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Premier Soccer League chair Irvin Khoza and executive committee member Kaizer Motaung during the Icasa draft sports broadcasting hearing on May 29 2019 in Centurion.Premier Soccer League chair Dr Irvin Khoza spoke to SportsLIVE podcast host Sbu Mjikeliso about the Independent Communications Authority of SA public hearings into the draft sports broadcast regulations that threaten to shake up the broadcasting game.
"Looking at research, there is none that says there is no access to the PSL property and that is why we demonstrated a balance between free-to-air and subscription services in our presentation," says Khoza.Icasa wants pay-channel SuperSport to be stripped of its exclusive rights to broadcast sporting events such as PSL football, Super Rugby and the Currie Cup as well as a host of other major events.
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