Tuesday 24 March 2015

Aden to Bermuda and beyond - Part 2

Welcome to Part 2. This is what else Bermuda has to offer (leaving aside shorts and sunshine):


That's from the 10 April 1965 edition of the Bermuda Recorder.  And where it refers to 'Television Enterprises' it means Television International Enterprises Ltd (TIE). Colin Campbell was one of the people who set up and ran TIE, alongside Sir David Stirling.

So: this article says that TIE handle programming in 'areas where Thomson Television [International] Ltd have interests'. And, certainly, they handled programming in Aden, where Thomson Television International (TTI) provided the technical expertise and equipment. 

So: can we safely assume that where TTI went, TIE went too? They did in Jamaica, as is apparent from Ministry Paper No. 61 of the Government of Jamaica, dated 16 May 1962. The paper sets out the agreed arrangements for setting up the Jamaican Broadcasting Corporation. And look who the managing agents are: 


Anywhere else? Let's find out in Part 3.

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