In 2018, MultiChoice got into a brawl with Nismedia regarding the carriage agreement for Glow TV and three years later, eMedia Investments in charge of Openview gets into a similar scandal with the company.
In July, they were rumours swirling around that Star Life would stop airing on Openview and that an eBella type channel would launch in its place (coincidence).
Just like MultiChoice, Nismedia has filed a case against eMedia for breaching their contract which was set to expire in February 2023. There's no indicator on how true any of this but not long ago VIU took the same action making eMedia look unprofessional.
Through court documents similar to the one for MultiChoice, they request that the channel remain on Openview until the whole matter is resolved.
Nazeer Noormohamed who serves as the CEO of the channel alongside the production staff and several fans have been invading several platforms to vent out their frustration.
According to the CEO, the court could take this matter seriously since they ran into a similar encounter three years ago and if all goes well. They might even review the case with MultiChoice.
As good as that all sounds, Glow TV hasn't been performing well in terms of "management".
They want to air all the episodes Openview customers missed out on from scratch if they return knowing very well that there's StarSat customers viewing Glow TV.
Three years along the line, Openview customers often experienced technical difficulty so Glow TV constantly adjusted their schedule to please them while other brands would move forward.
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