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The licence fee in South Africa is R265 (about €23) per annum (R312 per year if paid on a monthly basis) for television. [77] A concessionary rate of R70 is available for those over 70, disabled persons and war veterans who are on social welfare.
South African fixed-line telephone operator Telkom announced the creation of Telkom Media in August 2006, when it also applied for commercial satellite and cable-subscription broadcast licenses from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa. [1]
The first digital television implementation in South Africa was a satellite-based system launched by pay-TV operator MultiChoice in 1995. On 22 February 2007, the South African government announced that the country's public TV operators would be broadcasting in digital by 1 November 2008, followed by a three-year dual-illumination period which ...
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 ...
On 20 October 2020, SABC and the government were in discussion to get TV and streaming providers in South Africa to collect TV licence on their behalf. [22] On 27 March 2021, SABC and eMedia Investments expanded their partnership which allowed OpenView customers to receive 3 additional channels as well as their 19 radio stations. [23]
The sister company of e.tv, Platco Digital, launched the Openview HD platform on 16 October 2013. [3] The product came to the market during a time where South Africa's transition to digital terrestrial television was slowed down both due to political and corporate gridlock. In 2018, the system became known simply as OpenView.
South Africa's competition agency did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The U.S. software giant faces a EU complaint by rivals over its cloud computing licensing practices ...
In South Africa, the first radio and television broadcasts were done in 1923 and 1976 respectively. The first Broadcasting Act was promulgated in 1936 and it established the South African Broadcasting Corporation solely for radio broadcasting. In 1976, the Broadcasting Act was amended to include television broadcasting.