SABC has started testing its iPlayer

[Unreal]

That’s how you set up people for failure with those headlines

 

[deweyzeph]

You can't polish a turd.

 

[FiestaST]

 

[KleinBoontjie]

Agter elke man reruns for the adults and Wielie Walie reruns for them kids.

 

[Deleted member]

For those who know.........

 

[DapperDanMan]

SABC - with a budget

Well, not anymore ...

 

[Agent67]

Plaatjes explained that the new channels would also be available on SABC’s online streaming platform.

I'm curious what the new channels will be? Oh well, at least they've finally realised to go digital.

Even etv has gone that route by now:

eVod

evod.co.za

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

BBC had their iPlayer first...surely there's a copyright infringement here?

Anyways, cannot wait to NOT stream anything to do with SABC. Question: With them moving to a more digital environment, do I still need a TV license if I have no intention of getting a set-top box?

Do you remember them wanting to have everyone that owns a cellphone and computer to pay tv-license. Pretty sure this half-assed player is a step towards that. As they can now claim that you have access to their content and thus, need to pay. My thoughts on why this thing was developed so quickly after those plans was "laid to rest".

 

[emperornemesis]

The new channels slogan should be "low cost bullshit when you least expect it"

 

[porchrat]

I mean... usually I'd say it's a step in the right direction... but... it's the SABC and therefore this will fail.

 

[Corelli]

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I miss this screen actually. They had better shows back then. Wait they are simply replaying all of those old shows again.

 

[Corelli]

Agter elke man reruns for the adults and Wielie Walie reruns for them kids.

I wish they would upscale Wielie Walie. It really would help kids with Afrikaans learning. And Heidi in proper afrikaans not a vcd quality.

 

[Corelli]

Do you remember them wanting to have everyone that owns a cellphone and computer to pay tv-license. Pretty sure this half-assed player is a step towards that. As they can now claim that you have access to their content and thus, need to pay. My thoughts on why this thing was developed so quickly after those plans was "laid to rest".

Make is subscription. If you pay a TV license you have access to it, if you dont then you wont. As simple as that? Isnt it like 20-30pm for watching SABC? So TV license is like yearly subscription or you can pay monthly. Similar to Netflix and Showmax.

 

[porchrat]

Make is subscription. If you pay a TV license you have access to it, if you dont then you wont. As simple as that? Isnt it like 20-30pm for watching SABC? So TV license is like yearly subscription or you can pay monthly. Similar to Netflix and Showmax.

SABC will never agree to that. They want as many people as possible to pay that TV license.

 

[Gazg]

Huh?? Had to quickly check it wasn't April 1st.

 

[Y'all Qaeda]

Make is subscription. If you pay a TV license you have access to it, if you dont then you wont. As simple as that? Isnt it like 20-30pm for watching SABC? So TV license is like yearly subscription or you can pay monthly. Similar to Netflix and Showmax.

Why would they introduce a subscription model when it more effort to implement and it goes against trying to charge the whole population for TV license.

 

[Shadowchaser1]

Jeez, good luck with that.

 

[Gazg]

BBC had their iPlayer first...surely there's a copyright infringement here?

Anyways, cannot wait to NOT stream anything to do with SABC. Question: With them moving to a more digital environment, do I still need a TV license if I have no intention of getting a set-top box?

No license.........just the so called household tax that these muppets want to implement in place of the license, for which "EVERY" household will supposedly be billed.

 

[Deleted member]

They have a kick ass name for this.................... "People's Opulent Everyday Stream"

 

[HAL 9000]

SABC - Same Awful Boring Cr@p / SAUK - Saai Altyd Uiters K@k...