Free spectrum party alive for SA broadcasters
South African broadcasters to pay for spectrum as telecommunications operators do, but only after digital migration
TopTV and DStv battle?
TopTV CEO says that MultiChoice (and hence DStv) is acting anti-competitive, and that they may take the matter further
TopTV and Playboy TV content
TopTV acting CEO Eddie Mbalo says that they are still keen to offer adult content, but that it should not be seen as porn
DStv and TopTV versus Consumer Commission
Multichoice flexed its legal muscle this week to keep the Consumer Commission at bay, using a technicality in an attempt to squash the commission’s case against it
DStv price increases
MultiChoice has announced price increases for DStv that will kick in from 1 April 2012
eTV appeal to proceed after cost
The appeal by e.tv against a fine over the way it broadcast Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s death will only proceed after it pays the cost of the process
TopTV porn channel denial explanation delayed
ICASA has delayed justifying its decision to deny TopTV’s application for three adult channels
New satellite media platform online in SA
Intelsat’s New Dawn MCPC media platform debuts, GlobeCast to provide ground and uplink services from its Johannesburg facility
Digital TV’s lost signal in SA
If you worked for five years on one project and had little to show for your efforts, would your boss fire you?















