The SABC has completely collapsed

The only people that the SABC, has any relavance to, is the ANC, they need their propaganda machine, so they must pay for it, or loose it.
 
konfab said:
Not this again...

Tell me what would be more effective for that? An SMS sent via the cellphone network or betting on the off chance that someone is watching ItsADingo.

To use a scenario, how would the government putting an advertising break during Generations alert everyone who actually has a job that there is a tsunami coming?
Lets see: a bulk sms to 56.72 million people.

To use a commercial bulk SMS provider (so these are at I would say, represent the upper limit of the costs, it would probably be far cheaper).
The cost per sms is 21c.
https://www.smssouthafrica.co.za/bulk-sms-pricing/
Which leaves the bill at R11760000.

So to put that in comparison, the cost of 1 sms (at most likely commercial rates) to every South African is less than the annual salary bill for the SABC.
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/bankrupt-sabc-executive-salaries-2018/

This is before you even take into account social media, Whatsapp etc.
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What makes you think they can't do both? They wouldn't need an ad break either. They just need to scroll some text on the screen with some beeping to catch people's attention.

Ironic you mention tsunamis because this is exactly what they do on Japanese TV. You see earthquake and tsunami warnings via public TV all the time.
 
irBosOtter said:
This was from 2017..

To figure out exactly how many people pay their TV licence in South Africa, it’s a fairly simple calculation – if the SABC billed for R1.93 billion in fees, at R265 a year, it means there are approximately 7.3 million TV households and businesses being billed.

If the SABC collected R915 million in fees, then just over 3.45 million of these households and businesses are paying up each year – only 47% of the total.

Wonder who that 3.45 million are, I know I am not one of them
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Lupus said:
If only 3.5 million are paying what are the other 90% doing... In fact it looks like there are less people paying then there are watching the top SABC programs.
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A household in SA = average of 4 people.
 
What is considered a "household"?

A tin shack or a mansion in Sea Point?

Die SABC JUST Die.
 
konfab said:
Not this again...

Tell me what would be more effective for that? An SMS sent via the cellphone network or betting on the off chance that someone is watching ItsADingo.

To use a scenario, how would the government putting an advertising break during Generations alert everyone who actually has a job that there is a tsunami coming?
Lets see: a bulk sms to 56.72 million people.

To use a commercial bulk SMS provider (so these are at I would say, represent the upper limit of the costs, it would probably be far cheaper).
The cost per sms is 21c.
https://www.smssouthafrica.co.za/bulk-sms-pricing/
Which leaves the bill at R11760000.

So to put that in comparison, the cost of 1 sms (at most likely commercial rates) to every South African is less than the annual salary bill for the SABC.
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/bankrupt-sabc-executive-salaries-2018/

This is before you even take into account social media, Whatsapp etc.
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I'm not saying it's the ideal way to disseminate information, just that there is actually value in having a state broadcaster.

As you probably know, it's not just the TV, there are also many SABC radio stations which could serve this sort of function.

Honestly since I don't use either one I couldn't care less whether the SABC lives or dies. But I'd rather see SAA shut down first because it doesn't actually add any value to the economy. SABC fills a role that no private company really does at the moment.
 
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