Communications minister Solly Malatsi says sorting out the war between broadcasters will take time.
on Tuesday between eMedia, the SABC, and the newly appointed ministers of communications and sport aimed at dealing with tensions in sports broadcasting was “fruitful”.
The meeting came amid a rancorous feud between eMedia and MultiChoice over a contractual clause restricting the SABC from distributing sublicensed rugby test matches meant to air on 6 and 13 July via the SABC channels carried on eMedia’s free-to-air Openview satellite TV platform. Earlier this month, the SABC and SuperSport reached an agreement over the Irish tests that eMedia claimed was in breach of the interim relief order. Following litigation by eMedia, the SABCof the Irish test deal with SuperSport, leading to both test matches not being flighted on SABC 2 or SABC Sport.
The two ministers have committed themselves to investigating these “regulatory obstacles” and tackling them in a way that will lead to “fairness in the competition for sports rights”.One bone of contention to come out of the meeting is the definition of sports matches that are in the “national interest”, a concept which Malatsi said has created loopholes that have led to confusion.
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