European broadcasters deliver World Cup online
Fri, 04 Jun 2010
Building on the success of “Vancouver live”, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and its member broadcasters will deliver the 2010 FIFA World Cup live online through its sports video portal www.eurovisionsports.tv/fifaworldcup.Read More »
M-Net gets knitting
Thu, 03 Jun 2010
Pay-TV broadcaster M-Net has teamed up with the Gogo Trust (a social brand and registered Charitable Trust) to create an initiative whereby underprivileged South African grannies (or ‘gogos’) are knitting beanies for impoverished children and also for sale to the 2010 Fifa World Cup public.Read More »
Nyanda to intervene in latest SABC crisis
Thu, 03 Jun 2010
South Africa’s Minister of Communications Siphiwe Nyanda has signaled his intention to meet with the board of public broadcaster SABC on the controversial appointment of Phil Molefe as head of news.Read More »
Indian news on DStv channel
Wed, 02 Jun 2010
Saffron TV, the DStv channel geared at South Africa’s Indian viewers, will launch a weekly news show on 5 June which will inform the local audience about current events in India.Read More »
SA’s Muppets do the diski dance
Wed, 02 Jun 2010
The Muppets from South Africa’s much loved children’s series, Takalani Sesami, will show their support for the 2010 Fifa World Cup by learning the diski danceRead More »
Mokoetle defies SABC board
Wed, 02 Jun 2010
Business Day reports that SABC GCEO Solly Mokoetle announced on 1 June that Phil Molefe had been appointed head of news, a week after the SABC board overturned Mokoetle’s and board chairperson Ben Ngubane’s decision to appoint MolefeRead More »
MultiChoice’s new affordable PVR decoder
Fri, 28 May 2010
In a move no doubt prompted by the recent emergence of competitor pay-TV service TopTV, MultiChoice has launched what it terms “a much more affordable PVR decoder” that can also accommodate high definition (HD) programmes.Read More »
HBS appoints directors for World Cup
Wed, 26 May 2010
Dan Miodownik of Host Broadcast Services, the company authorised by FIFA to oversee all the technology and coverage for the 2010 World Cup, has selected the seven directors who will be on duty for the event.Read More »
New M-Net local content channel
Wed, 26 May 2010
Commencing 12 July, South African pay-TV broadcaster M-Net will launch a new local content channel with a strong entertainment focus. Mzansi Magic will be available to MultiChoice subscribers on DStv Select, DStv Compact and DStv Premium.Read More »
Now it’s the SABC Board’s turn to speak
Mon, 24 May 2010
The SABC Board has issued the following statement regarding SABC Board chairperson Dr Ben Ngubane and SABC GCEO Solly Mokoetle’s decision to appoint Phil Molefe as Group Executive News & Current Affairs.Read More »
Community TV Policy workshop
Mon, 24 May 2010
This week the Department of Communications (DoC) is hosting Community TV Policy workshop at the Birchwood Hotel in Boksburg to help unlock the potential of the local content industryRead More »
SABC chairperson speaks out
Mon, 24 May 2010
On 22 May, Dr Ben Ngubane, chairperson of the SABC Board, issued the following statement in response to the controversy surrounding the appointment of Phil Molefe as Group Executive: News and Current Affairs.Read More »