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South African public-service broadcaster the SABC has struck a late deal to sublicense rights to the Cricket World Cup from pay-television broadcaster MultiChoice, although the agreement prevents matches from being shown on Openview, the free-to-air satellite platform owned by eMedia Investments.

South Africa’s eMedia Investments has filed legal papers with Johannesburg’s High Court over the terms of pay-television broadcaster MultiChoice’s Rugby World Cup sublicensing deal which has precluded the m…

South African public broadcaster the SABC has agreed a deal which will see eMedia’s satellite service, Openview, broadcast its channels. The SABC will also be launching a new dedicated sports channel.