South Africa’s Competition Commission is investigating MultiChoice’s deal with Netflix and Amazon Prime Video to integrate the streaming services into its DStv Explora decoder, BusinessTech reported. Commission spokesperson Siyabulela Makunga said the investigation is still in its infancy and that the group is not able to provide more details at this stage. 

The investigation comes after DStv announced plans to become a ‘one-stop-shop’ where customers pay a single bill and get access to all streaming content – including Netflix and Amazon Prime Video. In its recent financial report, it said it had signed deals with Netflix and Amazon to integrate both of these services into its Explora decoder. MultiChoice CFO Tim Jacobs said these agreements are part of a new streaming platform MultiChoice would launch that would include content from international players. 

Multichoice said that it could not comment on the investigation at this stage. MultiChoice owns and operates two of South Africa’s most popular streaming services – DStv Now and Showmax.