Multichoice
Former SABC COO Motsoeneng defends spending R2.5 million on 'music legends'
The SIU Special Tribunal is hearing a review application where the SABC is trying to recover R2.5 million from Motsoeneng and other former executives.
The ANC has lashed out at MultiChoice following the suspension of a Russian state-backed channel from its bouquet, describing the move as an act of censorship.
The JSE listed entity made the announcement several hours after MultiChoice customers questioned the sudden shut down of the channel without prior notice.
In a statement released on Wednesday evening, the company said that European sanctions imposed on Russia has led to the global distributor of the channel ceasing to provide broadcast feed to suppliers including MultiChoice.
According to MultiChoice, they will not be limiting the number of people who can login in but are only limiting services to one concurrent stream.
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.