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SABC Children

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SABC Children
CountrySouth Africa
Broadcast areaNationwide
NetworkSABC
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format(576i, SDTV)
Ownership
OwnerSouth African Broadcasting Corporation
Sister channelsSABC 1
SABC 2
SABC 3
SABC News
SABC Lehae
SABC Sport
SABC Education
SABC Encore

SABC Children is a 24-hour online children's channel offering a mix of local and international content in South Africa.[1]

History

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In September 2011 SABC executives and the SABC board told parliament that the SABC's offering for digital terrestrial television (DTT) will consist of 18 TV channel including SABC1, SABC2, SABC3 as well as a children's channel before scrapping it in 2015.[2]

In 2015, an online brand called Tuluntulu rolled out 18 free channels including SABC Education and SABC Children.[3]

References

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  1. ^ International--Africa, Population Communications (2005). Culture, Entertainment and Health Promotion in Africa. African Books Collective. p. 64. ISBN 978-9966-9743-2-7.
  2. ^ Thinus Ferreira (25 April 2016). "SABC wants to launch 5 new TV channels". Channel24. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Tuluntulu app to reach all of Africa". 8 October 2015.
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