First digital TV set top boxes roll out
The South African Post Office has begun its programme to deliver the first set top boxes as the country moves towards digital terrestrial television.
Unmasking South Africa’s “secret” set-top box producers
The DA has filed a Public Access to Information Act application to unmask South Africa’s set-top box producers.
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I struggled for a really long time to get my DTT set-up working. I am using a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-2205 on a Windows machine. I was using it exclusively with the DVB-T2 tuners active and the analogue tuners "disabled". I started to realize some time back that it missed a lot...
I've got a media server running on Linux and am busy with a project to watch and record free-to-air TV (SABC1-3, e.tv) on it.
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SABC jumped the gun on STB call: DA
The Democratic Alliance (DA) has accused the SABC of jumping the gun by taking the decision not to support conditional access of set-top boxes – while Cabinet is yet to reach a decision on the matter.
SABC “free-to-air” set-top boxes welcomed
The Media Workers’ Association of SA (Mwasa) on Friday welcomed the SABC’s decision to make its digital terrestrial television (DTT) set-top boxes free-to-air.
Secret DStv-SABC deal: DA wants answers
The DA has called on communications minister Yunus Carrim to explain why a reported confidential deal between MultiChoice and the SABC contradicts government policy.
Secret DStv-SABC deal against govt policy: e-tv
E-tv has lashed out at a secret deal between MultiChoice and the SABC that would block the free-to-air broadcaster from carrying the latter’s channels, the Sunday Times reports.
Digital TV conditional access war must stop: Carrim
No matter how the digital television conditional access issue is decided, someone will probably sue the government, says minister of communications
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
Digital television to create jobs, says DoC minister Pule
The launch of digital terrestrial transmission (DTT) will create an opportunity for the local content industry to flourish, says Dina Pule
R90 per month for 20 to 40 TV channels
Naspers chief executive, Koos Bekker, provides details about their digital terrestrial television offering, GoTV.
DoC sets new analogue TV signal switch-off deadline
Non-satellite TV viewers will have about a year to buy digital terrestrial TV equipment if the DoC has its way
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Long road for digital TV in South Africa
There is still much to be done before South Africa can begin its migration from analogue to digital broadcasting, according to E-TV