The broadcasters’ fight over channel removals and restrictions on sports sublicensing agreements has been settled.
MultiChoice Group and e.tv parent eMedia have brought their legal battles to an apparent end by opting for a private settlement agreement.
We have entered into a confidential settlement agreement on the matter. We are very pleased with the outcome In the first matter, MultiChoice removed four eMedia channels – eExtra, eMovies Extra, eMovies and eToonz – from its DStv satellite bouquets in 2022. eMedia responded by obtaining an interdict from the competition appeal court, which ordered the channels to be reinstated pending an investigation by the Competition Commission.
In April this year, the tribunal handed down interim relief in favour of eMedia. “MultiChoice, including its subsidiary SuperSport, and the SABC are interdicted from including restrictions which prohibit the SABC from transmitting or making available sublicensed broadcasts on platforms owned or operated by eMedia in sublicensing agreements concluded between them relating to the broadcasting of sporting events,” the tribunal said at the time.
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