Concerns over knock-on impact of Showmax shutdown
While MultiChoice has been blocked from retrenching any permanent South African employees up to mid-2028, Showmax's discontinuation will likely cost jobs in the local film industry in the near future.
The outcome was part of discussions between...
DStv's biggest threat is not Netflix or Disney — TV broadcast expert
While international streaming services are increasingly interested in acquiring the rights to show many popular live sports, they aren't the biggest threat to DStv's dominance in live sports broadcasting in South Africa.
That...
Openview cutting two channels tonight
Openview has announced that it will cut the eNews & Sport Channel from its catalogue, with effect from midnight.
This follows a report from TV journalist Thinus Ferreira last month that staff at the channel were handed retrenchment notices as it was no...
The death of DStv Premium
MultiChoice’s DStv Premium product faces a massive threat as many of its international providers are closing their content distribution pipelines and moving their movies and shows to their own streaming services.
This is according to South African broadcasting analyst...
ANN7 video "censorship" fight-back
Numerous ANN7 video clips have been taken down by YouTube after copyright complaints, but some users are fighting back