The CAK last November said it was looking into the firm’s DStv dominance in football content provision through SuperSport channels, especially its exclusive rights to English Premier League rights. A report to the competition watchdog in November last year suggested exclusive EPL broadcast rights have put it ahead of payTV competitors where sports, especially the popular EPL, is viewed as a major driver for payTV subscriptions. The authority also demanded that Multichoice resell its EPL rights to local payTV providers to level the playing field. Last year in March, Kwese Sports acquired rights to air EPL in sub-Saharan Africa through mobile, internet and satellite-based platforms. “Today we know that different competitors have exclusive NBA rights, athletics rights and KPL rights, so I think the whole exclusivity or anti-competition is more or less based on different sports content,” Oyolla said.

Source: The Star March 07, 2017 21:29 UTC