SABC competing with supplier it owes R1.6 billion for important TV channel in South Africa

• The SABC and Sentech are competing against each other for a deal to broadcast and stream Parliament TV.
• The SABC proposed a multi-tiered, cost-recovery partnership that would use the SABC+ platform, SABC Lehae, and SABC News Live to broadcast parliamentary proceedings, citing figures of 39 million TV viewers, 27 million radio listeners, and three million SABC+ users.
• Sentech proposed leveraging its Freevision infrastructure, including digital terrestrial television, direct-to-home satellite TV, and its Freevision Play free streaming service, while Sentech chief financial officer Clarinda Simpson explained that the SABC owed Sentech roughly R1.6 billion.