Tour decision deferred
PA - -Wellington The broadcasting Corpora- • tion has again deferred its ■ decision on coverage of-the •k Springbok rugby, tour. . . . 5 The corporation’s publicity ,f officer. Mr Charles Martin. '• said last evening -that .the * board would discuss the issue b oh whether to extend full. ,b. live' non-news coverage to f- the games at its next meeting on June 9. ?; '-He said that the meeting i-hl<li‘beeh; 'a full one. with, .'b’ nihny htheb matters on the ; 9g Producers’ '' and Directors’ .Association regarding the - coverage was noted at the ‘■r meeting. Mr Martin said. ; The resolution has not '• -been: made public, yet. but The association has considered refusing to work on
non-news coverage of the tour. The board’s deferment of the decision — the second in two months — should give it time to hear the views .of Public - Service Association members.. .
The P.S.A. broadcasting spokesman, Mr Tony Simpson. said that the P.S.A. would try to arrange a meeting to tell the corporation of its members’ resolutions regarding the tour.
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