Tag: South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)

Communications Minister Solly Malatsi has announced plans to revise the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) funding model to ensure its sustainability while the SABC Bill is being developed. This decision ...

South Africa's signal distributor, Sentech, has reported that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has yet to pay off over US$56 million in debt accrued since January 2023. According to ...

South Africa's transition from analogue to digital broadcasting is at risk of further delays due to a series of ongoing challenges, as highlighted in a recent parliamentary briefing. The country ...

The recently withdrawn SABC Bill, which communications minister Solly Malatsi withdrew, fails to remedy the funding crisis facing the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC). Media Monitoring Africa director William Bird ...

In South Africa, recent data from the Marketing Research Foundation's (MRF) Marketing All Product Survey (MAPS) indicates a rebound in terrestrial TV viewership. The survey found that 60% of participants ...

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced that since the relaunch of SABC+ on July 3, 2024, the streaming platform has attracted over 500,000 users. This achievement, reached in ...

The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) seeks to replace TV licenses with new funding mechanisms, with plans to collaborate with the South African Revenue Service (SARS) and MultiChoice. The South ...

AfriForum, a lobby group in South Africa, has suggested privatising the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and eliminating TV licenses. The group argues that the majority of South Africans do ...

In South Africa, the Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies chair, Khusela Sangoni, has warned that the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is still facing a potential crisis if ...

The ongoing dispute between the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and Sentech is set to be addressed through mediation. The Communications Minister, Solly Malatsi, is taking steps to appoint an ...