Pay-TV viewers are promised more choice by next March

VARIETY is in store for South African viewers when three more pay-TV channels hit the small screen by March next year. The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) initially received about 18 applications from independent pay-TV operators and five were shortlisted by the end of last year. Only three licences have been issued so far to MultiChoice, Telkom Media and On Digital Media. The other two operators, Walking-On-Water and E-Sat, are still engaged in talks with Icasa...