South African Broadcasting Corporation, also known as SABC, is a state-owned enterprise headquartered in South Africa, founded in 1936, and employing approximately 6710 individuals. The organization reported $288.6M in revenue as of 2025 and functions as a tier 1 media tech buyer. The company specializes in broadcast television and radio, operating as a public broadcaster and the largest broadcasting enterprise on the African continent. Established with its headquarters in Auckland Park, Johannesburg, it operates as a public entity under the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, legally mandated to inform, educate, and entertain the public. Structured into separate Public Broadcasting (PBS) and Public Commercial (PCS) divisions to balance civic mandates with commercial viability, the SABC operates a multi-platform media grid that includes 5 television channels (SABC 1, SABC 2, S3, SABC News, and SABC Sport), 18 national and regional radio stations broadcasting across all 11 official languages, and its SABC+ over-the-top digital streaming platform. The organization relies on a hybrid financial framework—primarily driven by commercial advertising, which accounts for over 80% of its revenue, and supplemented by public TV license collections and state funding—to manage its operations serving audiences both domestically and across neighboring regional borders.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) selected Ikegami UHK-X600 camera systems on September 29, 2026, for its main production center in Johannesburg. This acquisition is part of a broader transition to IP-based operations, which will initially involve four studios used for news presentation and production, with plans to eventually upgrade all 11 studios at the facility to IP. Previously, on September 28, 2026, reports indicated that at least one debt collection agency working on behalf of SABC for TV licence debt is allegedly spoofing calls, making them appear to originate from regular mobile phone numbers.
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South African Broadcasting Corporation offers 19 products in the media and telecoms services industry. South African Broadcasting Corporation's product portfolio comprises of search, social, and retail media, media and TV services and broadcast television and radio.
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South African Broadcasting Corporation's revenues were less than $500M in 2025. Caretta Research has split South African Broadcasting Corporation's revenue into 10 different product categories, the largest of which is linear TV public funding (thematic). For full access to South African Broadcasting Corporation's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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South African Broadcasting Corporation currently holds 22 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including combat sports, cricket, soccer | association football, multi-sport, basketball, netball, winter sports, rugby union and motorsports.
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