DStv’s monopoly must be broken
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa should act swiftly to address the monopoly over premium content in the country, Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko said at Satnac 2015.
While Maseko did not name the “monopoly”, it is no secret that Naspers controls premium broadcast content in South Africa through MultiChoice – which operates DStv.
Naspers also recently launched ShowMax, a Netflix-like subscription video on demand service which aims to compete with the American streaming giant.
Much of the country’s premiere live sporting content is exclusive to SuperSport, and M-Net holds the exclusive broadcasting rights to many popular TV shows.
SuperSport 1 and 2, which focuses on popular sports such as rugby, cricket, tennis, and motorsport, as well as M-Net’s premium channels, are only available on DStv’s top-end package.
DStv Premium costs R699 per month, or R784 per month including the access fee for personal video recording services and other features.
Jan Vermeulen is a guest of Telkom at Satnac 2015.
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