New digital TV regulations: use it or lose it

[Kevin Lancaster]

New digital TV regulations: use it or lose it

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has published new regulations for digital terrestrial television

 

[Paul Hjul]

I don't get this at all - other than Sentech and Naspers who is going to use it or loose it?

And when Sentech loose it who gets to use it? Naspers?

 

[JustAsk]

I don't get this at all - other than Sentech and Naspers who is going to use it or loose it?

And when Sentech loose it who gets to use it? Naspers?

Sentech just distributes signal. Dtt spectrum is owned by whoever applied for it like etv,sabc,dstv, community tv and the 5 paytv applicants. For example etv owns 50% of a mux and signed to Sentech to distribute their channels.This can give them like 10 SD channels or roughly 5 HD, i think.

 

[Paul Hjul]

apart from spectrum not being owned that model appears horribly clumsy due to beacon changes

 

[dj_jyno]

Hear that?


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[dj_jyno]

That is the sound of the 2015 analogue switch-off deadline zooming past.