by Speedinet | Jul 13, 2025 | Broadcasting and Media, DStv, eMedia, Michael Markovitz, MultiChoice, News, SABC, Sections, Solly Malatsi
A new draft framework for the broadcasting and media sector, five years in the making, is now open for public comment. by Speedinet | May 26, 2025 | Broadcasting and Media, Calvo Mawela, Maxime Saada, Michael Markovitz, MultiChoice, News, Sections
What the Canal+ takeover of MultiChoice could mean for competition in South Africa’s media ecosystem. by Speedinet | Mar 6, 2025 | Broadcasting and Media, Cape Town TV, DStv, e.tv, eMedia, Gibs, GOtv, Michael Markovitz, MultiChoice, News, SABC, Sections, Sentech
Media industry experts warn there could be chaos ahead, with analogue switch-off less than a month away. by Speedinet | Feb 26, 2025 | Broadcasting and Media, Competition Commission, Google, Meta, Meta Platforms, Michael Markovitz, News, Sections
The Competition Commission’s provisional report into Big Tech and South African news media, published on Monday, moves beyond the typical pay-for-harm model. by Speedinet | Nov 26, 2024 | AIP, Broadcasting and Media, Digital News Transformation Fund, DNT Fund, Google, Kate Skinner, Michael Markovitz, News, Sections
Financial support is very welcome but regulatory intervention is needed to deal sustainably with market failure. by Speedinet | Nov 13, 2024 | Broadcasting and Media, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Michael Markovitz, Mondli Gungubele, News, SABC, SABC Bill, Sections, Solly Malatsi
Communications minister Solly Malatsi’s decision to withdraw the SABC Bill is causing major political ructions.