Government is intent on going ahead with the switch-off of analogue television at the end of March, despite the very real threat it poses to free-to-air broadcasters.
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The SABC is Sentech’s biggest client. But that’s not stopping the state-owned signal distributor from formulating plans to compete with it.
The SABC should become a proper private enterprise incentivised by profit and driven by competition and innovation.
Most South Africans know about the major streaming providers, but there are plenty of others – at least 18 in total, by TechCentral’s count.
A presentation by the SABC to parliament has painted a grim picture of a broadcaster at real risk of finding itself, once again, in financial difficulty.
The SABC will stream 28 of the games from the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar on its new SABC+ streaming service.
Telkom has agreed to “hand over” its TelkomOne platform to the SABC, which will rename it SABC+.
Michael Markovitz reflects on five tumultuous years on the SABC board and why, despite the challenges, he still believes in public broadcasting.
E.tv parent eMedia Investments on Friday launched a blistering attack on Icasa and Sentech, over the state-owned broadcasting signal distributor’s monopoly.
Attempts to monitor and control the entire market actively stifle competition, reduce quality, raise prices and hamstring technological progress.