The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has announced that as of 11th June, SABC 1 and SABC 3 will start to broadcast in High Definition (HD) and SABC 2 will follow suit after the FIFA World Cup in July 2018.
In its statement the public broadcaster says, “The introduction of HD will ensure that viewers enjoy picture quality that is clearer and crisper than it previously was with the normal Standard Definition (SD). The accessibility of SABC in HD will in the interim only be available to viewers who watch SABC programmes through the DStv and Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platforms.”
The SABC further says that the conversion is in preparation for the nationwide migration of all free-to-air analogue broadcasting to DTT.
The conversion to HD also will give the SABC a chance to bring the biggest television spectacle, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, which will be taking place from Thursday 14 June to Sunday 15 July 2018 live from Russia, in the best quality to South African soccer lovers.
As the host channel of the tournament, SABC 1’s key shows will for the duration of the 2018 FIFA World Cup be relocated to sister channels as follows:
– Generations-The Legacy: on SABC 3 at 20h00 (Mon – Fri)
– Skeem Saam: on SABC 2 at 18h30 (Mon – Fri)
– Uzalo: on SABC 2 at 20h30 (Mon – Fri)
