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| Aug 3, 2026 | SABC+ scales up | The SABC’s streaming platform has passed three million registered users, roughly doubling its sign-up rate over the four months that included South Africa’s first Fifa World Cup appearance since 2010.
The broadcaster announced the milestone... |
| Jul 8, 2026 | Netflix, e.tv look to fill the gap Showmax left behind | The cast of The Four of Us
eMedia has struck a content licensing deal with Netflix that will put e.tv programming on the global streaming platform across Africa – a first for the free-to-air broadcaster, and a move that plants Netflix squar... |
| May 7, 2026 | South Africa’s TikTok election is coming | Icasa wants you to know it has tightened up the rules for South Africa’s pivotal municipal elections, set for 4 November 2026. The communications regulator recently published the Municipal Party Elections Broadcasts and Political Advertisem... |
| Mar 20, 2026 | MTN and Vodacom dwarf South Africa’s listed tech sector | MTN Group and Vodacom Group, the two giants of South Africa’s telecommunications sector, each clock up more than R1-billion in revenue in just two and three days, respectively.
TechCentral analysed companies listed in the technology section... |
| Jan 19, 2026 | Icasa to target Sentech with tougher broadcast pricing rules | The Sentech television broadcasting tower in Auckland Park, Johannesburg
Communications regulator Icasa has published draft regulations that will, when introduced, significantly tighten oversight of Sentech’s terrestrial broadcasting signal... |
| Jan 12, 2026 | The top-performing South African tech shares of 2025 | Many of South Africa’s JSE-listed technology companies performed well in 2025, with the likes of Weaver Fintech, Blu Label Unlimited, MTN Group, iOCO and Telkom improving their share prices by over 70% over the course of the year.
At the bo... |
| Oct 3, 2025 | eMedia acquires stake in global visual effects specialist | E.tv owner eMedia has acquired a 30% stake in Pristine World Holdings, a specialist provider of visual effects services to global film and television markets, for R119-million.
The purchase will be made by eMedia Investments and payment mad... |
| Sep 4, 2025 | eMedia adds eVOD to Android TVs | As South Africans increasingly adopt streaming media services over traditional linear broadcasts, eMedia is moving to capture a great slice of the market by developing an app for smart TVs that run Google’s Android operating system.
eMedia ... |
| Jul 29, 2025 | eMedia banks on Openview as eVOD gears up for data boom | eMedia CEO Khalik Sherrif
eMedia Holdings, the owner of free-to-air broadcaster e.tv, news channel eNCA and the Openview satellite platform, has seen strong growth in its video-on-demand platform eVOD in the 2025 financial year.
According t... |
| Jul 15, 2025 | Solly Malatsi seeks out-of-court deal in TV migration fight | Communications minister Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT
Government is seeking an out-of-court solution to the impasse between government, e.tv and others over the switch-off of analogue television broadcasts.
South Africa’s migration from analog... |
| Jul 13, 2025 | South Africa begins complex job of overhauling media laws | Solly Malatsi. Image c/o DCDT
The department of communications & digital technologies on Friday gazetted the draft white paper on audio and audio-visual media services (AAVMS) and online safety for public comment by 10 August.
This is t... |
| Jul 10, 2025 | MultiChoice is working on a wholesale overhaul of DStv | MultiChoice South Africa CEO Byron du Plessis
MultiChoice is working on a huge overhaul of DStv, including revamping its channel bouquets, as it looks to stem subscriber losses in an increasingly competitive market.
Key to the upcoming chan... |
| Jul 8, 2025 | Icasa publishes new draft regulations for digital TV | Communications regulator Icasa has published new draft digital terrestrial television (DTT) broadcasting regulations for South Africa, setting out which frequencies will be reserved for public service, commercial free-to-air, subscription a... |
| Jun 5, 2025 | How the ICT sector buckles under load shedding | Load shedding severely disrupts the operations of South African ICT companies, including telecommunications operators, increasing their costs and damaging consumer trust in the reliability of their services.
This is a key finding in a new r... |
| Apr 2, 2025 | Outdated and costly: why South Africa should rethink digital migration | South Africa’s long overdue move to digital television broadcasting was once again thwarted last week when the high court in Pretoria interdicted communications minister Solly Malatsi from switching off analogue broadcasts at the end of las... |
| Jan 30, 2025 | The Digital Dilemma: South Africa's Race Against Time in TV Migration | In South Africa, the clock is ticking. The analogue switch-off deadline looms large, set for March 31, 2025. This date is not just a number; it represents a potential crisis for millions. The government’s push for digital migration is like ... |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 220 000 set-top boxes, 63 days: Sentech’s mission impossible? | The Sentech tower in Auckland Park, Johannesburg
State-owned broadcasting signal distribution company Sentech has a little over two months to distribute and install 220 000 set-top boxes to qualifying indigent households before the new anal... |
| Nov 25, 2024 | South Africa’s most-watched television channel | E.tv, the free-to-air television channel owned by eMedia Holdings and launched in the late 1990s as South Africa’s first commercial free-to-air broadcaster, is now the most popular television channel in South Africa.
That claim is contained... |
| Sep 18, 2024 | The SABC's Struggle: A Tale of Funding Woes and Sports Rights | The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is in a financial storm. Established in 1936, the SABC was meant to be a beacon of public broadcasting. It was designed to reflect the diverse voices of South Africa. Yet, today, it stands o... |
| Sep 16, 2024 | SABC will license PSL matches from SuperSport | SuperSport CEO Rendani Ramovha
Tensions between the SABC and SuperSport parent MultiChoice Group appear to be easing following the conclusion of various sports sublicensing deals, including news on Monday that the Betway Premiership, also k... |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Rugby Rivalry Reignited: Springboks vs. All Blacks | Rugby is more than a game in South Africa and New Zealand. It’s a battleground. The stakes are high as the Springboks prepare to face the All Blacks in a clash that transcends mere competition. This isn’t just about points; it’s about pride... |
| Aug 31, 2024 | Springboks, All Blacks: score for public as SABC secures rugby rights | SuperSport CEO Rendani Ramovha
The SABC has secured sublicensing rights from MultiChoice Group-owned SuperSport to broadcast Saturday’s Castle Lager Rugby Championship clash between the Springboks and the All Blacks at Emirates Airline Park... |
| Jul 31, 2024 | eMedia to litigate in fight over DStv channels | eMedia Holdings, parent company of e.tv and Openview, has said it intends to pursue litigation against MultiChoice over the latter’s attempt to remove four eMedia channels from DStv.
The four channels in question – eExtra, eMovies Extra, eM... |
| Jul 30, 2024 | eMedia outlines plans for streamer eVOD | eMedia Holdings, the parent of e.tv and Openview, has disclosed viewer adoption figures for its eVOD streaming service, which it launched three years ago.
In eMedia’s annual report for the 2024 financial year, published on Monday, the group... |
| Jun 28, 2024 | DTT has failed in South Africa – now scrap it, says eMedia | eMedia CEO Khalik Sherrif
eMedia, the broadcaster that owns e.tv and Openview, has told communications regulator Icasa that digital terrestrial television (DTT) in South Africa has failed and has no future.
Speaking at the public hearings f... |
| May 23, 2024 | eMedia’s legal costs climb as it battles MultiChoice | eMedia Holdings said on Thursday that its legal fees rose sharply in the year ended 31 March 2024 as it battled rival, DStv parent MultiChoice Group, on multiple fronts.
Legal costs rose by R8.8-million in 2024 compared to the previous fina... |
| Apr 15, 2024 | Bloody nose for MultiChoice in sports fight with eMedia | The Competition Tribunal has granted interim relief to eMedia in its fight with MultiChoice over the carriage of sublicensed sports from the SABC on its Openview free-to-air satellite platform.
eMedia took MultiChoice, which owns SuperSport... |
| Apr 3, 2024 | How local media, Big Tech squared off at competition hearings | eMedia CEO Khalik Sherrif
The media and digital platforms market inquiry into the distribution of media content on digital platforms, instituted by South Africa’s Competition Commission, heard comment from a wide variety of South African an... |
