The government is considering adding a local quota onto streaming services where 30% of the programming needs to come from South Africa. So they're likely to go after DStv, Starsat and OpenView.
While they're looking at the content for streaming platforms. On cable they might exploring more aspects such as the channels offered by these operators.
MULTICHOICE:
One things for certain is they've slowly begun investing more in local programming look at M-Net they've started prepping up dramas such as Trackers, Inconcievable and ongoing soap opera, Legacy.
Internationally, most channels offer very little local content you have Comedy Central with its CC Roast Special, MTV and Lasizwe and E! with Celebrity Game Night. No one knows if the government will inflict the quota on these type of channels or the extant of them.
This year alone they managed to get stations like the interactive wilderness channel Wild Earth, KykNet's pop-up movie channel fliekNET returned on a permanent basis alongside KykNet Lekker - a channel carrying old content from their archives.
In short, MultiChoice is more than ready for this than any other platform. The question remains on whether they have enough local content.
STARSAT:
They invest very little onto the market when it comes to programming which is justified since they're not entirely based in South Africa and a cheap version of DStv.
This might not be enough as the government will likely want them to invest more in the community like M-Net is doing with its local programming.
In the end, they have shown support for the local community with their wide range of channels such as eExtra, Soweto TV, 1KZN TV, OnseTV, Mindset and few others.
OPENVIEW:
For a free-to-air platform they have a decent amount of local channels like Starsat and since not a lot of entertainment is available on this platform. They might meet up with the government's expectations should they consider it.
Out of 15 channels, only 2 come from a foreign market and only 7 offer local programming.
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