TV's big overhaul
Television in SA is on the verge of its biggest changes since its introduction in 1976. Two new pay-TV operators will finally launch soon to take on DStv, and the move to digital terrestrial television will change the competitive dynamics of the industry forever.
10 Mar 2010
It's taken several years of commercial and legal drama, but South Africans are finally set to get two new competitors slugging it out in pay television, ending MultiChoice's long-standing monopoly over digital satellite TV.
On Digital Media (ODM) and Super 5 Media (the latter is what emerged from the now-defunct Telkom Media) are both set to launch pay-TV offerings in 2010.
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