The Start of Psl to delay
SABC Sport earlier reported that PSL was in advanced talks to replace DStv as a title sponsor. According to our close source, betting company Betway has bagged the lucrative deal beating their rivals Hollywoodbets, who were also interested in sponsoring the PSL League
This comes as a huge shock to many football lovers considering the service company operated by Multichoice, DStv, still had a year remaining on a deal that was struck in September 2020 after taking over from ABSA.
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Furthermore, it’s emerged that DStv were concerned about continuing to carry the costs of a partnership that runs into multi millions per season.
With the mooted change of ownership after French media conglomerate Vivendi, the owner of Canal+, announced a firm offer for DStv and Showmax owner MultiChoice, there remains uncertainty over the future of Africa’s biggest pay tv company.
DStv had stepped in when ABSA pulled the plug on a link that existed for more than a decade as the Premier Division backers since 2007, with the PSL financials at the time showing that the revenue from the bank was in the region of R137-million.
With this we hope majority of South Africans will be able to watch their favourite teams on the Public broadcaster the SABC, with Dstv in charge of the league, majority of South Africans were not able to watch their favourite teams on SABC
When will VAR be introduced?
South African soccer lovers are hoping VAR will be introduced as soon as possible, we don’t know the reason why SAFA is delaying the introduction of VAR