Some foresee ‘blood in the water’ after the appeal court shot down the minister’s migration policy.
MPs have questioned whether the SABC is capable of a successful transformation to digital broadcasting after a report showed a severe lack of skills.
The continuing saga of SA’s migration from analogue to digital tv is no closer to being resolved, thanks to a last-minute about-turn by the regulator.
After years of rigorous debate, the SABS has finally issued the final draft minimum standard for the set-top box decoders that will be used in SA.
e.tv launches court bid to halt digital migration, with Sentech’s monopoly the sticking point.
The new system is expected to bring benefits such as free extra channels as well as better quality, writes Lloyd Gedye.
Digital television will add to the thrills of the World Cup in South Africa, but will poor households be able to afford the R700 required to switch?
From November 1 2011, all South Africans will need decoders to watch television, but there will substantially more channels to use them on.
There’s welcome action around subscription TV. But as regards terrestrial digital television, don’t hold your breath.
