Sentech will at midnight on Monday move TV broadcasters out of the “digital dividend” frequency bands.
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Cape Town TV has warned of serious implications if communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni pushes ahead with analogue switch-off on 31 March.
The SABC is Sentech’s biggest client. But that’s not stopping the state-owned signal distributor from formulating plans to compete with it.
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.
The SABC and e.tv have accused Sentech of excessive pricing and anticompetitive behaviour, and asked Icasa to intervene urgently.
Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni remains convinced that a state-owned network infrastructure company can trump the private sector. She is mistaken.
Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has promised to consult with the broadcasting industry about a new analogue switch-off date.
E.tv has filed papers with the constitutional court on an urgent basis seeking an appeal of the high court judgment that analogue terrestrial television broadcasts in South Africa be switched off on 30 June.
Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has threatened to withdraw financial assistance to the SABC after she took umbrage at its criticism of her decision to switch off analogue television broadcasts on 31 March.