Icasa considering application to transfer control of MultiChoice's network and spectrum licences to Canal+

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Big step in Canal+ MultiChoice takeover

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has published an application to transfer the control of Orbicom's electronic communication and radio frequency spectrum licences to Canal+.

Orbicom is DStv owner MultiChoice's signal distributor, and the move is a crucial step to progressing French media giant Canal+'s takeover of the company.