{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66ba369ffa05c89378e8b46f/6abe914367b6d36f87dc1f1e?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Plus ça change? Africa's MultiChoice pay-TV test","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66ba369ffa05c89378e8b46f/1790873763289-351cbe19-df10-4d87-86e3-3956eb9bf9e1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In the wake of that Manchester City ruling, Jonathan Rest and Martin Ross are back on The<strong> </strong>SportBusiness Podcast to discuss the industry’s headline issues and go deep on media rights in a major market.</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>THE NEWSROOM:</strong> SportBusiness Sponsorship Editor<strong> </strong>Ben Cronin joins to talk about the Emirati elephant in the room. Plus, Infront nets ITTF business at a testing time for table tennis and the scale of the LIV threat on DP World Tour media rights returns is revealed.</li><li><strong>INSIDE THE DEAL: </strong>Frank Dunne is back to decipher the pay-TV sector in sub-Saharan Africa after Canal+’s Uefa club rights deal. Now the owner of MultiChoice, is it set for a market monopoly or can a mystery streamer stir new competition?</li><li><strong>AOB: </strong>Bookmakers betting on a political Brazilian legislation U-turn, Wigan gets a deadly new sponsor and juggling AI tech to generate sold-out crowds at empty venues.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>You can subscribe to The SportBusiness Podcast on <a href=\"https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-sportbusiness-podcast/id1804579275\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Apple Podcasts</a>,<a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/show/4Vsc2tHkTF8hxm4w3UFEEX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Spotify</a>, <a href=\"https://music.amazon.co.uk/podcasts/b3420d4a-5387-4e2e-bf43-f88e859c00c2/the-sportbusiness-podcast\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon Music</a> and <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/@sportbusiness_group\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube</a>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Enter SBPODCAST30 at checkout for monthly and annual <a href=\"http://sportbusiness.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SportBusiness.com</a> subscriptions for a 30-per-cent discount <a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/subscription-options/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Co-hosts</strong>: Jonathan Rest, Martin Ross</p><p><strong>Contributors</strong>: Ben Cronin, Frank Dunne</p><p><strong>Editor</strong>: Gwen Gourvellec</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Sources</strong>:</p><ol><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/city-inflated-sponsorship-with-sham-contracts/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">City inflated sponsorship with ‘sham’ contracts</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/etihad-considers-legal-action-against-epl/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Etihad considers legal action against EPL</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/beins-sen-succeeds-nivelle-at-infront-pan-asia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">BeIN’s Sen succeeds Nivelle at Infront Pan-Asia</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/infront-nets-global-wtt-sponsorship-remit/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Infront nets global WTT sponsorship remit</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/tv-rights-drop-swells-pga-tours-european-tour-sum/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TV rights drop swells PGA Tour’s European Tour sum</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/2025/10/in-da-red-zone-unpacking-losses-at-liv-european-tour-and-dazn/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">(PODCAST) In Da Red Zone: Unpacking losses at LIV, European Tour and DAZN</a></li><li><a href=\"https://media.sportbusiness.com/2026/09/canal-power-shows-in-sub-saharan-uefa-deal/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Canal+ power shows in sub-Saharan Uefa deal</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/supersport-lands-afcon-more-pay-tv-deals-coming/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SuperSport lands Afcon, more pay-TV deals coming</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/brazilian-football-set-up-talks-on-shock-betting-ban/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Brazilian football sets up talks on shock betting ban</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/2026/09/one-final-bump-on-the-long-road-to-centralisation/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">One final bump on the long road to centralisation?</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.sportbusiness.com/news/q4-production-tender-to-kick-off-liga-portugal-sales/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Q4 production tender to kick off Liga Portugal sales</a></li></ol>","author_name":"SportBusiness"}