A new draft framework for the broadcasting and media sector, five years in the making, is now open for public comment.
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What the Canal+ takeover of MultiChoice could mean for competition in South Africa’s media ecosystem.
Media industry experts warn there could be chaos ahead, with analogue switch-off less than a month away.
The Competition Commission’s provisional report into Big Tech and South African news media, published on Monday, moves beyond the typical pay-for-harm model.
Financial support is very welcome but regulatory intervention is needed to deal sustainably with market failure.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi’s decision to withdraw the SABC Bill is causing major political ructions.
The past 10 years have produced no new laws on the SABC and no new framework for the broadcasting industry.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi has withdrawn the SABC Bill, arguing it does not adequately address the public broadcaster’s funding model.
MultiChoice and SuperSport have been accused of engaging in conduct that subverts an order of the Competition Tribunal.
Icasa’s complaints committee has heard arguments on the SABC’s refusal to broadcast the DA “flag-burning” election ad.