Radio – Terms & Conditions

GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS

  1. All confirmations of orders are subject to the Broadcasting Act No. 4 of1999 and the current Advertising Code and Regulations pertaining to theSABC. Copies are obtainable from any SABC Radio Sales office.
  2. Rates exclude Value Added Tax (VAT) (as amended by the Taxation Laws Amendment Act 5 of 2001). Vat will be charged on all invoices issued by the SABC and will be payable to the SABC.
  3. This rate card is issued for the information of advertising agencies and clients and does not constitute any offer by SABC Radio Sales.
  4. In the event of SABC omitting for any reason whatsoever to broadcast a spot announcement, whether in part or in full, then any claim by the Agency or Advertiser shall be limited to a rebate. Any such query or claim must be lodged by Agency/ Advertiser within TWENTY days of date of invoice. Failure by the Agency or Advertiser to lodge the rebate claim within the prescribed period will render any such claim null and void.
  5. Commitment Contracts must be completed in writing and signed by both the SABC and the Agency/ Advertiser.
  6. No orders or amended orders will be executed without a signed acknowledgement by both parties that they are in agreement with rates and / or adjustments. This applies to ALL contracts and agreements signed off with the SABC.
  7. SABC will not accept responsibility for incorrect flightings of material if flighting codes are revised after finalisation of logs, or if flighting codesare received after deadlines for submission of material. This will alsoapply to late additions and cancellations on finalised logs.
  8. Programming on radio stations was correct at time of going to print. Radio Station programming, however, is subject to change without notice.
  9. All rates, terms and conditions are issued subject to change without notice.

10. With effect from 1 April 2017 Agency Commission falls away. SABC Rates as stated herein are non- commission bearing (excludes agency commission/ settlement discount) and applicable for services rendered from 1 April 2017.

11. Any specific deal related matters must be in writing and duly signedby both parties and are effective only from the date all parties havesigned. Client Specific rate card is not permitted.

12. No rates will be held on any bookings and the prevailing rate card will always apply.

13. Under no circumstances should a programme promo with any 3rd party advertiser association be booked unless:
a. It forms part of an approved sponsorship,
b. It forms part of a trade exchange

c. There is written SABC authorization to grant such airtime.
14.The Agency/ Advertiser accepts that deviations from advertised broadcast times may occur from time to time. Agency/ Advertisers shall under no circumstances be entitled to withhold any payment resulting from such. The SABC reserves the right to cancel and reallocate programmes at its discretion. In such an instance the SABC shall have the right to displace commercials purchased and re-book them on an

alternative date.
15. The SABC reserves the right to cancel and reallocate programmes

at its discretion. In such an instance the SABC shall have the right to displace commercials purchased and re-book them on alternative dates.

16. The advertising agency contracted on behalf of the advertiser, and the advertiser, shall be liable to the SABC for payment of any fees in terms of the agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the word “advertiser” in these Terms and Conditions is deemed to include the relevant advertising agency.

17. Any fees shown on monthly statements as due to SABC shall be payable on or before the expiry of the term of payment indicated on the invoice from the date of invoice.

18. Should the SABC at the request of the advertiser or advertising agency agree to provide facilities and/or services, the advertiser and or Agent shall be obliged to pay the charge or charges determined by SABC on as for advertisements.

19. Post-broadcast requests to amend campaigns/ products/ advertiser will not be accommodated.

20. If an advertiser omits, refuses, or fails to pay any due amount promptly the SABC shall be entitled to:
a. cease further broadcasts of advertisements
b. deny the advertiser the use or benefit of any other facilities and/or

services included in the agreement
c. cancel the contract
d.And recover any outstanding amounts which shall become

immediately payable on such omission, refusal or failure.
21. The advertiser shall not be entitled to cede any of its rights in terms of

this agreement to third parties.
22. Errors & Omissions Exempted (E & OE)

Cancellation Period

1. There is a 20 working day cancellation period prior to broadcast. The cancellation deadline will be strictly adhered to. A 100% cancellation fee will be levied on all bookings cancelled less than 20 days from broadcast date.

2. All cancellations must be sent to SABC Radio Sales in writing.

Minimum Prize Value

The minimum prize value for is R5000 across all SABC radio stations.

Advertising Material and Booking Deadlines

1. The deadline for final material and booking is 3 working days (excludesweekends) prior to broadcast date.

  1. There will be no compensation to clients for advertisements not flightedif the material was submitted after the 3 working day deadline had passed. .
  2. Material may be submitted in any one of the following formats: CD (wave or audio) or email (mp2).

Costing

1. All rates quoted are based on a standard 30” recorded commercial.
2. The conversion table will apply for rates of different durations.
3. Contact your SABC Radio Sales representative for the costing of

interviews.

Conversion Table

Duration:

5”

10”

15”

20“

25”

30”

35”

40”

45”

50“

55”

60”

Multiply Rate

0.75

0.75

0.75

0.80

0.80

1.00

1.15

1.30

1.50

1.65

1.80

2.00

Loading/Surcharges

Type

Detailed Description

Surcharge

Calculated as follows/basis

Live Read

An advertisement read live by the on-air presenter

50%

Rate card rate + 50%

Special Break Position (SBP) and/or Preferred Spot

Ad placed in a specific break and not specific position

25%

Rate card rate + 25%

Specific Position In Break (SPIB)

Ad placed in SpecificPosition in Break butbreak not specified

25%

Rate card rate + 25%

Specific Ad Position within a Specified Ad Break (SAPSAB)

Ad placed in SpecificPosition and in Specified Break

50%

Rate card rate + 50%

Exclusivity in break and/or Solus break

1 Break 1 Advertiser 1 Ad

100%

Rate card rate + 100%

Compensation

1. Compensation must only be given when a client’s commercial is not“flighted” due to an error on the part of the SABC, and the SABC hasfailed to “make good” in an acceptable manner…

2.Any such compensation will be agreed, approved by the relevant General Manager, and formalised in a separate agreement.

  1. Compensation must be spot for spot, or value, which is calculated at thesame time channel/slot identified for rebooking.
  2. A copy of the original compensation approval from the SABC must accompany the compensation booking application when it is submitted to Commercial Enterprises.
  3. Compensation must be utilised within a period of 3 months, failing which the value granted will be deemed to have been forfeited by the client.

6.In respect of the “non-flighting” of Feature Elements on radio, compensation will not be granted when any specific element of the Feature does not “flight” for whatever reason. The feature will be billedin its entirety and “make good” spots will be offered.

7. The advertiser will either qualify for a credit note or compensation but not both.