Exactly that fbman, one of the reasons yes.
Check this out:
Naspers/DSTV (
http://www.naspers.com/operations.php) are desperately trying to keep the general public ignorant of the better tv/movies directly available from overseas.
You also have Primedia Group (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primedia_Broadcasting) which owns SterKinekor. They have a company called MEGAPRO Marketing that gets a lot of money from Rugby, Cricket and Soccer branding and marketing. They also own Paarl Media, a huge print company.
Then you get Times Media Group (
http://www.timesmedia.co.za/about-us/structure/) which own Numetro and Gallo (Music industry) and lots of print publications.
The above 3 companies have built themselves up and are heavily involved in all spheres of information in South Africa. From print media, entertainment, movies, tv, sports, sport marketing and promotion, the lists go on and on...
Think how far they and other such companies go back and parallel that with the dreadfully slow internet growth in South Africa. Makes you think huh?
Because, they make a LOT of money when aaaaaaall of a sudden, you the person in the street, now has a decent internet connection and you can now cut out all the advertising, the hype, the rubbish programming, to get exactly what content and entertainment you want.
They are stressing and drawing the wagons into a circle. The powers that be are definitely not interested in letting you choose your own content.
