Telkom, Vodacom, iBurst and Multichoice merger?

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Telkom owns part of Vodacom.Vodacom owns part of iBurst
Telkom is going to be selling it's of DSTV type of service yet Vodacom is now selling MultiCoice.
Have Telkom, Vodacom, iBurst and Multichoice already formed a merger at boardroom level and hiding behind separate brands?
 
The good news: Mnet is getting some competition
The bad news: It's Telkom
:rolleyes:
 
There's increasing rumours that Telkom will sell the rest of Vodacom to Vodafone...
 
m0zy said:
Telkom owns part of Vodacom.Vodacom owns part of iBurst
Telkom is going to be selling it's of DSTV type of service yet Vodacom is now selling MultiCoice.
Have Telkom, Vodacom, iBurst and Multichoice already formed a merger at boardroom level and hiding behind separate brands?
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No. Fortunately the competition authorities will bar such a merger. In essence, however, they are forming partnerships which are anti competitive, and I for one would like some support in lodging a complaint with the South African competition commission once licenses have been finalised by ICASA.
 
From this story at MoneyWeb:
While Telkom's core fixed-line business is faltering in the face of stiffening competition, some analysts are betting the company will sell its stake in Vodacom to joint owner Vodafone, which would be a reason to hold on to the stock.
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The article on IOL Tech may cause further speculation in the market:

Vodacom agrees pay-TV deal with Naspers

"Vodacom has agreed a deal with Naspers's MultiChoice pay-TV unit to distribute a cheaper package of channels, Vodacom said on Sunday.

Transmission will still be via satellite dish into homes, but the two companies hope that Vodacom's marketing prowess will widen the pay-TV market to lower-income households.

South Africa has less than two million pay-TV subscribers out of around 10-million TV sets.

"With 23-million customers in South Africa, Vodacom has the distribution and marketing know-how that could lead to more significant growth in the satellite pay-TV market," Vodacom Chief Executive Alan Knott-Craig said in a statement.

The deal is not linked with the mobile group's Vodacom Live! service that transmits television over cellphones.

Vodacom will offer 16 pay-TV channels for a monthly fee of R139, it said in a statement. MultiChoice DStv charges R440 for 55 TV channels, or R199 for 26 channels.

Vodacom, jointly owned by Telkom and Britain's Vodafone, is South Africa's biggest mobile operator with 21,8-million customers at the end of 2006.

With cellphone penetration high in South Africa, the group is seeking other ways to boost profits.

"With cellphone penetration in South Africa at over 80 percent, Vodacom is constantly looking for opportunities to expand its growth horizontally in the market," Knott-Craig said."
 
IMO I dont think the competition authorities will look too kindly on this deal if Telkom Media were to be given a PayTV license. It will simply be replacing a monopoly (MultiChoice) with a duopoly in which Telkom has a stake in two of the Pay TV licenses (100% in Telkom Media and through 50% stake in Vodacom, stake in MultiChoice/DSTV). Please not!!!!!

But this may be a first move in Telkom relinquishing their 50% stake in Vodacom.
 
Oupoot said:
IMO I dont think the competition authorities will look too kindly on this deal if Telkom Media were to be given a PayTV license. It will simply be replacing a monopoly (MultiChoice) with a duopoly in which Telkom has a stake in two of the Pay TV licenses (100% in Telkom Media and through 50% stake in Vodacom, stake in MultiChoice/DSTV). Please not!!!!!

But this may be a first move in Telkom relinquishing their 50% stake in Vodacom.
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Question: Will you give up a profit that your company makes?
 
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