On Thursday night eMedia Investments and the SABC in a joint media event, announced a groundbreaking channels carriage contract whereby several SABC TV channels and the SABC's 19 radio stations would now be carried on eMedia's Openview free-to-air satellite service.
eMedia and the SABC held the media event that was broadcast live on eNCA (Dstv 403) and SABC News (DStv 404) in one of the conference venues at the Tsogo Sun Hyde Park hotel.
The entire event was extremely well organised and look beautiful - a blend of corporate colours of eMedia and e.tv's red and black with the SABC touch of green, white and black.
With temperature checks, hand sanitiser and masks, it was the very first physical media launch that TVwithThinus attended in literally a year since everything shut down in March 2020 because of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic.
On the constructed stage in the venue, eNCA anchor Sally Burdett and SABC News reporter Aldrin Sampear interviewed Antonio Lee, eMedia Investments COO, as well as Ian Plaatjes, SABC COO, about the deal between eMedia and the South African public broadcaster.
Pabi Moloi who recently joined The Morning Show on e.tv as the latest presenter addition was the master of ceremonies.
Guests sipped on champagne, while waiters later took drinks orders and circulated with snacks and later an array of delectable desserts.
Guests received an Openview set-top box (STB) and a black, SABC-branded mobile power bank in red goodie bags that were handed out at the end of the event.
Here are images from the event in 29 photos:
