BREAKING. Icasa dismiss Caxton's complaint that MultiChoice and M-Net had too high levels of foreign control.

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The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) just dismissed the complaint that publishing group Caxton brought against pay TV platform MultiChoice and pay TV broadcaster M-Net.

Caxton brought a case against MultiChoice and M-Net, saying that MultiChoice/M-Net should not have been issued with a commercial subscription because MultiChoice allegedly contravened the Electronic Communications Act. Icasa has now dismissed the complaint that dates back as far as August 2007. Caxton said that MultiChoice/M-Net had too high levels of foreign control and share ownership.

I immediately reached out to MultiChoice for comment on the Icasa decision. ''We are happy that the Caxton complaint has once again been dismissed,'' says Jackie Rakitla, corporate affairs general manager at MultiChoice. ''There was never any merit whatsoever in the complaint.''

BREAKING. MultiChoice looking for aspirant directors, producers for its Film Incubator.

MultiChoice is once again looking for aspirant directors and producers to become a part of the pay TV satellite operator's Film Incubator.

The Film Incubator provides would-be filmmakers from disadvantaged backgrounds the chance to fast track their skills as well as expose them to various career, industry and hands-on experience opportunities within the South African TV and film industry.

Industry players across the board can ''nominate two aspirant film makers wth exceptional talent that would benefot from an intensive six month training programme,'' says Jackie Rikitla, MultiChoice's general manager of corporate affairs.

The training programme will once again happen at the Big Fish Film Academy and include top notch mentoring from filmmakers under whose tutoring they will also get the opportunity to produce or direct a movie.

The closing date is Friday, April 9. People who are interested in making nominations can call Connie Mosegedi on 011 482 5599.