The comment period on the South African Broadcasting Corporation Soc Ltd Bill has been extended.
The bill was tabled in parliament in October 2023.
The communications and digital technologies department published the bill’s explanatory summary in Government…
The Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (“MDPMI” or “Inquiry”) has released a Further Statement of Issues (“FSOI”) following a review of submissions including responses...
On 15 September 2023 the Competition Commission (Commission) gazetted the final Terms of Reference (ToRs) for the Media and Digital Platforms Market Inquiry (“MDPMI”) that...
The Advertising Regulatory Board (ARB) recently handed down a decision holding that videos posted by comedians Skhumba Hlophe and Celeste Ntuli breached the code on South African advertising.
Hlophe and Ntuli uploaded videos on their Twitter accounts, promoting …
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (“ICASA”) is the primary regulatory authority for the information and communications technology (“ICT”) sector comprising telecoms, broadcasting and postal...
Types of licences available in RSA
Licences are of 2 main categories – class (short term, for smaller areas, cheaper and less onerous) and individual (20...
The primary regulatory authority of telecoms, broadcasting and postal services in South Africa is the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (”ICASA”). ICASA is a...
It has widely been reported in recent months that the South African Broadcasting Corporation(“SABC”) collectively owes approximately R 250 million in unpaid royalties to musicians...
Copyright judgments from South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) are relatively rare. So the recent judgment of Tellytrack v Marshalls World of Sport (Pty)...