SABC and MultiChoice set to face off over lucrative sports.

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The SABC has lodged a Competition Commission complaint against MultiChoice’s sports broadcasting division, SuperSport.

“The SABC can confirm that the Corporation has lodged a complaint with the Competition Commission,” SABC communications head Ndindi Cola said in an emailed statement.

“At this stage the matter is handled in that platform and we are not commenting further in the public space”.

TechCentral reported that the complaint is over SuperSport’s sub-licensing restrictions, which block the SABC from showing matches on satellite and online streaming services.
11 Jul 2022 5AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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