Will you pay for DoC's Digital TV rethink?

[davemc]

There is still no actual need for digital terrestrial TV in this country.

 

[Tns]

I have a D-Link ADSL Router and uncapped 4mbps. I don't need TV.

had that as well. monochoice has some interesting things on....sometimes.

 

[Rouxenator]

My DSTv has been downgraded to a soap box - literally. All it does is stay tuned to Kyk-NET on DStv Select 2 and my HDD recorded does the rest. As soon as can get Binnelanders to download without DRM I'll be canceling my DStv.

 

[Jan]

http://www.busrep.co.za/index.php?fArticleId=5499818

Indeed a very nice find, Nod. Expect to have it quoted in future articles :-D.

 

[Nod]

Digital TV conspiracy: Is govt lying?

Source: ITWeb

Explosive evidence has come to light implicating the Department of Communications (DOC) in a campaign to prevent the European digital TV standard, DVB, from being implemented in Southern African countries.

Rumours are also circulating that there may be a power station on the cards for SA, if it agrees to move with Brazil on the Japanese standard.

The DOC recently instigated a review of SA's decision to implement the DVB standard, introducing the Japanese TV standard as a secondary option, which has been implemented by several South American countries.

Several independent sources have told ITWeb that during a meeting of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) leaders in technology, held in April, a representative from the department indicated the local trials on the European standard had been riddled with technical difficulties.

Speaking to ITWeb from Mauritius, one of the leading engineers governing Mauritius's digital TV migration, Amoordalingum Pather, confirmed he had been part of the closed session at the conference.

He says a representative from the DOC had explained that the DVB standard in SA had been a failure. According to Pather, the representative from SA told those present in a closed meeting that the department has a report which shows the trials on DVB in SA have been riddled with technical failures.

Pather says he was surprised by the details given to those present in the meeting, since both MNet and etv had shown how successful their implementation of DVB has been. He also says Mauritius's own implementation of DVB has been exceptionally successful.

Mauritius has almost completed its digital migration process, with nearly 100% coverage and 80% of the country already watching digital TV, Pather explains. He says the country will have completed its migration process by next year.

“There is no way we can change the standard now; we will have to redo the entire migration again,” he notes.

 

[Jola]

So it's all bribery & corruption ? Nothing new there !