Public broadcaster SABC announced that they would not be airing any matches of the Rugby World Cup Series on their channels after it was unable to reach a sublicense agreement with SuperSport for the television broadcast of the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
According to spokesperson for the South African Broadcasting Corporation, Vuyo Mthembu, the cost of the rights fees would not have been commercially viable for the SABC.
“The public broadcaster endeavours to broadcast sports of national interest, as well as national teams of the respective sporting codes, in fulfilling its public mandate. However, the cost of these particular rights fees would not have been commercially viable and there would not have been a return on investment for the organisation,” she said.
However, Mthembu said they were in talks with Supersport for the rights to broadcast the rugby matches SABC radio stations.
The latest hiccup comes just days after the SABC
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