Communications minister Pule wants say in SABC board appointments
Changes to the Broadcasting Act will be put before Parliament in an attempt to curtail a high turnover of SABC board members
DoC plans to fast-track digital television rollout
Set-top box control system to be reviewed in order to get digital television rollout back on track
SABC 3 in trouble over sex rating
Public television channel SABC 3 has been reprimanded for not placing the proper age restriction on the soapie “All My Children”
DStv On Demand for Android gets launch window
The addition of DStv On Demand to the DStv Android tablet app is planned for later in 2013
TV versus online video
The evolving TV and video industry faces uncertainty as it embraces new technology like wireless streaming
TopTV mess costing South Africa
Star Times’s takeover of TopTV terms mean that the government will suffer a huge loss on its venture.
SABC to ask DRC to pay for reneging on soccer broadcast
The SABC will ask a Democratic Republic of Congo TV station to pay for a feed of a previous soccer match
Paid-for international video streaming illegal in SA
Using legitimate international content services such as Netflix and HuluPlus in South Africa as an alternative to DStv may still be considered piracy
DStv alternatives: pricing online video in SA
While direct competition in South Africa’s broadcast pay TV space is limited, there are online options
StarTimes to take over TopTV
A business rescue plan with StarTimes to take over TopTV has been adopted by the majority of shareholders at a meeting in Johannesburg on Tuesday














