TV Licence fees must become compulsory in South Africa - eMedia CEO

[Rocket-Boy]

Lol so some guy is using this as a platform to promote a service few people have heard of.

 

[LazyLion]

They are already compulsory, you infected tonsil... it's just that nobody wants to fund corruption any more...

 

[j4ck455]

At least it seems parliament appears to understand the issue.
But then, none of you watch the SABC channels so you would not know what happened in the snap debate today, or what happened in the SCOPA thereafter?
Parliament has placed the blame where the current situation belongs, squarely in the laps of a pretty useless Board and management, not with the SABC personnel.
And then the opposition all pointed out where the rot belongs as well.
And then by association, with us citizens who see it fit to vote in the current government.

I don't know about everyone else, but I have better things to do with my time than to watch a bunch of corrupt majority party politicians being corrupt.

And that is pushing the rebellion against authority too far. But then that is what the SJWs want not so?

In a completely unrelated program ex President Obama,talking about his new book, discussed this very issue.
When does civil disobedience in the guise of "reform" start to dismantle the basic principles of a democracy? And what will happen then?
Calling the fact that we have a law dealing with charging a miserable token amount as a licence fee to partly fund public broadcasting an unjust law is a huge stretch.

So your solution is to kak en betaal?

My solution is to limit the amount of money I am forced to pay to support corruption in South Africa.

And not paying TV Licences is a passive thing, it is hardly a rebellion which implies some more drastic action like rioting in the streets, throwing stones at vehicles and burning things down.

Strangely enough rioting and destruction of property happens frequently is this wonderfully democratic country and the perpetrators of those crimes are not behind bars, would you prefer that people refusing to pay TV Licences are thrown into jail whilst rioting criminals are allowed to roam free?

The entire household licensing factor is an outdated mechanism to raise indirect taxes.
Drop the rhetoric BS . It has nothing to do with corruption and colonialism.

For me it has everything to do with corruption, and I don't agree with your rhetoric at all.

How about they just roll out their set top boxes and charge fees per month for access onto it. That way whoever watched it will pay.

I dont know why they will give set-top boxes for free to people who doesnt have the licenses. Let them pay monthly via debit order and then you wouldnt have this problem. Ie if you dont pay for DSTV they will just cut you off, same with Netflix. Why cant the SABC follow the same route?

Also only TVs where you actually receive a signal needs to pay. Ie if you purchase a free to air box with a satellite dish, or DSTV or similar. Or if you subscribe to SABC online.

Or are they worried that no one actually wants to view them so no one would pay. Then improve your offering to make it more attractive. Dont hide behind we have to product local content. Perhaps fire some directors and improve your offering first. Then people will subscribe and pay for it.

The problem there is that the SABC has not completed its Digital Migration, and I suspect that the ANC is deliberately delaying the migration until after the next general elections for the simple reason that all the old analogue tuner TVs will require a set top box to receive digital and they are nowhere near ready to roll those out to millions of potential voters, ergo the propaganda will remain analogue until after the next general elections.

I dont bother watching E-TV either. Honestly its a terrible offering too.

I will definately buy video monitors next and chuck out my tv and license with it.

I did that a few years back when I got FTTH: monitors with builtin speakers (as well as a sound bar) and streaming boxes.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

They are already compulsory, you infected tonsil... it's just that nobody wants to fund corruption any more...

Bugger the corruption, nepotism and all, when I spend money, I expect to get some value in return.

SABC does not provide any value, a license is a Tax, that is levied when I buy a TV, to watch HBO, Hulu, Netflix, Amazon TV etc. via a streaming box, because they provide perceived value, something the SABC is unable to provide.

If I need too access that perceived value, I am happy to pay.

 

[ArmatageShanks]

JY kan hom dwars in jou gat op druk man, ek gebruik geen van daai vieslike honde se dienste

 

[porchrat]

I wouldn't really have an issue with compulsory TV licenses if it wasn't for all the corruption, mismanagement and poor quality of the programming.

I believe my payment would simply be squandered or stolen.

Even if my payment actually ended up efficiently going towards producing local programming, it would be unlikely to be anything I'd want to watch.

 

[DreamKing]

I wouldn't really have an issue with compulsory TV licenses if it wasn't for all the corruption, mismanagement and poor quality of the programming.

I believe my payment would simply be squandered or stolen.

Even if my payment actually ended up efficiently going towards producing local programming, it would be unlikely to be anything I'd want to watch.

your tax money (VAT, PAYE etc) is for all the corruptions as you mentioned

so if you have the issue, what you are going to do? don't pay any tax?

so can you not pay any tax in the future?

to be honest, the only possible change is to change the government, nothing else.

if "being rape" is your destiny no matter how hard you resist, so enjoy it.

 

[konfab]

He noted that eMedia is the only private free-to-air broadcaster in South Africa and said they wish and hope for a very strong SABC.

“Licence fees are compulsory in many parts of Europe, and we must try to make that compulsory here,” Sherrif said.

He noted that around 15 million households in South Africa, 3 million of which were indigent. This leaves around 12 million households, of which 10 million would pay TV licences if made compulsory, he said.

“You must make it compulsory – that is the important thing,” Sherrif said. “I think the government should make it its duty to find a way to get South Africans to commit to paying a TV licence.”

My name it Reek. It rhymes with sneak.

Corporate SA are the one of the main reasons why SA is such a shytehole. They are so desperate to ingratiate themselves with the ANC that they will not only sell-out their customers and clients, but they will sell-out their shareholders.

E-media already has a bona-fide case against the SABC's monopoly in the sense that the SABC gets TV licence revenue and they do not. They have the money to stick the knife in with SABC and destroy them.

Take Comair for example, who won against SAA for paying travel agents to direct their services, which is pretty minor compared with forcing everyone with a TV licence to pay for it regardless of whether they even use the service or not.

 

[ProfA]

Cannot believe there are still sheep that defend this type of support for corruption. Same muppets who pay e-tolls and probably donated to the official national covid relief fund

 

[The Magster]

Foff

+ infinity!

 

[The Magster]

What a genius! But...I thought it was already compulsory to have a licence if you own a TV???Not that many millions bother though.

 

[bro-da]

to be honest, the only possible change is to change the government, nothing else.

not your only option

https://mybroadband.co.za/forum/threads/are-you-planning-on-leaving-sa-for-good.1095990/

Edit:

it's the equivalent of being in a abusive marriage. Sometimes you need to realize everything you are doing to justify it and pretend it is fine is just you not willing to accept what it is.

there are options they just may be painful in a different way

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

What a genius! But...I thought it was already compulsory to have a licence if you own a TV???Not that many millions bother though.

Yeah, now that is the CEO pf eMedia - awesome.

 

[daveza]

I am guessing that you had a bicycle license back in the day as well?

I did - and a dog licence and a radio licence.

Radio licence was I think a few rand a year and Squad Cars was worth every cent ( or penny ).

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

I did - and a dog licence and a radio licence.

Radio licence was I think a few rand a year and Squad Cars was worth every cent ( or penny ).

Them was good days, so long as a feral cat did not pay you a visit while the Muncipal inspector was doing his thing, and you had to take out a license for it.

 

[Geoff.D]

Funny that, an advertising driven free-to-air business that doesn't want the SABC to change to being only advertiser funded....

One wonders if there's possibly any self-interest in wanting to retain TV Licences?

D

Yes there is that angle too. At the moment, OVHD is on the top of the pile of mediocre crap called FTA entertainment, supported by unbelievable high levels of advertising to content time ratios.
They know their model will crumble IF they get competition from the SABC .
So, support the tv Iicence issue and push for more tax funding of public broadcasting.

 

[HawkiesZA]

Sherrif also said noted that even if the SABC were to receive all the television advertising budget available in South Africa (around R6 billion), it would still not be able to break even and deliver on their mandate.

As things go, doesn't that mean that the SABC as a business is a non-starter? If you rock up at an investor looking for funding for your new shiny idea, and tell them that your business can 100% never actually make any money they're going to laugh you out the door.

 

[Geoff.D]

But

I dont bother watching E-TV either. Honestly its a terrible offering too.

I will definately buy video monitors next and chuck out my tv and license with it.

But follow the correct procedure to cancel your licence otherwise it will continue to haunt you.
Good luck with that exercise.

 

[Yskasmetnstoof]

Wont it be easier just to steal tax money? I mean there are structures in place for that already.

 

[Zophos]

JY kan hom dwars in jou gat op druk man, ek gebruik geen van daai vieslike honde se dienste

Calling them dogs is an insult to dogs. Then again, calling them single celled amoebas is an insult to amoebas...

Let's standardize on fvckwits or something more colorful.

Wait....just leave color out of it.....