Could SABC Look Into Merging Their DTT Platform With eMedia Investments' Openview?
SABC and eMedia were arch rivals for a more than a decade and 3 years ago they put their differences aside and formed a new partnership. This led to the additions of SABC Sport and through a separate agreement on MultiChoice's DStv, SABC's 19 radio stations on Openview. Since then, SABC Sport had become a trailblazer ranking as one of the top 10 most watched channels on the platform joining elites like eExtra, eReality and eMovies. The channel offers a variety of sport including Premier League, NBA, La Liga, Racing Today and TKO Boxing. Ukhozi FM, Radio 2000, Channel Africa and Phalaphala FM, some of the many radio stations operated by SABC to consumers expands eMedia's local line-up. During the week, it was reported that Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery are looking to launch a joint streaming service for sports . Similar to SABC and eMedia Investments these two had been rivalling for several decades and with the current economic climate are trying to sustain t