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Icasa ‘remedies’ would set sport on road to ruin‚ says SA Rugby CEO Roux

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Unintended consequences would make the professional component of the sport no longer viable in SA

CEO of SA Rugby Jurie Roux. Picture: GALLO IMAGES/GRANT PITCHER

Some of the remedies are likely to have serious implications for the monopoly rugby’s long-time partner‚ MultiChoice ‚ has on broadcast rights in the sport. Further concerns were requiring content providers to unbundle their rights to enable multiple parties to distribute the content across various platforms for example OTT‚ satellite and requiring a licensee to offer any acquired rights to competitors.

It said Icasa must remain in compliance with the constitution and ensure that proposed remedies are justifiable under section 36 of the constitution‚ including as to their proportionality.

 

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