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Nineteen SABC radio stations and five television channels will be available on the public broadcaster’s new streaming service.

Quota-led regulation will stifle whatever growth potential the South African entertainment sector can offer, says Sifiso Skenjana.

okayafrica Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Netflix, along with other streaming platforms, could bear the brunt of South Africa's new broadcasting legislation. South Africa's New Proposal Could Force Netflix To Trim Down Its Content Catalogue Netflix argues that South Africa's plan to slap international streaming services with a 30 percent local content quota will 'harm' the industry. Shola Sanni, Director of Public Policy for Sub-Saharan Africa at Netflix, has countered South Africa's proposal of a legislation that will enforce a...

More than 110 000 South Africans against proposed TV licence regulations 110 000+ South Africans voiced opposition against plans that will force users of laptops, tablets and streaming accounts to pay TV licences. The South Africa Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) confirmed thousands of South Africans “have voiced their opposition against plans that will force users of laptops, tablets, decoders and streaming platforms” to pay TV licences. More than 110 000 South Africans have signed a petition to ask the minister in charge of the South African Department of Communications and Digital Tech...

D-Day for people to have their say on license fee for Netflix By Staff Reporter Silindile Nyathikazi Durban - THE draft bill to extend the payment of TV licensing fees to other streaming services such as Netflix will likely very soon become law. This is according to political commentator Xolani Dube of the Xubera Institute for Research and Development, who says if the majority party is supported by the smaller opposition parties in Parliament, the bill will pass. “In principle, no one is supposed to support this bill but we are fast approaching the elections so it’s a game of politi...