Sentech, South Africa’s broadcast transmission provider of terrestrial signals, is planning to launch a streaming service to rival that of public broadcaster SABC.

South Africa’s communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced the scheme in the country’s parliament and said that Sentech will “soon launch a homegrown OTT platform that will be anchored by Nemisa but which will be available to other content producers.”

Nemisa is a state-owned operation that currently supplies technology education.

“Our goal is to eventually make this platform the home for quality films, documentaries and children’s stories, in addition to SABC+,” the minister told MPs.

The plan is said to launch the service in early 2024.

Perhaps not coincidentally there is some strain in the relationship between SABC and Sentech over Sentech’s carriage fees to its clients, including SABC. Formal complaints have been made to South Africa’s regulator Icasa.

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