ARTICLES RELATING TO ICASA

Mixed reactions to TopTV porn approval

2013-04-29 13:07

TV industry executives and insiders, advocacy groups and religious organisations have all reacted strongly to the landmark decision by Icasa to grant TopTV permission to broadcast porn channels in SA.

Censors welcome porn decision

2013-04-24 17:00

The Film and Publication Board has welcomed Icasa's decision to grant TopTV rights to broadcast pornography.

TopTV drops 2 more channels

2013-04-16 12:47

The struggling TopTV, currently in business rescue and trying to avoid bankruptcy, is immediately losing two more channels – Top Junior and Top Movies +24.

TopTV porn will corrupt our children

2013-04-05 12:31

I, for one, am passionately opposed to porn in which ever form. And the mere thought of porn polluting our homes and corrupting our children sends me into a blind rage.

TopTV porn boycott looms

2013-03-18 13:50
114 comments

Christian and civil society groups are uniting behind a boycott of TopTV as the company seeks permission to broadcast three porn channels, the Family Policy Institute has said.

TopTV: Porn could kick-start recovery

2013-03-15 10:06

On Digital Media has told Icasa that a porn bouquet of sex channels "could kick-start TopTV's recovery".

TopTV: PIN for porn every 30 minutes

2013-03-15 07:22

TopTV subscribers who are viewing a sex channel on its proposed porn bouquet will have to stop and re-enter a PIN every 30 minutes.

TopTV porn: From dusk 'til dawn

2013-03-14 12:56

TopTV has now reneged on its initial application to Icasa to broadcast adult content on its proposed porn bouquet 24 hours a day, and now wants to air porn from 20:00-05:00 only.

TopTV promises 'African porn'

2013-03-13 15:50

TopTV has promised African porn which is "commissioned in Africa" for the porn bouquet the South African pay-TV operator hopes to launch.

SA illegal phone problem growing

2013-02-12 10:00

Cordless phones that are not authorised by Icasa can cause interference on mobile networks, and the problem is growing, Vodacom has said.

Protector urged to probe New Age

2013-01-24 18:04

The FF Plus intends asking Public Protector Thuli Madonsela to probe the financing of a series of business breakfasts hosted by The New Age, allegedly using public funds.

Many South Africans welcome TopTV porn

2013-01-18 07:50
145 comments

Struggling pay-TV operator TopTV has said that a "vast majority" of South Africans have welcomed the prospect of their planned pornography channels.

Boycott looming if TopTV porn goes ahead

2013-01-14 11:56
108 comments

The Family Policy Institute (FPI) has called on Icasa to decline TopTV's porn plan for a second time and said that if the plan goes ahead it will call for a nationwide boycott of TopTV.

TopTV looking to porn again for rescue

2013-01-11 12:35

TopTV has launched a second attempt to introduce pornographic TV channels in South Africa exactly a year after the country's broadcasting regulator denied its first application.

SABC roasted over cancelled show

2012-12-05 22:19

The SABC's last-minute cancellation of a MetroFM discussion on the upcoming ANC national elective conference has been widely criticised.

SABC blacklisting journos: Hearing begins

2012-11-12 10:17

A new hearing, reopening serious allegations of the blacklisting of journalists and commentators by the SABC, will be launched at Icasa's head office in Sandton this week.

SABC not meeting mandate

2012-09-09 13:48

The Independent Communications Authority of SA intends on taking the SABC to task over its failure to meet its licence conditions, a report says.

SA's digital TV to switch on 26 September

2012-08-21 13:47

South Africa is set to launch its digital TV migration on 26 and 27 September 2012 with 20 set top boxes which will be activated in a symbolic "switch-on" ceremony.

Digital broadcasting on track: Minister

2012-05-08 22:30

The switch to digital television broadcasting is on track, Communications Minister Dina Pule has told MPs.

M-Net: Digital TV delays negative

2012-04-17 07:43

Numerous delays of the successful commercial implementation of digital terrestrial television (DTT) in South Africa are having a "uniquely negative impact" on M-Net.

Pay R700 or lose your TV signal

2012-04-13 22:27
259 comments

Government has warned that every SA household with a TV set will be forced to pay R700 for a set top box or lose their TV signals as part of the digital migration process.

TopTV botched own porn application

2012-03-09 08:38

Icasa has revealed how TopTV fatally damaged its porn application by failing to adhere to the rules and "take the public consultation process seriously".

Icasa denies TopTV's porn application

2012-01-27 11:30

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has refused TopTV's application to air a stand-alone, hardcore pornography package of channels.

TopTV: Pornography is harmless

2012-01-17 10:31
130 comments

In response to the High Court's ruling which prevents TopTV from launching its porn package, the pay TV operator has issued a statement claiming that "porn is harmless".

TopTV's porn case still undecided

2012-01-15 12:18

Icasa's urgent court interdict to block TopTV from broadcasting porn without a licence will only be decided upon by the South Gauteng High Court on Wednesday.

 

TopTV porn channel will be separate

2013-04-24 20:15

Three pornographic channels to be aired by Top TV will be a separate package to subscribers, the company says.

TopTV gets green light for porn

2013-04-24 13:44

TopTV's application to air three adult channels on their pay-TV service has been approved by Icasa, as there is no law preventing TopTV from broadcasting porn.

TopTV porn condemned by Muslim council

2013-04-09 11:50
77 comments

The Muslim Judicial Council and Deen TV, an Islamic TV channel on TopTV, have added their voices against TopTV's proposed porn bouquet.

TopTV porn 'will ruin our kids'

2013-04-04 10:33
76 comments

TopTV's plan to start airing porn channels has once again come under attack, this time from Women and Men Against Child Abuse, who argue that porn "provides a training manual for abusers".

Sex therapist: I was raped

2013-03-15 13:02
143 comments

Sex therapist "Dr Eve", whose real name is Marlene Wasserman, has spoken out for the first time about being raped 11 years ago.

'No legal right' to deny TopTV porn

2013-03-15 09:00

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has heard that it has "no choice" but to allow TopTV to broadcast three porn channels.

No porn for prepaid TopTV subscribers

2013-03-14 15:10

In their new submission to Icasa, TopTV has said that only contract subscribers will be able to gain access to their bouquet of porn channels.

TopTV wants to air porn 24/7

2013-03-14 10:39
115 comments

TopTV has "respectfully" submitted to Icasa that it would not be commercially savvy for the pay-TV operator to only broadcast its proposed porn content during the watershed period.

TopTV ready for porn hearing

2013-03-13 13:51

A date has been set for the Independent Communications Authority of SA to hear an application by TopTV to broadcast three pornography channels, the pay-television operator has said.

TopTV porn plan elicits record response

2013-02-01 14:01
86 comments

TopTV's application to start broadcasting pornographic TV channels in SA has provoked a record response from the South African public, organisations and TV industry stakeholders.

TopTV: Porn alone won't save us

2013-01-18 13:29

TopTV has said that it would be "both naïve and malicious" to believe that the granting of their proposed porn channel bouquet would be enough to save the company.

TopTV proposes double PIN to block porn

2013-01-16 14:15

On Digital Media plans to introduce a double PIN system as a security measure to prevent under-aged access to its proposed porn bouquet on the struggling TopTV pay-TV service.

TopTV outlines planned porn channels

2013-01-11 22:01

TopTV has described the three porn channels it hopes to launch soon as "bespoke adult services" that "celebrate women" and "set the standard of adult entertainment".

IFP condemns SABC 'censorship'

2012-12-13 18:52

The IFP has bemoaned the reported scrapping of an SABC television interview with cartoonist Jonathan Shapiro.

SABC blacklist complaint withdrawn

2012-11-12 13:46

A complaint lodged by the Freedom of Expression Institute against the SABC over the blacklisting of commentators, has been withdrawn.

Cellphone jamming illegal: Icasa

2012-10-31 22:17

The use of a device to jam cellular phone signals, privately or publicly, is illegal in South Africa, the Independent Communications Authority of SA says.

Icasa to take SABC before committee

2012-09-09 12:30

The Independent Communications Authority of SA intends taking the SABC to its complaints and compliance committee as the broadcaster is not meeting its licence conditions.

Public hearings on digital TV announced

2012-08-14 15:44

After saying there will be no public hearings over the latest draft regulations for digital terrestrial television in South Africa, Icasa has now changed its mind.

Media transformation too slow: R2K

2012-05-03 22:06

The pace of media transformation in South Africa needs to be quickened to ensure society's interests are served, says the Right2Know Campaign.

Sentech delay enrages telecoms

2012-04-15 13:52

Government IT firm Sentech sits idle with technology that promises greater connectivity, increased speed of doing business and can contribute millions to the economy.

Ispa welcomes SA broadband fee rules

2012-03-28 14:50

The Internet Service Providers' Association has welcomed the implementation of the new regulatory framework governing the licence fees for radio frequency spectrum.

Porn doesn't cause rape, Icasa says

2012-03-08 22:37
105 comments

There is no direct causal relationship between pornography and violent sexual crimes against women, Icasa has said, as part of its explanation in denying an application for 3 porn channels.

Stop TopTV porn, say Christians

2012-01-23 10:26

While human rights groups say freedom of speech entitles TopTV to broadcast pornographic channels on its satellite pay television services, Christian groups disagree.

No porn for TopTV - court

2012-01-16 11:50

TopTV may not broadcast pornography channels without the permission of the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa), the High Court has ruled.

Icasa to take TopTV to court

2012-01-10 09:57

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has filed for an urgent court interdict to prevent TopTV from launching its porn package until public hearings have taken place.

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