Eastern Cape TV Online?

Did you know there's an Eastern Cape company capable of providing online web broadcasting services? Check out Purple Turtle Communications. The availability of this locally means that even in the hiatus whilst we wait for regional tv licenses to be assigned, there are other (and arguably more affordable) options available, offering the potential of local content, 24/7.



I'd like the Eastern Cape to look at this kind of model for Provincial Communications generally, with costs distributed between departments to ameliorate the costs eg: health, arts and culture, education etc. etc. It could be just the springboard we need to build a local market for local products. Other benefits of this kind of approach include:

• creating an outlet for people to create content so they can generate income from the skills being taught
• offering the province/municipalities a way of communicating with their people
• Since all material used in the channel needs to be created, the whole value chain of production would potentially benefit

And incidentally, it's not beyond the realms of possibility that this could attract its own revenue streams; one local online news network in San Diego, California just received $700 million of development money.....