Extending South Africa's analogue TV switch-off deadline for a year could cost between R90 million and R167 million

[Daniel Puchert]

South Africa's R1.2 billion TV signal problem

Extending the analogue TV switch-off deadline in South Africa for a year could cost the country between R90 million and R167 million.

A major advocate for extending the deadline, eMedia, said it wouldn't consider contributing to these costs.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Eish guys, small tip for the future, make sure your headlines work better with the forum layout

 

[FiestaST]

Well played Anal, well played.

 

[Sagax]

No signal no massive expenditure...not your problem anymore either...
Some people are not going to migrate unless they have proper motivation to do so. Suddenly having no TV signal should help with that motivation.
I mean, this project has been running for 16 years already... if people are "left behind" because they haven't migrated to digital signal then it is because of their own choice* in the matter and they won't migrate unless forced to do so.

*Which coincidently includes myself in this regard, but I can't be bothered to watch TV so I am content with my choice

 

[Utterly Confused]

No signal no massive expenditure...not your problem anymore either...
Some people are not going to migrate unless they have proper motivation to do so. Suddenly having no TV signal should help with that motivation.
I mean, this project has been running for 16 years already... if people are "left behind" because they haven't migrated to digital signal then it is because of their own choice* in the matter and they won't migrate unless forced to do so.

*Which coincidently includes myself in this regard, but I can't be bothered to watch TV so I am content with my choice

It's the same with the per-paid electricity meter upgrade, things are done at the last minute. It's the South African way.

 

[Lupus]

I mean like we didn't see this coming, it's only 13 years late

 

[Lupus]

It's the same with the per-paid electricity meter upgrade, things are done at the last minute. It's the South African way.

Yup, it is indeed the SA way, lets leave things to the last minute.

 

[ToxicBunny]

Yup, it is indeed the SA way, lets leave things to the last minute.

And then extend it indefinitely while doing fsck all.

 

[UB40]

The things they do to keep the voters happy at home everyday watching Isidingo for free

 

[Brian_G]

Small change anyway, doesn't make a dent in the greater ANC waste figure.

 

[Lupus]

The things they do to keep the voters happy at home everyday watching Isidingo for free

I mean I know they repeat a lot, but isidingo finished 4 years ago
Final episode date: 12 March 2020

 

[UB40]

I mean I know they repeat a lot, but isidingo finished 4 years ago
Final episode date: 12 March 2020

Covid?

 

[Lupus]

Covid?

Hmmm it does track

 

[Brian_G]

What about Night Rider, what's the excuse for that airing now? How many decades old?

 

[ThinkCentre]

If we switch the analogue signal off, we will save a lot of electricity. The people with old TVs could be part of the “zero buyer” problem!

 

[Randomwasavailable]

Switch it off already. No one paying or non-paying will notice. Outdated, inefficient.

 

[HAL 9000]

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Small change anyway, doesn't make a dent in the greater ANC waste figure.

Until some ANC "Cadre" wakes up to the fact, that it could be flowing into "his" pocket, and it is not.