New office for digital migration

23 Mar 2011

The Department of Communications is building a digital migration office that will oversee the implementation of South Africa's migration from analogue to digital TV. In the process, the already-established Digital Dzonga advisory council will also face some changes.

Department spokesman Tiyani Rikhotso says government is assessing how the dzonga will be structured, with a particular focus on working groups, to ensure that the council can meet the tight deadlines set for SA's migration from analogue TV to digital TV.

The dzonga was originally formed in 2009 and was made up of several industry representatives and members of the Independent Communications Authority of SA.

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