However, a pending court battle between government and a broadcaster could push out migration by up to two years.
The Department of Communications needs more money to fund dual-illumination and subsidise set-top boxes.
Blue Label Telecoms has unveiled the TopTV Prepaid voucher, enabling subscribers instant access to entertainment across the channels it offers.
SA's struggling pay-TV runner-up introduces a prepaid option to try win back subscribers and gain new ones.
People are still predominantly renting DVDs and Blu-ray discs, but digital movies are catching up, says NPD Group.
The landing of NASA planetary rover, Curiosity, will be broadcasted live in Times Square.
UK-based satellite operator Avanti sends its second Ka-band satellite into orbit tonight.
The Department of Communications finally issues the set-top box tender, which could be worth as much as R3.5 billion.
Internet giant promises access speeds more than 100 times faster than those of traditional US companies.
Pep Stores will no longer stock the pay-TV provider's decoders as of October.
The video sharing site releases a new version of Dailymotion Cloud, and is planning live broadcast and recording features.