digital terrestrial television (dtt)

  1. Jan

    Sentech only needs two months to shut off E-tv's analogue transmitters - Minister

    We can shut off E-tv's old TV signal in two months — Minister Sentech switched off all 84 of M-Net’s old analogue terrestrial television sites in two months, and the state-owned signal distributor can shut down E-tv’s remaining transmitters in the same amount of time. This is according to...
    • Jan
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    • digital terrestrial television (dtt) e.tv emedia khalik sherrif khumbudzo ntshavheni m-net multichoice sentech
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Jan

    Free State is the first province to switch off analogue TV signals

    First province in South Africa completes analogue TV switch-off Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshaveni says the Free State has become the first South African province to switch off its analogue television transmitters completely. That means that residents in the province now require a...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • digital migration digital terrestrial television (dtt) khumbudzo ntshaveni
    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. Jan

    60,000 households apply for free TV decoder in October 2021

    60,000 free digital TV decoders have homes Nearly 60,000 households have applied for government-subsidised digital terrestrial television set-top boxes, the Post Office has said.
  5. Jan

    Digital TV migration in South Africa gets new deadline - January 2022

    Good news for digital TV in South Africa Following more than a decade of delays, South Africa's digital migration is set to be completed in the next four months. This plan was revealed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, during a recent update on...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • analogue switch-off digital terrestrial television (dtt) khumbudzo ntshavheni
    • Replies: 30
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  6. Chris

    How to get your hands on a free digital TV decoder

    How to get your hands on a free digital TV decoder South Africans who want to watch the SABC and eTV’s free-to-air channels can get a free digital decoder from the government to access these channels once analogue broadcasts have been switched off. The SABC recently started displaying a...
    • Chris
    • Thread
    • cyril ramaphosa digital terrestrial television (dtt) sabc stella ndabeni-abrahams
    • Replies: 58
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. P

    USB TV Tuner dongle for LCD TV

    I've got a few LCD TVs but don't think that any of them have a digital TV tuner that can pick up DVB-T2, but do have USB and HDMI ports. When the analogue to digital switchover finally happens here in South Africa, I'm not looking forward to having to buy a separate set top box for each TV...
  8. Jan

    Digital TV migration policy out next week

    Digital TV migration policy imminent: DoC The final Broadcasting Digital Migration (BDM) policy in the Government Gazette next week.
    • Jan
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    • department of communications (doc) digital migration digital terrestrial television (dtt)
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Kevin Lancaster

    R4.3 billion digital TV tender in doubt: DA

    R4.3 billion digital TV tender in doubt: DA The Democratic Alliance has expressed concerns over a recently closed tender for digital TV set-top boxes
    • Kevin Lancaster
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    • active cell c democratic alliance (da) digital terrestrial television (dtt) marian shinn ministry of telecommunications and postal services mtn neotel telkom universal service and access agency of south africa (usaasa) universal services and access fund (usaf) vodacom
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Kevin Lancaster

    Digital TV decoder subsidy details published

    Digital TV decoder subsidy details published Signs of movement around South Africa’s migration to digital terrestrial television are welcomed, the DA said
    • Kevin Lancaster
    • Thread
    • active digital terrestrial television (dtt) digital video broadcasting – terrestrial (dvb-t2) international telecommunication union (itu) marian shinn universal service and access agency of south africa (usaasa)
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Kevin Lancaster

    Digital TV costing tax payers another R620 million

    Digital TV costing tax payers another R620 million South Africa’s perpetually postponed migration to digital TV continues to cost Treasury hundreds of millions
  12. Kevin Lancaster

    No sign of any progress in digital TV: DA

    No sign of any progress in digital TV: DA South Africa’s migration from analogue to digital terrestrial television appears to be at a standstill
    • Kevin Lancaster
    • Thread
    • active broadcast digital migration policy (bdmp) digital terrestrial television (dtt) jacob zuma mariann shinn ministry of telecommunications and postal services siyabonga cwele
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Kevin Lancaster

    New digital TV regulations: use it or lose it

    New digital TV regulations: use it or lose it The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has published new regulations for digital terrestrial television
    • Kevin Lancaster
    • Thread
    • active digital terrestrial television (dtt) e.tv independent communications authority of south africa (icasa) m-net south african broadcasting corporation (sabc)
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. Kevin Lancaster

    MultiChoice’s R60 million Namec payment questions

    MultiChoice’s R60 million Namec payment questions Namec supports MultiChoice’s position on digital TV encryption, and MultiChoice has funded Namec-linked companies. Coincidence?
    • Kevin Lancaster
    • Thread
    • association of community television south africa (act-sa) digital terrestrial television (dtt) e.tv gotv headline keith thabo multichoice namec electronics manufacturing namec technologies national association of manufacturers in electronic components (namec) south african communications forum (sacf) vijay panday
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Kevin Lancaster

    Digital TV in SA: the fight continues

    Namec fight over digital TV in South Africa Founding members of the National Association of Manufacturers in Electronic Components have accused its “self-styled” chairman of “massive fraud”
    • Kevin Lancaster
    • Thread
    • adil nchabeleng brian jacobs digital terrestrial television (dtt) dstv e.tv headline kayise nkosi keith thabo namec technologies national association of manufacturers in electronic components (namec) professor kunene set-top box (stb) south african communications forum (sacf) stb control thobeka magcia vijay panday
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Kevin Lancaster

    Digital migration deadlines set

    Digital TV in SA: “We dare not let our people down,” says minister Siyabonga Cwele has set new deadlines for South Africa’s migration to digital broadcasting
    • Kevin Lancaster
    • Thread
    • active broadcasting digital migration policy digital terrestrial television (dtt) e.tv multichoice siyabonga cwele yunus carrim
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. jes

    ANC told me to give R500-million to Cell C, says Usaasa's Morudu

    ANC told me to give R500-million to Cell C: Morudu A former senior manager at South Africa’s broadband-for-all agency has implicated the ANC in contract irregularities involving Usaasa
    • jes
    • Thread
    • african national congress (anc) cell c digital terrestrial television (dtt) headline mmatlou morudu rosey sekese set-top box (stb) universal service and access agency of south africa (usaasa) universal services and access fund (usaf) zami nkosi
    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. jes

    MultiChoice boosts satellite capacity for digital TV

    MultiChoice adds satellite capacity for digital TV Intelsat has announced that MultiChoice has expended its satellite capacity for offering digital terrestrial TV in Sub-Saharan Africa
    • jes
    • Thread
    • digital terrestrial television (dtt) direct-to-home (dth) dstv gotv intelsat multichoice
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. jes

    'They're after our billions!' reckons Usaasa

    They’re after our billions! – Usaasa The real reason a controversy is being created around the “broadband for all” agency is to get at the billions of Rands in its coffers, Usaasa has said
    • jes
    • Thread
    • democratic alliance (da) digital terrestrial television (dtt) set-top box (stb) special investigating unit (siu) universal service and access agency of south africa (usaasa) universal services and access fund (usaf)
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  20. jes

    More setbacks for Digital TV in SA: SACF

    More setbacks for Digital TV in SA: SACF South Africa could still honour the ITU deadline for digital migration, if everything goes perfectly.
    • jes
    • Thread
    • digital terrestrial television (dtt) digital video broadcasting – terrestrial (dvb-t2) international telecommunication union (itu) set-top box (stb) south african communications forum (sacf)
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. jes

    SA Digital TV decoders must support encryption: SACF

    SA Digital TV decoders must support encryption: SACF The South African Communications Forum called a press conference to address what it says is a “wrong view” on Cabinet’s DTT set-top box decision
    • jes
    • Thread
    • digital terrestrial television (dtt) digital video broadcasting – terrestrial (dvb-t2) headline nagra nagravision set-top box (stb) south african communications forum (sacf)
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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