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The SABC is admitting that it's current weather system "is no longer capable of supporting the weather production and play-out operation" and that the South African public broadcaster is looking to implement a new weather and broadcast system to modernise and improve the look of the SABC's televised weather reports.
The SABC's outdated weather system can't compete with rivals anymore such as e.tv's slick interactive weather wall or DStv's Weather channel (DStv 415).
"The SABC is looking to implement a new weather production and broadcast system that will provide a modern look and feel to the SABC's weather slots on television," says the SABC.
"When taking into account the 12 daily weather slots during the week and 8 daily slots over the weekends, and the involvement of the 30 weather presenters to cover the various languages, the current weather system is clearly not capable of supporting the weather production and play-out operation. Future needs will demand more infrastructure," says the SABC.
The South African public broadcaster's plan is now to try and have the four studio play-out weather systems each installed in the studio equipment room with capable extenders to the control room areas of studios 9, 10, 11 and 12 at the SABC.
