DStv and E-tv battle over dropped channels

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According to eMedia, MultiChoice has claimed it must cut four E-tv channels to make room on its satellite to broadcast three new SABC channels, which it must carry under South African broadcasting laws.

MultiChoice and eMedia Holdings are fighting it out over DStv’s plan to cut four E-tv channels.

The company believes it will lose as much as 19% of its advertising revenue should the channels be suspended. MultiChoice’s initial affidavits didn’t reveal which satellite it uses for the four E-tv channels. It also disputed eMedia’s calculations and said it had only 21 transponders on IS-20. While DStv did not directly clarify which of the satellites it hosts E-tv’s channels, its new data suggested they were actually broadcast on IS-36.

“The only reason why the capacity defence is abandoned is because it has been shown to be unsustainable in their evidence,” Ngcukaitobi stated.eMedia contends under the prevailing market dynamics, its channels were dependent on DStv to remain competitive.

 

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