerton
John Eggerton

Contributing editor John Eggerton has been an editor and/or writer on media regulation, legislation and policy for over four decades, including covering the FCC, FTC, Congress, the major media trade associations, and the federal courts. In addition to Multichannel News and Broadcasting + Cable, his work has appeared in Radio World, TV Technology, TV Fax, This Week in Consumer Electronics, Variety and the Encyclopedia Britannica.