The Communications Authority of Kenya has proposed new legislation that would force pay-television broadcasters to share ‘exclusive’ content.
The regulator’s legislation, which is set to be presented in September for stakeholder consultations, would force pay-television companies to share premium sports programming.
“The exclusivity has made some of the firms operate in a monopolistic manner, pricing their products in a way that hurts consumers who have no other option but to pay exorbitant fees,” the authority’s director general, Francis Wangusi, said.
“Any premium content in this country that is bought by any players will have to be shared with others on commercial basis; they will not use that to abuse market dominance.