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Source: © pixander The 2023 TV Establishment Survey (ES) reveals significant shifts in South Africa's TV viewing landscape

TV

2023 TV Establishment Survey finds shifts in SA's TV landscape

30 Jan 2024

Source: © 123rf The Broadcast Research Council of South Africa's new Television Establishment Survey found that 65.5% of viewers watch through a TV set only

TV

BRC updates TV Establishment Survey to reflect global trends

14 Nov 2023

Source: © 123rf Icasa has approved applications from five broadcasters to move their
analogue television channels to the broadcasting band 470 - 694

TV

5 broadcasters move to broadcasting band 470 - 694 MHz

3 Aug 2023

Source © Ibnu Chaidir Gaffar The date for the switching off of all analogue broadcasting services above 694MHz is set for 31 July, with 31 December 2023 set as the end of the dual-illumination period and the date to switch-off the remaining analogue broadcasting services below the 694MHz frequency

Digital

SA analogue switch-off date gazetted

19 Jun 2023

TV

#SaveFreeTV campaign welcomes ConCourt decision on ASO

30 Jun 2022

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Law Practice

Govt awaits ConCourt decision on analogue switch-off date

27 Jun 2022

Halfway into a 'not so happy' 2022

Media

Halfway into a 'not so happy' 2022

Issued by Advertising Media Forum 7 Jun 2022

Source: © Andriy Popov

TV

#SaveFreeTV campaign supports litigants in ASO case

17 May 2022

Source: © Leszek Glasner

TV

Last analogue switch-off in the NW Province

23 Dec 2021

Source: © maksym yemelyanov –

Services

Work to complete digital migration project underway

6 Oct 2021

BRC announces interim results to the TAMS audit

TV

BRC announces interim results to the TAMS audit

25 Aug 2021

Work on digital migration project underway

Telecoms & Networks

Work on digital migration project underway

14 May 2021

Switching over to the Draft Digital Sound Broadcasting Services Regulations

Legislation

Switching over to the Draft Digital Sound Broadcasting Services Regulations

Peter Grealy, Nozipho Mngomezulu, Wendy Tembedza, Karl Blom, and Ziyanda Ngcobo 24 Nov 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

TV

NBC in Nigeria to switch off analogue signal in 2020

31 Oct 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

TV

SES signed 16 new FTA channels in Benin

16 Apr 2019

Set-top box ruling appeal delays output

Media & Entertainment Law

Set-top box ruling appeal delays output

Thabiso Mochiko 4 Jul 2016

Citizens warned against bogus DTT training centres

Administration

Citizens warned against bogus DTT training centres

8 Jul 2015

DTT to provide opportunity to restructure SA's ICT

TV

DTT to provide opportunity to restructure SA's ICT

30 Jun 2015

SADC vows to meet 2016 DTT deadline

TV

SADC vows to meet 2016 DTT deadline

Nthambeleni Gabara 29 Jun 2015

SA, Mozambique sign DTT agreement

Administration

SA, Mozambique sign DTT agreement

Nthambeleni Gabara 11 Jun 2015

Govt observing test licenses given to broadcasters

TV

Govt observing test licenses given to broadcasters

Nthambeleni Gabara 3 Jun 2015

SA, Lesotho agree to cooperate on frequency interference

Administration

SA, Lesotho agree to cooperate on frequency interference

Nthambeleni Gabara 28 May 2015

SA, Botswana agree to work on digital migration

Digital

SA, Botswana agree to work on digital migration

Nthambeleni Gabara 25 May 2015

Govt to embark on digital migration awareness campaign

Administration

Govt to embark on digital migration awareness campaign

21 May 2015

Kenya: Omtatah wants digital migration reversed

TV

Kenya: Omtatah wants digital migration reversed

Peter Ng'etich 27 Mar 2015

NBC's analogue TV switches off from 1 February

TV

NBC's analogue TV switches off from 1 February

8 Dec 2014

Increased internet access set to boost consumer spend

Research

Increased internet access set to boost consumer spend

19 Sep 2014

Impact of rushed analogue switch-off on African TV

TV

Impact of rushed analogue switch-off on African TV

22 Jul 2014

Kenya's digital migration pushed to June 2014

Digital

Kenya's digital migration pushed to June 2014

Nick Sato 30 Oct 2013

TV

Napers forecasts digital TV growth

Mthulisi Sibanda 27 Aug 2012

Technical consumer goods market: Difficult start

Research

Technical consumer goods market: Difficult start

11 Jun 2012

Advertising

Where have all the TV ratings gone?

Karen Phelan 26 Jul 2011

Digital

Nigeria's digital broadcast migration a mirage?

Dan Oshodin 7 Sep 2009

Digital

Digital migration process on track - Minister

Nthambeleni Gabara 25 Jun 2009

TV

Rapid growth predicted for digital TV

21 Aug 2008