ICompetition Tribunal inikeze i-eMedia impumuzo yesikhashana kuMultichoice, iSupersport kanye neSABC mayelana nokusakazwa kwemidlalo kumabonakude.

I-Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) inikeze isicelo sesikhashana se-eMedia Investments (Pty) Ltd (“eMedia”) kanye nenkampani engaphansi kwayo, i-Platco Digital (Pty) Ltd (“Platco”), ngokumelene ne-Multichoice SA Holdings (Pty) Ltd. , Multichoice (Pty) Ltd, Supersport International (Pty) Ltd (“Multichoice”) kanye neSouth African Broadcasting Corporation Soc Ltd (“SABC”)

Umongo

I-eMedia isola iMultiChoice ngokusebenzisa budedengu isikhundla sayo okusolakala ukuthi ihamba phambili ngokuphothula izivumelwano zamalayisense amancane aphikisana nokuncintisana kanye nemingcele ne-SABC, umsakazeli womphakathi. I-eMedia isola ukuthi iMultiChoice ivimbela i-SABC ekusakazeni imicimbi emikhulu yezemidlalo (njengemidlalo yebhola lombhoxo neyekhilikithi - okuhlanganisa nemiqhudelwano yeNdebe yoMhlaba), enikezwe amalayisense e-SABC, eziteshini ze-SABC ezisakazwa enkundleni ye-eMedia i-Openview.

I-eMedia ifake isikhalazo kuKhomishana Yezokuncintisana (“Ikhomishana”) mayelana nalokhu, futhi ngemva kwalokho yaxhumana ne-Tribunal ukuze ithole impumuzo yesikhashana, okungukuthi, ivimbele i-MultiChoice ekusebenziseni imingcele ezivumelwaneni zamalayisense akhona noma kuhlanganise leyo mikhawulo kunoma iyiphi entsha. izivumelwano zamalayisense amancane kuze kunqunywe ukufaneleka kwecala.

I-MultiChoice iziphikile lezi zinsolo futhi yaphikisana nesicelo sesikhashana se-eMedia sokuhlehliswa phambi kwe-Tribunal, ithi azikho izikhalo ze-eMedia ezinesisekelo somthetho noma iqiniso lokuncintisana.

I-SABC yayiseseka kabanzi isicelo se-eMedia, nakuba ibingavumelani nezinye izingxabano ze-e-Media.

Usizo lwesikhashana

I-Tribunal inikeze i-eMedia impumuzo yesikhashana kusalinde ukunqunywa kokugcina kwesikhalazo sayo kuKhomishani, noma isikhathi esiyizinyanga eziyisithupha (noma yikuphi okwenzeka kuqala). Ngokomyalelo we-Tribunal:

IMultichoice, okuhlanganisa nenkampani engaphansi kwayo, iSupersport, kanye ne-SABC bavinjiwe ekusebenziseni nasekusebenziseni noma yimiphi imingcele ezivumelwaneni zamalayisense (ezikhona) ezenziwa phakathi kwabo, lapho i-SABC ivinjelwe ukudlulisa noma ukwenza kutholakale ukusakazwa okunelayisensi encane. yemicimbi yezemidlalo ezinkundleni eziphethwe noma eziqhutshwa yi-eMedia ngokusebenzisa isiteshi sayo se-Openview; futhi

IMultichoice, okuhlanganisa nenkampani engaphansi kwayo iSupersport, kanye ne-SABC baphinde banqatshelwe ukufaka imingcele evimbela i-SABC ukusakaza noma ukwenza kutholakale ukusakazwa okunelayisensi encane ezinkundleni eziphethwe yi-eMedia noma eziqhutshwa yi-eMedia (nge-Openview) ezivumelwaneni ezizayo zamalayisensi eziphothulwe phakathi kwabo ezihlobene. ekusakazeni imicimbi yezemidlalo.

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Kukhishwe ngu:

U-Gillian de Gouveia, uMphathi Wezokuxhumana

Egameni leCompetition Tribunal yaseNingizimu Afrika

Iseli:+27 (0) 82 410 1195

I-imeyili:GillianD@comptrib.co.za

Twitter:@comptrib

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