To watch the matches, Openview subscribers will now have to access SABC 2 through a TV with a built-in digital tuner or a digital TV set-top box connected to an antenna.
The SABC will not be allowed to broadcast 2023 Rugby World Cup matches on eMedia’s satellite TV service Openview, according to an agreement reached with MultiChoice.
The announcement followed a sub-licencing standoff over the past few weeks, which reportedly included the public broadcaster refusing to pay $2 million for the rights to all the confirmed pool and potential playoff games to be played by the Springboks. However, viewers who watch the SABC’s free-to-air channels via the Openview satellite TV service will not receive the games.
“The SABC hopes that in the interest of nation-building and social cohesion, MultiChoice will remove this restrictive condition to enable all South Africans to get behind the Boks,” the broadcaster said. For households that did not qualify for a free box, the most affordable digital STB MyBroadband could find at the time of publication was selling forThe matches will also be available on the free SABC+ online streaming service. However, using that option consumes lots of data — something many South Africans who only have access to mobile broadband cannot afford.
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