Communications minister Solly Malatsi has claimed that millions of viewers were “at risk of being cut off”.
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Communications minister Solly Malatsi wants both state-owned companies to make better use of their resources.
SABC CEO Nomsa Chabeli has told parliament that the development of a funding model for the SABC “must be expedited”.
Controversial former SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng has run out of legal options.
Tensions between the broadcasters appear to have eased further on the news the SABC will carry Betway Premiership matches.
An independent mediator will facilitate talks between the SABC and Sentech over the former’s growing debt to the latter.
The SABC has secured sublicensing rights to broadcast Saturday’s clash between the Springboks and the All Blacks.
Thirty-three live games are scheduled to be aired by the public broadcaster – including on eMedia’s Openview platform.
It seems digital terrestrial television in South Africa is over before it was even launched commercially.
The SABC is eyeing a pivot to satellite in an effort to keep its audience when analogue broadcasts are switched off.