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MultiChoice targets DStv content pirates in Malawi
Rebecca Hawkes
| 20 June 2016
African satellite TV operator MultiChoice is targeting illegal content distributors in Malawi as the latest part of its crackdown on content pirates in southern Africa.
MultiChoiceAfricaMultiChoice said a number of agents are promoting the illegal provision of South African DStv accounts to viewers in Malawi, rather than providing the pay-TV company’s authorised local satellite TV service.
Users have reportedly been attracted to the South African version as it offers a wider selection of content for a lower monthly subscription than the legitimate DStv Malawi service. However, this contravenes international copyright laws.
“All operators providing DStv connections and support services in Malawi are bound by the law to ensure that DStv services in Malawi are those that are legitimately provided for in this country, and they may not connect Malawians to DStv services in South Africa,” the company said in a statement.
“Illegal agents carry no guarantee of service quality and there is no means of enforcing adherence to DSTV standards. It is clear that a number of bogus operators are promoting access by Malawians to DSTV services sourced in South Africa, an act that is illegal and in flagrant violation of international copyright regulations,” it added.
The MultiChoice crackdown aims to rid the country of illegal cable operators who provide poor quality services and expose their customers to possible prosecution for infringement of international copyright laws.
It follows a similar exercise by MultiChoice in Zimbabwe, launched a few months ago.
Rebecca Hawkes
| 20 June 2016
African satellite TV operator MultiChoice is targeting illegal content distributors in Malawi as the latest part of its crackdown on content pirates in southern Africa.
MultiChoiceAfricaMultiChoice said a number of agents are promoting the illegal provision of South African DStv accounts to viewers in Malawi, rather than providing the pay-TV company’s authorised local satellite TV service.
Users have reportedly been attracted to the South African version as it offers a wider selection of content for a lower monthly subscription than the legitimate DStv Malawi service. However, this contravenes international copyright laws.
“All operators providing DStv connections and support services in Malawi are bound by the law to ensure that DStv services in Malawi are those that are legitimately provided for in this country, and they may not connect Malawians to DStv services in South Africa,” the company said in a statement.
“Illegal agents carry no guarantee of service quality and there is no means of enforcing adherence to DSTV standards. It is clear that a number of bogus operators are promoting access by Malawians to DSTV services sourced in South Africa, an act that is illegal and in flagrant violation of international copyright regulations,” it added.
The MultiChoice crackdown aims to rid the country of illegal cable operators who provide poor quality services and expose their customers to possible prosecution for infringement of international copyright laws.
It follows a similar exercise by MultiChoice in Zimbabwe, launched a few months ago.
