Digital TV News: SABC
SABC launches SABC+ streaming service
Nov 17, 2022 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation has launched its OTT platform, SABC+. The streaming app includes 19 radio stations and 3 TV channels as well its sports and 24-hour news channels.
News categories:
SABC, Madoda Mxakwe, Apps, Digital TV, Smart TV, South Africa, Streaming
South Africa to switch-off analogue TV on March 31st
Feb 28, 2022 – South Africa's Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies has determined that the 31st of March 2022 will be the date for the final switch-off of the analogue TV and the end of dual illumination in the country.
News categories:
Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, Digital TV, South Africa, Terrestrial
South African government provides update on analogue switch-off
Nov 25, 2021 – South Africa managed to conclude analogue Switch-off in the Free-State province at the end of October and on 26th November 2021 the switch-off of the last SABC analogue site in the Northern-Cape in Upington will be completed.
News categories:
Communications and Digital Technologies, Digital TV, South Africa, Terrestrial
South African TV households to grow 10% by 2018
Dec 9, 2015 – According to Dataxis, the total number of South African TV households will grow 10% from end-2015 to end-2018 as pay-DTH continues to grow and new pay services using DTT and IPTV come on stream.
News categories:
Dataxis, Digital TV, IPTV, Market Research, Satellite, South Africa, Terrestrial
Digital migration to kick-off in South Africa's Northern Cape
Sep 29, 2015 – South Africa's Minister of Communications has announced that the registration process for subsidised set-top-boxes will begin at the Square Kilometre Array community of Keimoes, Kai Garib Municipality, Northern Cape on the 2nd of October 2015.
News categories:
Ministry of Communications, Digital TV, Set Top Box, South Africa, Terrestrial
ONTAPtv OTT VOD service launches in South Africa
Sep 16, 2015 – PCCW Global has announced the launch of ONTAPtv.com, an OTT VoD entertainment service for South Africa. With a selection of à la carte content packages, the service is available either using a browser or via Android and iOS apps.
News categories:
PCCW, ONTAPtv.com, Marc Halbfinger, Lindsay Servian, Digital TV, Mobile, South Africa, Streaming
South Africa's OpenView HD now available on same satellite as DStv
Oct 6, 2014 – OpenView HD, South Africa’s first free-to-view DTH satellite television platform, will soon also be available on the same satellite dish used to receive DStv, Vivid and Freevision services.
News categories:
Platco Digital, OpenView HD, Maxwell Nonge, Digital TV, Satellite, South Africa
South Africa's Cabinet issues statement on conditional access
Dec 5, 2013 – South Africa's Cabinet has decided that the use of a control system should not be mandatory. The STBs will, however, have a control system to protect Government’s investment in the subsidized STB market and the local electronics industry.
News categories:
Conditional Access, Digital TV, Set Top Box, South Africa, Terrestrial
OpenView HD FTA DTH service launches in South Africa
Oct 16, 2013 – OpenView HD, Platco Digital’s free-to-air satellite TV platform, is operational and South African viewers can take advantage of an offering that requires nothing more than a one-off payment with no monthly subscription fee.
News categories:
OpenView HD, Maxwell Nonge, Digital TV, Satellite, South Africa
Latest News
- Amagi report shows rise of a diverse global FAST marketplace
- Broadpeak to power targeted advertising on new TF1 video service
- AA/WARC reports UK 2023 ad spend at £36.6bn
- FCC restores net neutrality
- Five leading TV stations launch NextGen TV in Portland, Maine
- U.S. digital video ad spend growing ~80% faster than media overall
- DDish TV chooses PlayBox Neo Channel-in-a-Box
- Movistar Plus+ to create real-time short-form sports video with WSC Sports
- SeaChange to instead be acquired by Enghouse
- Rogers to bring Comcast and Xfinity products to Canada
- OTTera partners with ThinkAnalytics on enhanced personalization
- Televisa selects Synamedia edge gateway and distribution platform
- X Corp confirms intention to launch app for Smart TVs
- Japan's pay TV segment to see steady decline in subscriptions
- HVOD, live sports and password crackdown could reinvigorate Danish streaming
- Tata Motors selects HARMAN Automotive's in-vehicle app store
- Media Distillery to power Swisscom ad-free replay product
- MagentaTV strengthens addressable TV business with Equativ
- Deutsche Telekom selects Broadpeak Cloud DVR solution for MagentaTV
- Nexxen empowers Australian advertisers using VIDAA ACR data