SABC Education
{{short description|South African television channel}}
{{more citations needed|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = SABC Education
| founded = 1996
| launch_date =
| closed_date =
| logo = SABC Education 2006 logo.svg
| logo_alt = SABC Education logo since 2006.
| logo_caption = Company logo
| picture_format = (576i, SDTV)
| network = SABC
| owner = South African Broadcasting Corporation
| country = {{flag|South Africa}}
| language = English
| area = {{flag|South Africa}}
| affiliates =
| headquarters = SABC Television Park, Uitsaaisentrum, Johannesburg, {{flag|South Africa}}
| sister_channels = SABC 1
SABC 2
SABC 3
SABC News
SABC Lehae
SABC Sport
SABC Children
SABC Encore
| timeshift_service =
| website = {{URL|http://www.sabceducation.co.za}}
{{URL|https://www.seva.co.za}}
}}
SABC Education is a South African educational television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC).
History
In 1991, TV2, TV3, and TV4 were combined into a new service called CCV (Contemporary Community Values). A third channel was introduced known as TSS, or TopSport Surplus, TopSport being the brand name for the SABC's sports coverage, but this was replaced by NNTV (National Network TV), an educational, non-commercial channel, in 1993.
Established in 1996, SABC Education is a SABC business unit responsible for delivering the educational mandate of the public broadcaster.{{Cite web|url=https://www.telkomone.tv/en/entertainment-one/popular-on-free/5169/sabceducation&text=TelkomONE%20-%20SABCEducation&via=TelkomONE|title=404|access-date=2022-02-13|archive-date=2021-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709195729/https://www.telkomone.tv/en/entertainment-one/popular-on-free/5169/sabceducation%26text%3DTelkomONE%20-%20SABCEducation%26via%3DTelkomONE|url-status=dead}}
In 2012, The SABC announced plans to launch it as a standalone channel alongside 14 other channels the public broadcaster planned to launch on their DTT platforms alongside SABC 4, SABC 5, SABC Movies, and SABC Sport.{{cite web|url=https://m.channel24.co.za/TV/News/SABC-Sport-launching-as-new-TV-channel-20120502|title=SABC Sport launching as new TV channel|website=news24.com}}
In 2015, SABC Education partnered up with Tuluntulu to launch the brand as an online channel alongside SABC Children.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mediaupdate.co.za/media/82854/tuluntulu-app-to-reach-all-of-africa|title=Tuluntulu app to reach all of Africa|website=Media Update}}
In 2018, the SABC downsized its unfunded DTT plans to 9 channels with SABC Sport and Education present in that portfolio.{{Cite web|url=https://teeveetee.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-sabc-downsizes-its-unfunded-digital.html|title=TV with Thinus: The SABC downsizes its unfunded digital TV dream for DTT from 18 to these 9 TV channels.|date=September 26, 2018}} They also launched a virtual academy for the brand to assist matriculants with their studies and equip them with the necessary skills to work independently.
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the shutdown of most schools, and SABC rolled out SABC Education over DTT and YouTube from May 4, adding more platforms as time went on.{{Cite web|url=https://www.schools4sa.co.za//news/sabc-launches-new-tv-channel-sabc-education/|title=SABC LAUNCHES new TV CHANNEL - SABC EDUCATION|website=www.schools4sa.co.za}} In November 2022, SABC in partnership with Hisense Group South Africa Launched SABC Plus. SABC has been unable to add the channel to the satellite services DStv and StarSat.
Programming
{{Main article|List of children and youth programs produced by the SABC}}
The content found on the 24/7 channel is either archived or found on SABC 1–3.
See also
References
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Category:Television stations in South Africa
Category:Television channels and stations established in 1996