MEDIA STATEMENT | LOTUS FM LINE-UP CHANGES

Johannesburg – Tuesday, 30 March 2021 – Lotus FM is proud to welcome two new personalities Anasia Govender and Jarryd Subroyen, who will enhance the station’s existing quality line-up.

Anasia Govender, a popular MC, comedian, singer and former reality TV star, will be making her radio presenting debut when she takes over as host of The Morning Masala show on Sundays between 06h00-09h00. Comedian and theatre personality Senzo Mthethwa will be producing and co-hosting The Morning Masala with Anasia.

Very exciting is that Anasia will be bringing to the show, her famous alter-ego Annalakshmi, who is an Indian National that has taken refuge in South Africa to escape her monster-in-law.

Jarryd Subroyen, a graduate from the Durban University of Technology (DUT), with a major in Broadcast Journalism, is no stranger to the world of radio, having cut his radio teeth with an internship on another radio station during his student years.

Jarryd will be bringing his passion for journalism and research to the fore as he takes on the new role of producer for Walk The Talk, hosted by Neelofar Sayed, Mondays-Thursdays 19h00-20h00.

Listeners can look forward to rivetting debates and discussions on a range of cutting-edge issues on a revamped and innovative talk format.

Jarryd will also be hosting a new show on Lotus FM, Can’t Beat the Classics, on Friday evenings between 19h00-21h00. Listeners will not only get the best of English classics spanning the decades 60s,70s,80s & 90s but also great new interactive features that will delight all retro music lovers.

Another change to look forward to on Lotus FM is fan-favourite Romeo Chonco, taking over the weekends with a brand new entertaining show, Sundowner. Tune in on Saturdays 15h00-18h00 & Sundays 15h00-17h00, for a wonderful mix of music requests and fun chat, presented by Romeo in his own unique style.

Senior presenter and Urdu expert EB Mamode will host the Qawali Hour on Sundays 21h00-22h00. EB had taken over the show’s reins after the sad passing of the previous host, Bhai Azad. EB will continue to enthrall listeners with the best selection of Qawalis.

Rob Byrne, the renowned traffic guru, rejoins Lotus FM to bring us up-to-date traffic reports in the morning and afternoon drive shows.

Of the programming and line-up changes, Lotus FM’s Station Manager, Mr. Alvin Pillay said, “these are exciting times for the station, and listeners can anticipate much more variety to our programming offering. The inclusion of fresh talent is to augment the station’s profile and advance its audience growth in the exceedingly competitive environment”. “We are looking forward to including our content on multiple digital platforms to ensure that our listeners can access our content easily at any given time”, concluded Pillay.

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Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting SABC Spokesperson)

seapolelomv@sabc.co.za | T. 011 714 3057 |C. 073 688 1590

MEDIA STATEMENT  | SABC PARTNERS WITH MAA’S AS PRESENTING SPONSOR

Johannesburg – Wednesday 31 March 2021 The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced a partnership with The Marketing Achievement Awards (MAA) as the presenting partner until 2023.
The SABC’s involvement in the MAA programme places it at the forefront of the transformation of marketing in South Africa, supporting the communication, advertising and marketing sectors and elevating marketing as a profession. This year the two entities will join forces to celebrate Marketing Genius and all of their achievements for the year 2020/21.
The Marketing Achievement Awards celebrate excellence in the science and art of strategic marketing.  This year the awards acknowledge the finest minds in the marketing profession by raising awareness for the creativity and originality of effective marketing while showcasing the successes of marketing teams and individuals who will be measured against, and recognised by, their peers. The MAA continues to set a benchmark for excellence and drive constant improvement in the discipline by promoting the value of marketing in strategy and business growth.
“These awards would not be possible without the guidance and support of our partners. As an industry initiative, the MAA relies on the relationships formed with organisations who wholeheartedly believe in the platform’s values. It’s more than financial support, these partners provide invaluable insight and encouragement from their understanding of the vital role that marketing plays in business strategy and, significantly, how the profession can be counted on to drive much needed economic resurgence” says Mohale Ralebitso, Chairperson of the Marketing Awards Council.
 
The Group Chief Executive Officer of the SABC, Mr Madoda Mxakwe stated “This partnership comes at the opportune time for us as we intensify our efforts to rebuild the SABC corporate image and enter into strategic partnerships that will assist in positioning our organisation favourably in the market. We are confident that this partnership presents us great exposure to business, aligns us with industry trends, and exposes us to partner insights and thought leadership”. “We are delighted to be associated with the Marketing Achievement Awards whose aim resonates with ours to continuously create opportunities to grow the industry, develop talent and offer value to marketers across all industry sectors”, added Mxakwe.
The SABC joins this year’s partners:

  • Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA) | Marketing Person of the Year Award
  • Nando’s | Founding Partner and Sponsor of Brand Positioning Award
  • Provantage Media Group (PMG) | Out-of-Home Partner and Sponsor of Integrated Marketing Award
  • Accenture Interactive | Sponsor of the Marketing Organisation of the Year Award.
  • ABSA Group | Patron and sponsor of the Marketing Innovation Award
  • Brand South Africa | Supporter and Sponsor of the South African Resonance Marketing Award
  • Google & IAB | Sponsor of Digital Brand Marketing Award
  • Kantar | Sponsor of Purpose-Led Marketing
  • Unilever | Sponsor of Rising Star of the Year Award Sponsor
  • The Blue Train | Prize Sponsor for Marketing Person of the Year
  • Biz Community | Media Partner
  • Modern Marketing | Media Partner
  • Newsclip Media Monitoring | Monitoring Partner

 
ENDS
 
Media Enquiries: Anne Kirkpatrick (MAA)
anne@marketingawards.co.za | C. 066 300 0842
 
and
 
Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting Spokesperson)
seapolelomv@sabc.co.za | T. 011 714 3057 |C. 073 688 1590

MEDIA STATEMENT  | SABC PARTNERS WITH MAA’S AS PRESENTING SPONSOR

Johannesburg – Wednesday 31 March 2021 The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced a partnership with The Marketing Achievement Awards (MAA) as the presenting partner until 2023.

The SABC’s involvement in the MAA programme places it at the forefront of the transformation of marketing in South Africa, supporting the communication, advertising and marketing sectors and elevating marketing as a profession. This year the two entities will join forces to celebrate Marketing Genius and all of their achievements for the year 2020/21.

The Marketing Achievement Awards celebrate excellence in the science and art of strategic marketing.  This year the awards acknowledge the finest minds in the marketing profession by raising awareness for the creativity and originality of effective marketing while showcasing the successes of marketing teams and individuals who will be measured against, and recognised by, their peers. The MAA continues to set a benchmark for excellence and drive constant improvement in the discipline by promoting the value of marketing in strategy and business growth.

“These awards would not be possible without the guidance and support of our partners. As an industry initiative, the MAA relies on the relationships formed with organisations who wholeheartedly believe in the platform’s values. It’s more than financial support, these partners provide invaluable insight and encouragement from their understanding of the vital role that marketing plays in business strategy and, significantly, how the profession can be counted on to drive much needed economic resurgence” says Mohale Ralebitso, Chairperson of the Marketing Awards Council.

 

The Group Chief Executive Officer of the SABC, Mr Madoda Mxakwe stated “This partnership comes at the opportune time for us as we intensify our efforts to rebuild the SABC corporate image and enter into strategic partnerships that will assist in positioning our organisation favourably in the market. We are confident that this partnership presents us great exposure to business, aligns us with industry trends, and exposes us to partner insights and thought leadership”. “We are delighted to be associated with the Marketing Achievement Awards whose aim resonates with ours to continuously create opportunities to grow the industry, develop talent and offer value to marketers across all industry sectors”, added Mxakwe.

The SABC joins this year’s partners:

  • Marketing Association of South Africa (MASA) | Marketing Person of the Year Award
  • Nando’s | Founding Partner and Sponsor of Brand Positioning Award
  • Provantage Media Group (PMG) | Out-of-Home Partner and Sponsor of Integrated Marketing Award
  • Accenture Interactive | Sponsor of the Marketing Organisation of the Year Award.
  • ABSA Group | Patron and sponsor of the Marketing Innovation Award
  • Brand South Africa | Supporter and Sponsor of the South African Resonance Marketing Award
  • Google & IAB | Sponsor of Digital Brand Marketing Award
  • Kantar | Sponsor of Purpose-Led Marketing
  • Unilever | Sponsor of Rising Star of the Year Award Sponsor
  • The Blue Train | Prize Sponsor for Marketing Person of the Year
  • Biz Community | Media Partner
  • Modern Marketing | Media Partner
  • Newsclip Media Monitoring | Monitoring Partner

 

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Media Enquiries: Anne Kirkpatrick (MAA)

anne@marketingawards.co.za | C. 066 300 0842

 

and

 

Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting Spokesperson)

seapolelomv@sabc.co.za | T. 011 714 3057 |C. 073 688 1590

SABC VETERAN NEWS ANCHOR, NOXOLO GROOTBOOM, RETIRES

Johannesburg – Tuesday, 30 March 2021 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation is delighted as it bids farewell to a revered and celebrated broadcaster in the country, Ms Noxolo Grootboom. The veteran IsiXhosa news anchor has spent more than three decades at the SABC and goes on retirement with an untainted and outstanding performance record. She has been there during key moments in the life of the public news service, and her contribution was unmissable.

She graced television screens in millions of South African homes as she worked diligently delivering news bulletins in her distinctly reassuring and persuasive voice. Sis’Xolo as she is affectionately known by many, has been conscientious even behind the scenes in ensuring that the IsiXhosa news bulletin that she devoted much of her life to, lived up to viewers’ expectations.

The SABC Group Chief Executive Officer, Madoda Mxakwe, has expressed his sincere gratitude to Ms Grootboom for her solid service of excellence, and for upholding the integrity and core values of the public broadcasting service. Mr. Mxakwe says, “Ms Grootboom embodies a very rare combination of excellence, humility and humanity, and we are immensely grateful for her contribution to our organisation’s efforts in delivering on the language and editorial aspects of our public mandate.”

The SABC sincerely thanks her for using her passion for African Languages selflessly, to make a sterling contribution to the development and preservation of IsiXhosa. This input is emblematic of the responsibility that the SABC carries as the country’s public service broadcaster.

To the viewers who paused their lives to watch her deliver news bulletins, the SABC says thank you for your unwavering support. In honouring her legacy, the public broadcaster commits to strengthening its efforts to preserve and nurture all official languages as part of its public mandate responsibilities.

As she retires, Ms Grootboom will read her final bulletin on SABC 1 at 19h00 tonight. We look forward to hearing her signature goodbye “Nanga ningalala nambethe ingubo yoxolo nemvisiswano. Ndinithanda nonke emakhaya”.

She served her audiences with absolute distinction, class, and dignity.

 

ENDS

Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting SABC Spokesperson)

seapolelomv@sabc.co.za | T. 011 714 3057 |C. 073 688 1590

MEDIA STATEMENT GOOD HOPE FM LINE-UP CHANGES

Johannesburg – Tuesday, 30 March 2021 – From Thursday, the 1st of April, Good Hope FM will unmask more of the best in music and entertainment presented by Cape Town’s finest on-air talent. Weekdays start at 6:00 with Big Stan Mars on the Big Breakfast Show, followed by the Morning Show hosted by the delightful Leigh-Anne Williams at 9:00. From 12:00 we bring you a brand new show, The Good Vibez hosted by legendary Grandmaster DJ Ready D.

The Great Drive hosted by the energetic Kyeezi and his team takes you home from 15:00, this is followed at 18:00 by another brand new show, Saaiman Says, hosted by Cape Town music aficionado Chad Saaiman. To wrap up the evening, the young dynamic and fun Celest Anthony takes over from 21:00 to 00:00.

Good Hope FM– UNMASKED – We Play the Best Music.

See attached Line Up

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Issued By:                              Group Communications

Media Enquiries:                    Ms. Mmoni Seapolelo SABC Spokesperson (Acting)

seapolelomv@sabc.co.za  | T. 011 714 3057 | C. 073 688 1590

 

MEDIA STATEMENT | BRAND-NEW LINE-UP FOR 5FM

Johannesburg – Tuesday, 30 March 2021 – 5FM has announced their line-up changes for 2021, which includes a brand-new breakfast show, among other exciting changes. This year the station looks to inject new energy with plenty of fresh talent in keeping with its ethos to bring together South African youth through the power of radio.
 
Dan Corder from sister station Good Hope FM takes over the reins of weekday breakfast, and the Capetonian, who cut his teeth at campus radio, is joined by Mathapelo Moloi on News, Xoli Zondo on Sport, and Marli van Eeden on Traffic. News presenter Mathapelo is a passionate broadcaster from the Eastern Cape whose love for news and current affairs saw her work in various newsrooms around the country. Xoli got her start in the industry on community TV, followed by her win of the 2013 National SABC Sports Presenter Search, which led her to work on SA FM’s weekend breakfast show for the past few years. Marli also has community radio experience gained while co-hosting a breakfast show on a campus radio station in Stellenbosch.
 
On his gig as breakfast show presenter, Dan says, “5FM has always been the coolest radio station in my world. It is the station of the future where, together with our loyal 5FM fans across the country, I can make the radio of my dreams.”
 
Stephanie B will hold the fort of mid-mornings (Mon. – Fri. 09:00 -12:00) while Zanele Potelwa takes over the afternoon slot (Mon. – Fri. 12:00 – 15:00). Zanele joined 5FM as a member of the 5Squad before reading traffic on the breakfast show for the past year. An accomplished presenter for both television and radio, Zanele is known for her effervescent personality and is sure to bring something special with her own weekday show. Zanele is joined by newsreader Yanga Mjoli.
 
Roger Goode takes his special brand of on-air craziness to weekday nights, taking over the Monday – Friday 18:00 – 19:00 slots as well as an extended version of the show on Fridays 19:00 – 22:00. Leah Jazz, another success story of the 5Squadwill take over the late-night slot Monday – Thursday 22:00 – 01:00 and, with her edgy personality, will bring life to after hours.
 
The stations’ weekend breakfast show Saturday & Sunday, 07:00 – 10:00, will see Nicole da Silva continue as the presenter and gain a new news presenter and sports presenter. Self-proclaimed radio-head Edah Setati joins Nicole da Silva on news while Wesley Gabriels, who has worked at multiple stations in Cape Town, is on sport.
 
Hosting the Top 40 on 5 on Saturday (10:00 – 14:00) as well as 5 Takeover on Sunday at the same time is broadcaster Nick Archibald, who describes himself as an entertainer at heart and looks forward to joining the national radio station.
 
Award-winning presenter Kea Boya joins the station to host two shows on Saturday and Sunday, 14:00 – 17:00. Kea joined campus radio in 2018 and has since won a Radio Award for a drive show and looks to bring her brand of engaging and relatable radio to a broader audience.
 

  • Television graduate Boipelo Mooketsi has been working on campus radio for the past 4 years and will host two new weekend shows on 5FM on Saturday and Sunday, 22:00 – 01:00.

NB: Please see attached Line Up
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Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting SABC Spokesperson)
seapolelomv@sabc.co.za | T. 011 714 3057 |C. 073 688 1590

MEDIA STATEMENT | BRAND-NEW LINE-UP FOR 5FM

Johannesburg – Tuesday, 30 March 2021 – 5FM has announced their line-up changes for 2021, which includes a brand-new breakfast show, among other exciting changes. This year the station looks to inject new energy with plenty of fresh talent in keeping with its ethos to bring together South African youth through the power of radio.

 

Dan Corder from sister station Good Hope FM takes over the reins of weekday breakfast, and the Capetonian, who cut his teeth at campus radio, is joined by Mathapelo Moloi on News, Xoli Zondo on Sport, and Marli van Eeden on Traffic. News presenter Mathapelo is a passionate broadcaster from the Eastern Cape whose love for news and current affairs saw her work in various newsrooms around the country. Xoli got her start in the industry on community TV, followed by her win of the 2013 National SABC Sports Presenter Search, which led her to work on SA FM’s weekend breakfast show for the past few years. Marli also has community radio experience gained while co-hosting a breakfast show on a campus radio station in Stellenbosch.

 

On his gig as breakfast show presenter, Dan says, “5FM has always been the coolest radio station in my world. It is the station of the future where, together with our loyal 5FM fans across the country, I can make the radio of my dreams.”

 

Stephanie B will hold the fort of mid-mornings (Mon. – Fri. 09:00 -12:00) while Zanele Potelwa takes over the afternoon slot (Mon. – Fri. 12:00 – 15:00). Zanele joined 5FM as a member of the 5Squad before reading traffic on the breakfast show for the past year. An accomplished presenter for both television and radio, Zanele is known for her effervescent personality and is sure to bring something special with her own weekday show. Zanele is joined by newsreader Yanga Mjoli.

 

Roger Goode takes his special brand of on-air craziness to weekday nights, taking over the Monday – Friday 18:00 – 19:00 slots as well as an extended version of the show on Fridays 19:00 – 22:00. Leah Jazz, another success story of the 5Squadwill take over the late-night slot Monday – Thursday 22:00 – 01:00 and, with her edgy personality, will bring life to after hours.

 

The stations’ weekend breakfast show Saturday & Sunday, 07:00 – 10:00, will see Nicole da Silva continue as the presenter and gain a new news presenter and sports presenter. Self-proclaimed radio-head Edah Setati joins Nicole da Silva on news while Wesley Gabriels, who has worked at multiple stations in Cape Town, is on sport.

 

Hosting the Top 40 on 5 on Saturday (10:00 – 14:00) as well as 5 Takeover on Sunday at the same time is broadcaster Nick Archibald, who describes himself as an entertainer at heart and looks forward to joining the national radio station.

 

Award-winning presenter Kea Boya joins the station to host two shows on Saturday and Sunday, 14:00 – 17:00. Kea joined campus radio in 2018 and has since won a Radio Award for a drive show and looks to bring her brand of engaging and relatable radio to a broader audience.

 

  • Television graduate Boipelo Mooketsi has been working on campus radio for the past 4 years and will host two new weekend shows on 5FM on Saturday and Sunday, 22:00 – 01:00.

NB: Please see attached Line Up

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Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting SABC Spokesperson)

seapolelomv@sabc.co.za | T. 011 714 3057 |C. 073 688 1590

MEDIA STATEMENT SAFM LINE UP 2021

Johannesburg – Tuesday, 30 March 2021 – SAfm remains the only national Talk radio station with the largest footprint in South Africa. In order to remain relevant in the broadcasting space, it is imperative to continuously refresh, strengthen and rotate talent to ensure we remain relevant and ultimately deliver more on our mandate to grow the station’s listenership.

SAfm is excited to announce the addition of Koketso Sechane, Sheila Ndikumana, and Kutlwano Masote as presenters who will be part of the SAfm Family from April.

Asanda Beda takes over the early morning slot “Sound Awake” 03h00-05h00 weekdays, from 1 April, while Mandla Shongwe moves to the late-night Music Show on weekends.

A well-known talk host, Koketso, will anchor the View Point on Wednesday and Thursday from 20:00 – 22:00, live from the Cape Town studios. Sheila Ndikumana takes over the early weekend slot, 03h00-06h00, to bring a taste of music from the African continent. Listeners can look forward to the familiar voice of Kutlwano Masote, with the best classical music on Saturday & Sunday, 16h00-19h00.

The rest of the weekdays and weekend schedule will remain the same.

SAfm Acting Station Manager Ms. Kina Nhlengethwa said, “we are excited to welcome new Presenters to the SAfm family, and we wish them well. They all bring a wealth of knowledge to the station. It is vital to keep abreast and adapt to the ever-changing media landscape and serve our audiences holistically”.

Attached is the SAfm New On-Air Schedule

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Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting SABC Spokesperson)
seapolelomv@sabc.co.za | T. 011 714 3057 |C. 073 688 1590

 

SABC CONCLUDES ITS RETRENCHMENT PROCESS AND MOVES TO NEW STRUCTURE

Johannesburg – Tuesday, 30 March 2021 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has concluded its Section 189 process and will transition into the new fit-for-purpose purpose structure effective 1 April 2021.

The reduction of employee costs is central to the SABC’s Turnaround Plan and its long-term sustainability. The Section 189 process began with the issuing of the notice in June 2020, and after an intensive nine (9) month period, will conclude on 31 March 2021.

Subsequent to the conclusion of the resourcing of the new structure, the total number of employees who will leave the organisation at the end of March 2021 is 621. Three hundred and forty-six (346) of this number are employees who, notwithstanding the existence of alternative jobs, opted for voluntary severance packages. Some were concerned about the impact of lower job scale codes resulting from the organisation-wide job evaluation process, on current salaries and their pension. These colleagues took voluntary severance packages as a first option and chose not to participate in any alternative job-seeking processes.

The other 275 employees are those who occupied positions that have become redundant. Some employees in this category went through the recruitment process seeking alternative opportunities but were, unfortunately, not successful. The SABC used its best endeavours and managed to absorb affected employees who qualified for vacant positions during the recruitment process.

The SABC’s Group Chief Executive Officer, Madoda Mxakwe, says, “The retrenchment process has been extremely difficult for all stakeholders and became emotionally charged at times. The extended process unfortunately also created prolonged uncertainty and a sense of despondency for many. This was understandable and regrettable. However, despite these challenges, the Section 189 process was a necessary component of the SABC’s turnaround plan to ensure the public broadcaster’s long term financial sustainability and capacity to fulfill its extensive public mandate. The process was necessary to preserve and reposition the SABC as a resilient and viable public broadcaster and public media organisation.

The SABC will continue to diligently serve the tens of millions of South Africans who rely on it for education, sport, news and entertainment, in all our languages. We remain committed to transforming the SABC and taking its content everywhere, across platforms, on all devices and in all our languages. We want to be part of preserving this national treasure which has the public interest at the very heart of its existence.

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Media Enquiries: Mmoni Seapolelo (Acting SABC Spokesperson)

seapolelomv@sabc.co.za | T. 011 714 3057 |C. 073 688 1590

 

SABC AND OPENVIEW SIGN A NEW CHANNEL-CARRIAGE AGREEMENT

Johannesburg – Thursday, 25 March 2021 – eMedia Investments, the company behind free-to-air satellite service Openview, and the SABC, have announced a ground-breaking new distribution agreement that will enhance both companies in the free-to-air category of television broadcasting.

The collaboration between South Africa’s fastest-growing satellite network and SA’s most established broadcaster signals a seismic shift in the country’s broadcasting landscape.  With this agreement the SABC ensures that its content, in all its formats, continues to resonate with the prescripts of its public mandate, and more so in providing universal access to credible content. The agreement also guarantees High Definition broadcast quality and free access to the SABC’s television network wherever you are in South Africa. For Openview this agreement enhances its strength in the DTH space with additional content and a solid binding collaboration with the Public Broadcaster.

In addition to carrying SABC 1, 2 and 3, Openview will carry three additional television channels from the Public Broadcaster and all its 19 radio channels. Through this agreement the SABC is officially entering the free-to-air satellite market which will supplement its channels on DTT and streaming platforms.  First amongst the three new channels will be a standalone SABC Sports Channel that will launch on Openview soon.

Openview’s aggressively growing base of 2.3 million households will have access to four SABC television channels, with two more to be announced in due course, and 19 radio stations, including the biggest South African radio brands – Ukhozi FM, Metro FM, Lesedi and Umhlobo Wenene.  This enables previously geographically restricted FM radio channels to be received throughout the country via digital broadcasting on a free-to-air basis.

Notwithstanding this agreement at the platform level, the SABC’s broadcasting services will continue to compete for audience and advertising with eMedia-owned channels and services, as they currently compete on the analogue network.

Commenting on the new multi-year signal distribution and channel carriage agreement, eMedia Investments COO, Antonio Lee, says, “This is an exciting development for both the SABC and ourselves.  The agreement ushers in a new level of collaboration between a private free-to-air satellite platform and public free-to-air broadcast services. There is no doubt it will boost the offering of Openview and will extend the SABC’s audience reach.  We can now offer our Openview audience additional quality content and access to digital broadcast radio in the widest variety of languages possible in South Africa.  We hope this is the start of a stronger and more fruitful relationship between Openview and the SABC”.

According to the SABC’s COO, Ian Plaatjes, “This agreement enables the SABC to grow its channel offering and reach into the digital broadcasting space with three additional HD television channels. The first channel to be launched will be an SABC Sport Channel and will be distributed simultaneously across Openview, DTT, Telkom One and other streaming platforms. This collaboration will enable the SABC to optimally exploit its rich sport content rights and leverage the Openview reach to provide an improved integrated sport value proposition for our advertising clients across platforms. The agreement also enhances the distribution of SABC radio stations to create an increased value proposition for our radio advertising inventory.  The other two TV channels, to be announced within the next 3 months, will leverage extensive SABC content and archived material.”

Openview and the SABC believe that this agreement will expedite digital migration from analogue-only households to digital broadcasting platforms with more compelling free-to-air channels and content. Together with the DTT platform, Openview provides audiences with a free HD alternative to both analogue terrestrial and pay satellite options.

 

Openview boxes can be purchased at all leading retailers nationwide.

 

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Issued By:                              Group Communications

Media Enquiries:                    Ms. Mmoni Seapolelo SABC Spokesperson (Acting)

seapolelomv@sabc.co.za  | T. 011 714 3057 | C. 073 688 1590

 

Issued By:                              Marketing Manager Openview

Media Enquiries:                   Ms. Chantelle Virgillito

chantelle.virgillito@etv.co.za  | T. 011 537 9530 |