Now e.tv puts one past SABC

[rpm]

http://mybroadband.co.za/news/Telecoms/349.html

 

[supersunbird]

boohoo for nasty old SABC

 

[Axis]

I love it!!

 

[chiskop]

The SABC are really personalising this issue.

Interesting column in yesterday's BusDay:

Competition means broadcast game has to change
Anton Harber
For the first time, there is starting to be a really competitive market in television. Suddenly, we are seeing a real value being put on content and talent.

The SABC has been able until now to dictate terms to those who sold them any material, whether it was sport, drama or education.

Now it will either have to recognise and pay for that value, or it will continue to lose out to more agile and aggressive competitors.

You can be certain that, as in Murdoch’s England, neither television nor sport will be the same again.

 

[Sapphiron]

SABC was sitting on their backside, when the PSL signed the deal. now they are doing the same.

It's very easy to sit on your hands and complain. ETV got up and DID something. Good for them!

 

[alloytoo]

Ah the amount of purile spin from SABC has been pathetic.

Supersport is legally obliged to sell on to "Free to Air" broadcasters about double the number of games the SABC actually broadcast last year.

I suppose the theory being that E-TV would pick a few in addition to SABC. Looks like E's going to pick up all of them.


That not withstanding, SABC is not a free broadcaster.

 

[Syndyre]

The SABC's just being pathetic, never liked them anyway.

 

[JK8]

Thats crap now ETV wont show their movies on a Saturday afternoon...

 

[killadoob]

get dstv man lol

 

[StefK]

Lmfao @ Sabc

 

[terencevs]

Well I am so glad I have DSTV cause if I did not I would just have crap to watch on SABC 1 2 3 and to add to it soccer on saturdays on e....

 

[stoke]

Do you think the commentary will be in English now?
I cannot watch the games on SABC cos i don't like being shouted at in a language i don't understand.
What's the odds?

Anywayz ... nice to see SABC using my licensing fee's to provide for the country ... NAWT! Grrrrrrrrrr

CRY THE BELOVED TV LICENSE

 

[Xarog]

I think the disturbing part is this, though :

The standoff claimed its first victim this week when radio presenter Robert Marawa was shown the door at Metro FM — which is owned by the SABC.

This was after he interviewed his boss at SuperSport, Imtiaz Patel, on the SABC-owned radio station.

But at the same time it's nothing new at the SABC.

 

[Tns]

tsk tsk @ sabc

 

[Syndyre]

Heard SABC news on the radio today going on about how it was being stolen from the people etc. etc. Conveniently they didn't mention that a lot of the games would be shown on non-pay tv.

 

[DragonLogos]

The sound of a monopoly throwing its toys out... BTW there was talk from the SABC about how ppl will miss out with no Radio coverage - now as the NSL said that this does not affect radio - how do they explain that

 

[Abe]

Thats crap now ETV wont show their movies on a Saturday afternoon...

Maybe they will replace that silly soft p0rn on a Friday and Saturday night..

 

[fusion01]

Can someone remind me again why I have to pay a tv license? Oh yeah, I *have* to. SABC can sit on their arse, not spending a penny and I'm meant to keep filling the coffers. After reading this, I'm going to let me come get me!