PSM Partners With Five Channels to Broadcast SAFF U-20 Championship Nationwide

Public Service Media (PSM) has signed broadcast agreements with five private television channels to ensure nationwide coverage of the upcoming SAFF Under-20 Championship, which the Maldives is hosting. The agreements with SSTV, VTV, MMTV, Mendhuru TV, and Dhivehi Channel aim to maximize public access to the tournament. The pacts were signed on behalf of PSM by Deputy Managing Director Abdulla Yameen and Executive Director of News and Current Affairs, Hussain Ameen Naseer, alongside representatives from each media outlet. PSM Sports will broadcast all tournament matches live. It will also air special pre-match shows ahead of games featuring the Maldives national team. The Maldives will compete against six other South Asian nations: Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, and Nepal. Teams have already begun arriving in the country for the tournament, which is scheduled to commence on March 23. Tickets for the matches are now on sale. The Maldives team will play its first match at 20:30 hours on March 23. Its second match is scheduled for the night of March 25, followed by a third match on the evening of March 27.