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Stakeholder threatens to pull out over TopTV’s planned porn channels

One of the largest investors in South Africa’s On Digital Media (ODM) has threatened to withdraw its 20% stake if the pay-TV operator remains intent on launching three porn channels on its TopTV satellite platform.

Kopano ke Matla Investment Company, the investment arm of the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu), has reportedly warned TopTV that if it goes ahead with its plans to air Playboy Europe, Private Spice and Adult XXX, it will have to ‘disinvest’.
TopTV’s plans to broadcast pornography would “exploit and demean women and girls, reinforce sexist attitudes and encourage the abuse of women, which is already a massive problem” Cosato is quoted as saying in Business Day.
“Such programmes will contribute to a lowering of moral standards in the country and further erode the revolutionary morality of our struggle movement,” the trade unions organisation added.
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is to rule on TopTV’s application to launch the adult channels by 31 January. TopTV had intended to introduce them to subscribers earlier this month, but a high court interdict now prevents the broadcaster doing so without the regulator’s permission.

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