SABC News

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SABC NEWS
SABC News logo 2018.jpg
Independent. Impartial.
CountryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Broadcast areaFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
African continent
Network SABC
Affiliates BBC
Reuters
HeadquartersSABC Television Park, Uitsaaisentrum, Johannesburg, Gauteng, Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Programming
Language(s) All Official Languages And 1 Indigenous And Recognised Language
Ownership
Owner SABC
Sister channels SABC 1
SABC 2
SABC 3
SABC Lehae
SABC Education
SABC Children
SABC SPORT
SABC Encore
History
Launched1 August 2013 (channel)
Links
Website www.sabcnews.com
Availability
Terrestrial
Digital Terrestrial TelevisionChannel 9 (Discontinued)
DStv Channel 404

SABC NEWS is both a South African 24-hour news channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation as well as the name of the news division of the broadcaster.

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History

The News Service was established in June 1950, replacing the programmes of the BBC. Although this was because the BBC broadcasts were seen as giving a British viewpoint of current affairs, there were also concerns that the SABC service would become overly pro-government, or "Our Master's Voice". By 1968, it had over 100 full-time reporters in the main cities and local correspondents all over the country, with overseas news provided by Reuters, AFP, AP and UPI. There was a News Film Unit which, prior to television in 1976, produced films for news agencies and television organisations.

In 1998, the SABC began to broadcast two TV channels to the rest of Africa: SABC Africa, a news service, and Africa 2 Africa, entertainment programming from South Africa and other African countries, via DStv. [1] In 2003, Africa 2 Africa was merged with SABC Africa to create a hybrid service, drawing programming from both sources. [2] SABC Africa closed in August 2008 after the SABC's contract with DStv was not renewed. [3] In 2007, the SABC launched a 24-hour international news channel, SABC News International, but closed in 2010. [4] In 2017 SABC announced that they would launch two new channels on DStv as part of a deal with Multichoice to add a news service and a general entertainment channel, SABC News and SABC Encore. [5]

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References

  1. Media Studies: Institutions, theories, and issues, Pieter J. Fourie, Juta and Company Ltd, 2001, page 54
  2. Transnational Television Worldwide: Towards a New Media Order, Jean K. Chalaby I.B.Tauris, 2005, page 121
  3. SABC Africa to go off air for now, Mail and Guardian , 14 July 2008
  4. SABC International goes bust, Mail and Guardian , 5 February 2010
  5. Underhill, Glynnis. "SABC launches 24-hour news channel on DStv". The M&G Online. Retrieved 2019-03-07.