Government slams E-tv in analogue switch-off fight

[Jan]

Big accusation in E-tv legal fight

The legal bid to stop South Africa's analogue switch-off set for the end of March is before the Gauteng High Court, and communication minister Solly Malatsi's representation has accused E-tv of fighting to protect its commercial interests.

Malatsi's legal team is led by Advocate Kennedy Tsatsawane, who argued that E-tv has changed its position from supporting an expedited analogue switch-off to fighting against it.

 

[Brian_G]

Even considering a court case for this is effectively illegal, but it will get "delayed" anyway. Fooling no-one anymore

 

[ajax]

/yawn

 

[FiestaST]

Yup, agreed.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1902588727655891196

 

[BonesJones]

E-tv seems to be shifting its stance from supporting the switch-off to fighting it, and now the government is accusing them of protecting their own commercial interests.

 

[lord-of-war]

Switch it off and we will see what happens…… nobody cares.

 

[HAL 9000]

 

[Lupus]

Just turn it off

 

[Brian_G]

Just turn it off

You would need to turn ANC off

 

[repitah]

So they (E TV) stalled digital migration by fighting to have encryption, then they fight to have unencrypted analog remain on. I haven't checked if the DVB-T2 signals are now encrypted since I packed away that equipment moons ago and only stream or read.

I smell money trial that might need investigation

 

[Acinixys]

None of this will make me pay my TV License so I wish them all well in their ongoing legal battles