The Competition Commission has urged the Independent Communications Authority of SA to press on with its plans to introduce various amendments to open up the pay TV market and to ensure that sporting events of national importance are easily accessible to viewers.
This comes as Icasa’s recent decision to publish draft findings following a separate inquiry into subscription TV broadcasting services is set to be challenged in court by pay TV giant MultiChoice. The findings highlight remedies to boost competition and lower subscription prices in the pay-TV market.
Another remedy is the unbundling of sports rights, which means offering the rights to more than one buyer . Rights splitting is another remedy, the commission said. The remedy imposes an obligation on the rights owner to split the content rights and sell them to more than one broadcaster, usually in the form of a right per event/game/tournament.
Last week, SA Rugby CEO Jurie Roux warned that sport could die a slow and painful death in about five years if Icasa goes ahead with plans to implement the draft broadcasting regulations.
Competition commission is clear about everything but ICASA is very slow to act.They are also using Slow-Style of Ramaphosa.ICASA is looking for brown envelopes thats why they take time
And private universities?