SABC News

Subscribers 3.2M

Videos 269K

Views 1.8B

Channels Like SABC News

SABC News covers Africa-wide news, current affairs, politics, crime trials, and breaking news, leveraging keywords related to public broadcasting, national events, and regional topics. Content style appears to include long-form updates, press briefings, and coverage of commissions and court cases, with recent videos focusing on legal inquiries, parliamentary proceedings, and national inquiries. Upload frequency is high given 269,000 published videos since 2012 and frequent new items; average views per video are around 34 views, indicating a broad but modest engagement per item.

Results last updated 3 months ago.

Similar Channels

We found 49 YouTube channels similar to SABC News

#1

eNCA

87% relevance

Subscribers 1.8M

Videos 122K

Views 1.0B

Appearances 26

SERP 100%

Similarity 79%

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Both target South African news audiences and share search terms like briefing media and commissions of inquiry, with eNCA’s content closely aligned to courthouse and inquiry coverage (87% match, 100% search, 79% content).

#2

COURT TV

76% relevance

Subscribers 2.1M

Videos 13K

Views 970.7M

Appearances 25

SERP 86%

Similarity 69%

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Shares a strong focus on legal proceedings and trial updates (murder/high court) with SABC News, reflected in a high search overlap (86%) and substantial content similarity (69%).

#3

MDNtv

68% relevance

Subscribers 140K

Videos 4.9K

Views 36.3M

Appearances 9

SERP 38%

Similarity 88%

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Both cover parliamentary and oversight hearings; MDNtv’s audience overlaps through live commission hearings and ad hoc committee topics (38% search, 88% content).

#4

Newzroom Afrika

66% relevance

Subscribers 698K

Videos 79K

Views 412.2M

Appearances 13

SERP 40%

Similarity 83%

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Competes in SA news and governance coverage, including municipal issues and media briefings, with notable search overlap and strong topical content alignment (40% search, 83% content).

#5

Law&Crime Trials

65% relevance

Subscribers 860K

Videos 6.4K

Views 365.0M

Appearances 12

SERP 59%

Similarity 69%

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Focuses on murder/crime trial updates similar to SABC News, aligning on crime trial coverage though with varying search signals (59% search, 69% content).

#6

Newslive SA

65% relevance

Subscribers 172K

Videos 4K

Views 77.3M

Appearances 7

SERP 36%

Similarity 84%

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Covers commissions of inquiry and live hearings in SA, overlapping with SABC News on inquiry-related content despite lower general search alignment (36% search, 84% content).

Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include eNCA (87% match) and COURT TV (76% match) as the top two by match strength. They share overlapping queries with SABC News such as npa briefing media, commission of inquiry, and murder/crime trial coverage, indicating similar focus on national legal and investigative reporting. MDNtv (68% match), Newzroom Afrika (66% match), and Law&Crime Trials (65% match) also compete on related topics like parliamentary hearings, high court appearances, and crime trial updates. In terms of size, SABC News has 3.2M subscribers, while eNCA has 1.8M, COURT TV 2.1M, MDNtv 119K, Newzroom Afrika 676K, and Law&Crime Trials 801K, showing SABC News is larger than several competitors but not the largest in this group.

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#7	63%	Eyewitness News	79%	767K	39%	11
#8	62%	OH Allegedly Podcast	86%	24K	26%	7
#9	61%	SAPoliceService	79%	18.2K	34%	5
#10	59%	Parliament of the Republic of South Africa	80%	155K	28%	14
#11	59%	NPA TV	82%	4.3K	24%	5
#12	54%	Ngada Attorneys⚖️🎙️	81%	11.3K	12%	3
#13	54%	Judiciary RSA	79%	19.3K	15%	2
#14	53%	Renaldo Gouws	79%	225K	15%	1
#15	53%	Hidden True Crime	72%	323K	24%	3
#16	52%	A&E ▶	68%	11.7M	28%	7
#17	52%	parliamentofvictoria	68%	5.6K	27%	6
#18	51%	GovernmentZA	77%	96K	13%	3
#19	51%	gimmenotes	77%	3.8K	12%	3
#20	51%	LiveNOW from FOX	66%	5.5M	27%	5
#21	51%	High Court at Calcutta	72%	121K	18%	6
#22	50%	INQUIRER.net	69%	2.3M	22%	3
#23	50%	TVWAN Online	72%	117K	17%	2
#24	50%	SBC	68%	55.3K	23%	3
#25	49%	West Northamptonshire Council	67%	2.3K	21%	2
#26	48%	Law&Crime Network	65%	7.5M	24%	8
#27	48%	LexisNexis South Africa	70%	6.2K	15%	1
#28	48%	CNBC Africa ▶	72%	219K	12%	1
#29	48%	DAR FOCUS NEWS	68%	256K	18%	2
#30	48%	East Idaho News	69%	583K	16%	3
#31	48%	Legal Aid NSW	66%	6.6K	20%	2
#32	48%	Forbes Breaking News	61%	5.5M	28%	7
#33	47%	Rappler	69%	2.8M	14%	2
#34	47%	DW Africa	70%	50.4K	12%	1
#35	46%	Bouncer	66%	118K	15%	2
#36	46%	The Manila Times	64%	352K	19%	6
#37	45%	DAR FOCUS Nellore	67%	214K	13%	2
#38	45%	Attorney Larry Forman	64%	620K	17%	5
#39	45%	Zee Telugu News	67%	2.6M	11%	5
#40	45%	LastWeekTonight ▶	64%	10.1M	15%	1
#41	44%	ABC News (Australia)	63%	2.5M	16%	4
#42	44%	PBS NewsHour ▶	62%	5.2M	17%	5
#43	44%	Solicitors Regulation Authority	65%	8.2K	12%	1
#44	44%	The Access Group	59%	2.6K	21%	6
#45	43%	ABC News In-depth	63%	2.3M	14%	2
#46	43%	Canadian Constitution Foundation	64%	106K	12%	1
#47	43%	Goemkarponn	64%	31.3K	12%	1
#48	42%	Hip Hughes (HipHughes)	59%	321K	15%	1
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Search Queries Used

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which YouTube channels are most similar to SABC News?

eNCA — 87% match, 1.8M subscribers; COURT TV — 76% match, 2.1M subscribers; MDNtv — 68% match, 119K subscribers. All are news-focused YouTube channels with substantial subscriber bases that cover current affairs, news, and politics and compete for similar audiences.

What type of content does SABC News make?

SABC News creates news and current affairs content, as evidenced by video titles such as Ad hoc Committee to Investigate Allegations, Senzo Meyiwa Murder Trial, National Prosecuting Authority briefs the media, and various commissions of inquiry. Uploads appear frequent with an average around 34 views per video, and multiple items listed for 12 March 2026, indicating regular content deployment across topics like politics, crime, and investigations.

How do we determine which channels are similar to SABC News?

We analyze SABC News's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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