{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_yo24gel4cmhtqlkigvuq","title":"SABC’s unusual new plan to get TV licence fees paid","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/sabcs-unusual-new-plan-to-get-tv-licence-fees-paid-yo24gel4cm","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_yo24gel4cmhtqlkigvuq","seq":1290354,"kind":"article","title":"SABC’s unusual new plan to get TV licence fees paid","url":"https://www.africaninsider.com/business/sabcs-unusual-new-plan-to-get-tv-licence-fees-paid","summary":"Johannesburg – The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) is testing a new strategy to encourage more people to pay their TV licences by using its free streaming platform, SABC+, as the broadcaster grapples with billions of rand in unpaid fees. The initiative involves gamifying SABC+, with the broadcaster hoping that interactive features will increase audience engagement while encouraging licence payments.... Read more → The post SABC’s unusual new plan to get TV…","published":"2026-10-02T07:30:56Z","seen":"2026-10-02T07:41:42Z","lang":"en","country":"ZA","source":{"id":"kite-africaninsider-com-753cee","name":"africaninsider.com","domain":"africaninsider.com"},"via":"kite-africaninsider-com-753cee","topics":["business","companies","countries","news","south africa","technology","top story","broadcasting"],"authors":["Betha"],"entities":[{"id":"Q1419926","name":"South African Broadcasting Corporation","type":"org"}],"story":"st_yo24gel4cmhtqlkigvuq","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.5799999833106995,"sentiment":"neutral","tone":0.05000000074505806,"political":0.17000000178813934}]}