MultiChoice backs SABC call for home levy to support ailing broadcaster

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MultiChoice, the pay-TV company that operates SA’s largest direct broadcast satellite service, DStv, has thrown its weight behind proposals by the SABC to introduce a public broadcasting household levy to support the ailing state-owned enterprise.

If implemented, such a levy will affect all homes whether they own a TV set or not, putting more pressure on financially strained households whose incomes have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic...A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as exclusive Financial Times articles, ProfileData financial data, and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.

 

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Is this the same MultiChoice that did the SABC out of R500million for unpaid content? Oh, and let's not forget MultiChoice's stranglehold on sport television rights. Remember when MultiChoice held SA to ransom because they refused to open broadcast the last rugby world cup final.

Don't come crying to us the public for finance after spending it all on bad business ideas, for instance hiring hlaudi motsoeneng

🙄🙄🙄SABC is a ridiculous organisation. They own this house in Golfview, Mahikeng. 2 DECADES of neglect. I know 5 people who tried to rent/buy. Now completely ruined. Wanton destruction of heritage, waste of resources, insult to tax payers. Bringing crime to my suburb.

First experience happens to be a total failure but I never give up because I knew it was going to work out for me trying continuously, fortunately but now I am smiling by getting involved with you DavidLingleyBT as my account manager

Both Multichoice & SABC are parasites for wanting a 'home levy'. This lazy rent-seeking in a depressed economy should be declared a crime. A plague on both their houses.

As if the people in this country aren't burdened enough. DSTV on its own is already too expensive as compared to outside of South Africa, and now their mother MultiChoice support this extra taxation on the public? It's very expensive being poor, tjo!

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