A decade late and a dollar short — South Africa's digital TV hamster wheel
This year, on 1 November 2021, it was ten years since South Africa missed its first deadline to switch off old analogue TV signals occupying precious radio frequency spectrum.
The constant delays have cost South Africa...
eMedia profit jumps 1,600%
eMedia benefited from the rise of economic activity in 2021, seeing a profit increase of 1,607% for the six months ended 30 September 2021.
South Africa's networks may get stopgap spectrum
The South African government is mulling a plan to temporarily issue sought-after radiofrequency spectrum to cellular network operators while a new spectrum auction process runs its course.
South Africa’s recently-minted communications minister...
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Spectrum auction for South Africa's cellular networks was "irredeemably flawed"
Telkom says that Icasa’s decision to have its Invitation to Apply for sought-after radio frequency spectrum set aside is an admission that the process was “irredeemably flawed”.
This comes after the Independent...
Most-watched TV shows in South Africa
The top three most-watched TV shows in South Africa in May were all broadcast on SABC 1, the latest television audience measurements published by the Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) revealed.
While online video streaming services have...
E-tv loses set-top box court battle
The Gauteng High Court has ruled against broadcaster e.tv in its challenge of government’s decision not to encrypt set-top boxes for digital broadcasts.