SABC signs 'crème de la crème' BBC content block deal for S3

In a groundbreaking deal, South Africa's public broadcaster has acquired a raft of premium content from BBC Studios that will play out as a 2-hour primetime block on weeknights on SABC3 from May, in an attempt to try and revive the ratings and fortunes of the ailing TV channel.

From May, the SABC is joining with Britain's public broadcaster in unlocking an archive of high-quality content that until now was only accessible to MultiChoice's DStv subscribers who had access to the collection of traditional pay-TV channels run globally by BBC Studios.