The SABC said it has met all the requirements needed to conclude an agreement with MultiChoice to broadcast the Rugby World Cup matches.
has stepped in to resolve the standoff between MultiChoice and the SABC over the rights to broadcast the Springbok matches.
“In terms of clauses that they put in their sublicence contract, they say things like ‘you’re not allowed to broadcast on the sports channel, you’re not allowed to broadcast on channels that are on the digital platforms and broadcast only on analogue platforms’. “I see this playing out exactly how it played out at the last World Cup. Basically, with the last World Cup, SABC didn’t get the rights until the Springboks made the final. And then the government had to step in. It will probably be what happens again unless they can get a deal… to cover some of the early games as well.
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