Pule drops e.tv court case
In an attempt to ensure SA meets digital migration deadlines, Communications minister, Dina Pule, has dropped her appeal of a court decision granting broadcasters access to set-top box controls. Speaking at the Digital Broadcasting Forum today, Pule noted that an agreement between her department and broadcasters was “imminent” – adding that the commercial launch of [...]
Still no solution to set-top box dispute
The Department of Communications (DOC) says it is reviewing inputs from broadcasters over who should get access to set-top box controls. This follows meetings between the department and broadcasters after free-to-air broadcaster Etv took government to court over who should manage conditional access to set-top-boxes. The court ruled that a decision by minister Dina Pule [...]

