Wednesday, July 11, 2007

Naspers braces for pay-TV price war in S.Africa

(Reuters) - South African pay-TV monopoly Multichoice expects the onset of competition next year to spark a profit-eroding price war and says fixed-line phone operator Telkom will be its toughest rival.

Multichoice, which is owned by media firm Naspers and runs Africa's DStv pay-TV network, says it may have to cut its prices when South Africa's regulator licences competitors next year and is braced for higher content costs.


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