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Encryption row over MultiChoice-SABC agreement
April 10, 2014 10.20 Europe/London By Julian Clover
The South African media regulator ICASA (The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) has asked the country’s competition commission to investigate last July’s agreement for SABC to provide MultiChoice with a 24-hour news channel.
At the time local media reported that the agreement contained an obligation that required MultiChoice to transmit its free-to-air channel without encryption.
ICASA’s request comes amid a dispute between e.tv – South Africa’s fifth terrestrial channel – and MultiChoice over whether free-to-air TV services should involve access control of the set-top boxes. ICASA is concerned is could be a form of restrictive horizontal practice in the television market.
Already ICASA has requested a copy of the agreement between SABC and MultiChoice, but so far none has been forthcoming.
April 10, 2014 10.20 Europe/London By Julian Clover
The South African media regulator ICASA (The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa) has asked the country’s competition commission to investigate last July’s agreement for SABC to provide MultiChoice with a 24-hour news channel.
At the time local media reported that the agreement contained an obligation that required MultiChoice to transmit its free-to-air channel without encryption.
ICASA’s request comes amid a dispute between e.tv – South Africa’s fifth terrestrial channel – and MultiChoice over whether free-to-air TV services should involve access control of the set-top boxes. ICASA is concerned is could be a form of restrictive horizontal practice in the television market.
Already ICASA has requested a copy of the agreement between SABC and MultiChoice, but so far none has been forthcoming.