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The licence fee in 1963 was at $24 per year ($2 per month), touted at the time as being "one of the cheapest in this part of the world". [139] The licence fees are channelled to the Singapore Broadcasting Authority where they would be used to fund minority and public service programmes. [140] As of 1991, the licence fee was at $100 per year. [141]
In 2008, additional pay-TV licenses were granted to various companies in South Africa. As of January 2010, none of the companies granted a license have begun providing services. However, On Digital Media (ODM), have stated that they are on track to begin sale of their product in May 2010, and that prices will be significantly cheaper than their ...
These broadcasting services (like Radio Bop, Bop TV, Capital Radio and Radio 702) partially overlapped from the Bantustan areas into certain parts of South Africa. Telecommunications was provided and regulated by a monopoly parastatal, the South African Post and Telecommunications (SAPT).
The first locally produced TV programmes in South Africa were in English and Afrikaans. English-language programmes included the family drama series The Dingleys and The Villagers, [57] as well as the comedy series Biltong and Potroast, featuring South African and British comedians, [58] and the variety programme The Knicky Knacky Knoo Show. [59]
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The cost of the annual TV Licence fee will increase from £157.50 to £159 from April 1 2021, it has been announced. The fee is set by the Government, which announced in 2016 that it would rise in ...
SABC offices in Sea Point, Cape Town. An IBA report on the state of the broadcasting industry in South Africa was released on 29 August 1995. Recommendations were given for the SABC to lose one of its three television channels, with the network being used for private television, demanding the creation of two or three private networks.
The top saving accounts from major high street banks have been revealed by money-saving expert Martin Lewis. Mr Lewis highlighted the country’s best savings accounts during his Martin Lewis ...