SARU Gets it Wrong on the Broadcast of Rugby!

SARU’s press release of 11 July 2024 concerning the ongoing disputes over sports rights involving eMedia, SuperSport and the SABC, is fundamentally incorrect. It is therefore necessary for eMedia to set the record straight, given Mr Mark Alexander’s mischaracterisation of the facts underlying the legal action taken by eMedia in relation to agreements between SuperSport and the SABC concerning the broadcast of sporting events involving national sports teams.To understand the current situation relating to the broadcast of certain sports events on free-to-air television, one needs to…