SABC wants you to get a TV licence for your PC, cellphone and tablet: report
SABC CEO James Aguma has indicated that the SABC wants the Broadcasting Act changed so that South Africans will need to get a TV licence for their computers, cellphones and tablets, according to a report by Channel24.
Speaking at parliament’s portfolio committee on communications, Aguma indicated that the SABC were budgeting for lower revenue from SABC TV licences this year, but that by amending the Broadcasting Act to make it mandatory for people to pay a TV licence for more devices they view content on, it would be able to make up for the decreased revenue.
The current TV Licence fee is R265 per year and is a requirement for all devices sold in South Africa which can receive a television signal. This excludes devices such as PC monitors.
Earlier this week the SABC and Department of Communications indicated that they would soon be making an official funding request to National Treasury of close to R1 billion, to help pay outstanding bills.
The high cost of local content quotas imposed by Hlaudi Motsoeneng is not sustainable and the board is currently reviewing the directive, said SABC interim board chairperson Khanyisile Kweyama.
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