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set-top box (stb)
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Fewer than 100,000 STBs left to install in South Africa's digital migration
Fewer than 100,000 STBs left to install in South Africa's digital migration Communications minister Solly Malatsi says approximately 98,000 decoder-like set-top boxes (STBs) remain to be installed by 31 March 2026 for South Africa's broadcast digital migration (BDM) project. The minister was...- Hanno Labuschagne
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- broadcast digital migration (bdm) communications minister dcdt digital migration set-top box (stb) solly malatsi
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Minister gives update on South Africa's digital TV migration and analogue switch-off
South Africa has 244,000 digital TV boxes to install — with registrations declining Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has revealed that set-top box (STB) registrations are declining, with an average of 15,288 per month between April and July 2022. Speaking at a media briefing...- Jan
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- broadcasting digital migration digital terrestrial television (dtt) khumbudzo ntshavheni set-top box (stb)
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SABC hiring inspectors to double-check Sentech's DTT STB installations
SABC wants to inspect Sentech's digital decoder installations The SABC is appointing independent inspectors to double-check the number and quality of government-subsidised set-top-box installations around the country, The Sunday Times reports. The publication spotted the broadcaster's tender...- Jan
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- digital terrestrial television (dtt) e.tv emedia gugu ntuli khumbudzo ntshavheni sentech set-top box (stb) south african broadcasting corporation (sabc)
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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.- Jan
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- digital terrestrial television (dtt) set-top box (stb) south african post office (sapo)
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- Forum: TV & Streaming Services - DSTV, VoD, etc
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Set-top box winning bidders announced
Set-top box winning bidders announced The names of 26 bidding organisations that have each won a piece of South Africa’s R4.3bn set-top box tender have finally been revealed.- Kevin Lancaster
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- set-top box (stb)
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Set-top box control bad for the poor
Set-top box control bad for the poor A control system in the boxes required for television watchers to switch from analogue to digital would force the poor to pay for access to information, the Right2Know Campaign said on Monday- Kevin Lancaster
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Set-top boxes will have control access
Set-top boxes will have control access: Minister Cabinet has approved the digital migration amendment policy which will see an access control system included in television set-top boxes- Kevin Lancaster
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- set-top box (stb)
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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
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- 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
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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
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- 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
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'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
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- 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)
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We need encryption for good TV in South Africa, says E-tv
Want good TV in SA? We need encryption: E-tv Allowing digital TV decoders that don’t comply with South African standards to receive our signal will be bad for both industry and consumers, E-tv has argued- jes
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- digital video broadcasting – terrestrial (dvb-t2) e.tv headline maxwell nonge set-top box (stb)
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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
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- digital terrestrial television (dtt) digital video broadcasting – terrestrial (dvb-t2) international telecommunication union (itu) set-top box (stb) south african communications forum (sacf)
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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
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- digital terrestrial television (dtt) digital video broadcasting – terrestrial (dvb-t2) headline nagra nagravision set-top box (stb) south african communications forum (sacf)
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SA held ransom by broadcasters: Minister Carrim
SA held ransom by broadcasters: Minister Carrim The Ministry of Communications has issued a statement in the wake of a combative press conference called by MultiChoice and the SABC- jes
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- dstv e.tv encryption headline ministry of communications multichoice set-top box (stb) south african broadcasting corporation (sabc) stb control yunus carrim
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Digital TV in South Africa: no encryption needed, says Cabinet
Digital TV in South Africa: no encryption needed, says Cabinet Cabinet has adopted changes to policy that makes set-top box control systems optional in South Africa- jes
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- broadcasting digital migration policy cabinet department of communications (doc) digital migration digital terrestrial television (dtt) digital video broadcasting – terrestrial (dvb-t2) dstv e.tv free-to-air encryption government communications and information system (gcis) headline set-top box (stb) south african broadcasting corporation (sabc) stb control
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Free Internet video streaming TV in South Africa: progress report
Free Internet video streaming TV for SA progress Both E-tv and Sentech are making headway with their free online video streaming services- jes
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- africacom 2013 e on demand e.tv freevision headline kathrein technotrend maxwell nonge openview hd sentech set-top box (stb) vodacom
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R553-million DStv-SABC deal - questions remain unanswered
R553-million DStv-SABC deal questions unanswered A review of South Africa’s policy on conditional access and encryption in digital TV continues despite unanswered questions- jes
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- digital terrestrial television (dtt) digital video broadcasting – terrestrial (dvb-t2) dstv free-to-air encryption headline marian shinn multichoice nagravision set-top box (stb) south african broadcasting corporation (sabc) yunus carrim
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Digital TV decoder control system could be canned: DoC
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.- Jan
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- digital dividend digital migration digital tv dina pule doc dtt set-top box (stb) stb themba phiri
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DoC drops digital TV decoder legal appeal
DoC drops digital TV decoder legal appeal Dina Pule has told the Department of Communications (DoC) to drop their appeal against a court decision regarding the digital TV set-top box control mechanism- jes
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- digital terrestrial television (dtt) dina pule dvb-t2 e.tv sabc set-top box (stb) stb control
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- Forum: Broadband and IT News