I can be first to bring you Support Public Broadcasting (SOS) reaction reaction after the minister of communications, Siphiwe Nyanda sacked the full Digital Dzonga advisory council yesterday, tasked to advise him about South Africa's digital TV migration process, known as digital terrestrial television (DTT). Minister Siphiwe Nyanda cited a ''conflict of interest'' under council members who served on the Digital Dzonga for the past two years.
The public broadcasting pressure group, Support Public Broadcasting (SOS) has Kate Skinner as coordinator and SOS is weighing in with reaction as follows: ''The concept of a Digital Dzonga advisory council including all the significant stakeholders is a sound one. The digital migration process is complex and multi-faceted and requires all stakeholders on board.''
''To date the Digital Dzonga has generally done very good work, it has done significant research and made a number of solid recommendations on issues such as manufacturing standards. Where it has been slow, it has generally been because government has been slow to implement its recommendations. One area where it has been slow has been around communication issues to the general public. Unfortunately the department has not been very supportive here.''
''The important point going forward is that government should be swifter in its implementation of the advisory council's recommendations. Certainly if there are conflict of interest problems these must be dealt with but the process of digital migration must not be slowed down by the dissolving of the council. The minister of communications must move swiftly to call for new public nominations.''
e.tv's reaction.
M-Net's reaction.
The FULL PRESS RELEASE from the department of communications.
