Multichoice
Sanef calls for action against Somizi Mhlongo over verbal attacks on journos
The journalists were offering Mhlongo a right of reply on separate stories they were publishing last week.
This relationship will assist Safa with its referee programme, which is focused on improving the quality of football officiating and feeding the talent pipeline in a fully inclusive manner.
The partnership move marks a shift in MultiChoice’s strategy from trying to compete with such players to working with them instead.
It’s understood History and Lifetime packages would be open 24/7 while the Crime Investigation will be cut off from midnight.
The blaze affected the technical side of the MultiChoice building in Randburg.
One of the MultiChoice buildings in Randburg was evacuated after a rooftop air conditioning unit caught fire.
It is not yet clear what started the blaze.
MultiChoice CEO Mark Rayner concedes that the service should have given subscribers a heads up about the new billing system.
The pay-TV giant said a contract with A+E Networks Africa would end this month and viewers would not be able to access the channels on the DStv platform.
The tournament is set to get under way on Friday when host nation Japan faces Russia.
Hlaudi Motsoeneng maintained he negotiated the best deal for the SABC with MultiChoice and deserved the kickbacks he received for raising funds as COO.
Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng said that he first threatened MultiChoice before there was any agreement.
Earlier on Friday, Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced that the three parties had come to an arrangement to broadcast PSL games from this weekend.
Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa has announced that the SABC will broadcast PSL games.
The union, which represents workers at the pay-TV operator, has instead proposed that the employees be upskilled to avoid the jobs cuts.
MultiChoice said it would start Section 189 consultation processes with over 2,000 employees at its call centres and walk-in services over the next two months.
MultiChoice says it can no longer avoid restructuring its business as it needs to adapt to changing trends in the market.
The process was expected to last over the next two months.
Africa’s biggest pay-TV group MultiChoice debuted on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Wednesday with shares opening at R95.50, giving the company a market capitalisation of R42 billion ($3.03 billion).