Loudness Normalisation and Permitted Maximum Level of Audio Signals

The EBU has studied the needs of audio signal levels in production, distribution, and transmission of broadcast programmes. It is of the opinion that an audio-leveling paradigm based on loudness measurement is needed.

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Public DTT Television Broadcasting Service

The Licensee shall provide its television broadcasting services nationally and as defined in the radio frequency spectrum license attached

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Commercial DTT Television Broadcasting Service

The Licensee shall provide its television broadcasting services nationally and as defined in the radio frequency spectrum license attached

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Marketing Trade Exchange Policy

The objective of this policy is to govern the parameters and processes around Marketing related Trade Exchanges on and/or for all SABC platforms, inclusive of the News and Sports initiatives, between the SABC and clients (not 3rd parties) or the provisioning or supplying of Marketing related goods and/or services in exchange for SABC airtime

 

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THE SABC SENDS CONDOLENCES TO THE MOKOETLE FAMILY

Johannesburg, Friday, 15 November 2019 – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has learnt with great shock the passing of the corporation’s former Group Chief Executive Officer (GCEO), Mr. Solly Mokoetle. He joined the SABC in 1994 as the General Manager and over the years his outstanding work ethic saw him rise through the ranks, and becoming the corporation’s Chief Operations Officer (COO) in 2001 until 2006 when his employment contract came to an end.

STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR END CREDITS

Opening credits are important to the audience in just the same way as they want to see the title and author at the beginning of a book, or the title of a magazine on the front cover. Very few viewers watch closing (end) credits. They are of interest only when they want to see who the presenter and performers are, if those people have for any reason attracted their attention. So why closing credits so long; and strict guidelines are needed? Why are they there at all?
They are important to the broadcaster and the producers.

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Renaissance Area House Rules

The objective of this document is to provide a framework within which service providers, management and staff can perform their daily duties within a healthy and safe environment and, to protect people against hazards to health and safety emanating from the activities at the SABC Campus.

Attention to, assembling of TV sets, general cleanliness, storage and housekeeping can prevent numerous accidents. Good housekeeping efforts are part of the SABC’s fire prevention, accident prevention, health, and environmental management programme.

The Renaissance Area has been declared as a high fire risk area due to the somewhat industrial activities that are taking place during the storing and assembling of Television Production Sets,

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Freelance / Actors Agreement

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TV Licence exploitation fee

The process that the SABC follows with regards to the payment of exploitation fees is as follows:

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A Code of Good Practice Sexual Harassment in the Workplace Broadcast Act

This Code of Good Practice: Handling Sexual Harassment in the Film and Television Industry (“The Code”) promotes workplaces that are free of sexual harassment, where employers and employees respect one another’s integrity and dignity, their privacy, and their right to equality.

It is encouraged that all employers in the Film and Television Industry adopt the Code and enforce it.

 

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