BOCRA issues two satellite TV licences

From left: Thatayaone Gumede of Mediacore, Pheko and Chicole at a ceremony held to issue the new licences PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
From left: Thatayaone Gumede of Mediacore, Pheko and Chicole at a ceremony held to issue the new licences PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Botswana Communications Regulatory Authority (BOCRA) has issued the two television broadcasting licences under the Subscription Management Service (SMS) category to Mediacore and Star Times Satellite.

Through the licence, the two applicants, who will be competing with Dstv, would be allowed to provide consumers access to broadcasting content that is packaged and transmitted by another broadcasting entity.

Speaking during a handover ceremony in Gaborone yesterday, BOCRA chief executive officer Thari Pheko said under the SMS the broadcasting entity providing content need not operate from Botswana.

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