https://zimbabwe.misa.org State of Broadcasting and Digital Migration in the Region • Poor visibility of the public broadcaster to lead migration awareness had a bearing on consumer buy in • Lack of consensus due to private broadcasters’ influence based on their commercial interests and not national interests. Policy conflict in Digital TV rollout in SA SABC is looking to a digital future that is less reliant on the DTT network. SABC sees its future as a multiplatform, multichannel public service provider and plans to make use of direct to home (DTH) satellite television technology to pursue its digital strategy. It would therefore rely less on the DTT network. The CEO announced that SABC had plans to acquire an over the top streaming platform as an interim measure. Sentech the signal carrier in South Africa has to date spent more than 10 billion rands on the DTT infrastructure and SABC is its main customer. If SABC abandons the DTT network for other platforms then it spells disaster for the DTT network because SABC has always been the flagship of the DTT project. Digital broadcasting migration status in Zambia Table 04: Overall Progress Item description Percentage completion 1.Transmission network, 70 transmitter sites, DTV centre , customer service centre, NOC and DRC 98% 2. TV production, consists of 4x 5 channel studios, 1x 2 channel studio, 8x 3 channel virtual studios, 3x OB vans 77% 3. Civil works,existing studio renovation, provincial studio buildings, NOC building 80% 4. STB and satellite decoders supply to consumers 100% 17