TV viewership plummets in South Africa
There has been a substantial decline in the number of people watching the most popular TV shows and other programmes in South Africa through traditional linear TV broadcasting.
That is according to MyBroadband's analysis of the Broadcasting Research...
SABC Bill scrapping "death knell" for public broadcaster — Parliament committee chair
The chairperson of Parliament's portfolio committee on communications, Khusela Diko, has slammed the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies' reported decision to withdraw the SABC Bill.
In a...
Malatsi kills the SABC Bill
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi has scrapped the controversial SABC bill, which would have set a three-year deadline for developing a new funding model for the public broadcaster.
Sunday Times reports that Malatsi wrote to...
SABC TV Licence debt collectors broke law by contacting family member over licence holder's debt
It is against the law for debt collectors to email or otherwise disclose your outstanding TV licence account to a family member, Fairbridges Wertheim Becker director Shu'Aib Datay has said.
This...
SABC cancels Springbok-Ireland broadcasts
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) will no longer broadcast the Springboks' matches against Ireland in South Africa on 6 July and 12 July 2024.
The broadcaster said the decision followed the recent urgent litigation at the Competition...
SABC board tensions over pre-Parliament meetings with ANC
Tension is brewing in the SABC regarding so-called "study group" meetings with ANC MPs preceding its board and management's appearances before Parliament, Sunday Times reports.
The publication said there had been a "long-standing...
8 affordable projectors that don't need a TV licence
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and government are trying to find an alternative to TV licences, but the current scheme's end is not in sight.
However, there are various high-resolution projectors available to South African...
BBC Primetime launching on SABC 3
BBC Studios and the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) have announced a new two-hour content block on SABC 3 (S3) and SABC+, which will feature a selection of award-winning dramas, factual entertainment, and documentaries from the BBC Studios...
The big problem with TV licence non-payment being a crime
The mass non-compliance with the legal requirement to pay TV licenses by the South African public is a perfect example of the dangers and wasteful nature of criminalising non-harmful behavior.
South Africans are required by law, through...
SABC will broadcast AFCON and other CAF tournaments
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has secured the rights to broadcast the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023) and the rest of the Confederation of African Football’s (CAF’s) events for the 2024 season.
AFCON 2023 is...
SABC+ migrating to new platform with "exciting new service offering"
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has advised that its SABC+ video streaming service could experience issues or downtime due to the launch of an unspecified "exciting new service offering".
The SABC said the...
Ex-girlfriend of businessman allegedly found his address through unlawful TV licence
Businessman Thabo Twala has stated in court papers that an ex-girlfriend, who says her child is his, allegedly found his address on an unlawfully obtained SABC TV Licence, reports City Press.
Twala is...
SABC fails to pay R745 million bill for sending out its TV signal
The South African Broadcasting Corporation's (SABC's) dire financial situation means it can't afford to pay the R745 million it owes state-owned signal distributor Sentech.
This is according to Uyanda Siyotula, coordinator of...
SABC+ subscriber numbers revealed
South Africa's public broadcaster says the number of registered users of its over-the-top (OTT) streaming service — SABC+ — has grown to over 600,000 a year after it took over the service.
The SABC inherited its video streaming platform from Telkom in...
GCIS planning to spend R1 billion on own video streaming service
The Government Communications and Information System (GCIS) is reportedly spending R1 billion on a new video streaming service.
Sunday newspaper Rapport saw an email sent the Friday before last, 6 October 2023, calling for people...
Openview lied about 3.2 million people missing out on World Cups
eMedia has admitted in court papers that Openview does not have 3.2 million viewers potentially missing out on the Rugby World Cup.
This comes after the broadcaster repeatedly claimed the number in media statements, full-page...
Fire in SABC HQ
The SABC has confirmed that a fire broke out at its headquarters in Auckland Park on Thursday, 12 October 2023.
In a statement shared with the media at around 14:00, the public broadcaster said the fire had been contained.
SABC will broadcast Proteas World Cup games after reaching deal with MultiChoice
The SABC has announced it will be broadcasting the 2023 Cricket World Cup (CWC) after reaching a sub-licencing agreement with rightsholder SuperSport.
The announcement comes two days after the public broadcaster...