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TV licence threat for streaming services

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The availability of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and other on-demand content services (OCS) in South Africa could be at risk if the government adopts a proposal that OCS cough up licence fees to operate in the country.

These and other contentious proposals are contained in the government’s draft White Paper titled Audio and Audiovisual Media Services and Online Content Safety: A New Vision for South

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