SABC Education

SABC Education is a South African educational television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).

SABC Education
Enriching minds, enriching lives
CountrySouth Africa
Broadcast areaSouth Africa
NetworkSABC
HeadquartersSABC Television Park, Uitsaaisentrum, Johannesburg, South Africa
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format(576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerSouth African Broadcasting Corporation
Sister channelsSABC 1
SABC 2
SABC 3
SABC News
SABC Sport
SABC Children
SABC Encore
History
Founded1996
Links
Websitewww.sabceducation.co.za
www.seva.co.za

History

In 1991, TV2, TV3, and TV4 were combined into a new service called CCV (Contemporary Community Values). A third channel was introduced known as TSS, or TopSport Surplus, TopSport being the brand name for the SABC's sports coverage, but this was replaced by NNTV (National Network TV), an educational, non-commercial channel, in 1993.

Established in 1996, SABC Education is a SABC business unit responsible for delivering the educational mandate of the public broadcaster. In true South African social tradition, SABC Education meets this challenge by delivering compelling educational content for diverse audiences in South Africa and the rest of Africa. SABC Education's content, gathered from a wide range of educational issues contributes to a rich cultural shared South African identity. Enriching Minds, Enriching Lives![1]

In 2012, The SABC announced plans to launch it as a standalone channel alongside 14 other channels the public broadcaster planned to launch on their long-awaited DTT platforms alongside SABC 4, SABC 5, SABC Movies, and SABC Sport.[2]

In 2015, SABC Education partnered up with Tuluntulu to launch the brand as an online channel alongside SABC Children.[3]

In 2018, the SABC downsized its unfunded DTT plans to 9 channels with SABC Sport and Education present in that portfolio.[4] They also launched a virtual academy for the brand to assist matriculants with their studies and equip them with the necessary skills to work independently.

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the shutdown of most schools, and SABC rolled out SABC Education over DTT and YouTube from May 4, adding more platforms as time went on.[5] In October of that year, SABC partnered up with Telkom to distribute the channel alongside SABC's other properties through a new streaming service, TelkomOne.[6] SABC has been unable to add the channel to the satellite services DStv and StarSat.

Programming
Main article: List of children and youth programs produced by the SABC

The content found on the 24/7 channel is either archived or found on SABC 1–3.

See also

References
  1. "404". Archived from the original on 2021-07-09. Retrieved 2022-02-13. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  2. "SABC Sport launching as new TV channel". news24.com.
  3. "Tuluntulu app to reach all of Africa". Media Update.
  4. "TV with Thinus: The SABC downsizes its unfunded digital TV dream for DTT from 18 to these 9 TV channels". September 26, 2018.
  5. "SABC LAUNCHES new TV CHANNEL - SABC EDUCATION". www.schools4sa.co.za.
  6. "about". telkomone.tv. Archived from the original on 2021-01-06.
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