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On 30 April 2013, shareholders of On Digital Media (ODM), StarSat's parent company, voted to approve StarTimes taking over a 20% share of ODM. By doing so, StarTimes effectively acquired a 65% economic interest in ODM.<ref name="citypress-1013" /> The vote also included adoption of a business rescue plan.<ref name="tvsa-1013" />
On 30 April 2013, shareholders of On Digital Media (ODM), StarSat's parent company, voted to approve StarTimes taking over a 20% share of ODM. By doing so, StarTimes effectively acquired a 65% economic interest in ODM.<ref name="citypress-1013" /> The vote also included adoption of a business rescue plan.<ref name="tvsa-1013" />


The StarSat brand replaced TopTV and was officially launched on 31 October 2013.<ref name="tvsa-1013" /> The new packages and channels associated with the new brand were made available on 1 December 2013,<ref name="tvsa-1013" /><ref name="starsat-about">{{cite web | url=http://www.starsat.co.za/about | title=About Us | publisher=StarSat | accessdate=January 2, 2014}}</ref>
The StarSat brand replaced TopTV and was officially launched on 31 October 2013.<ref name="tvsa-1013" /> The new packages and channels associated with the new brand were made available on 1 December 2013.<ref name="tvsa-1013" /><ref name="starsat-about">{{cite web | url=http://www.starsat.co.za/about | title=About Us | publisher=StarSat | accessdate=January 2, 2014}}</ref>


==Broadcast and Reception==
==Broadcast and Reception==

Revision as of 01:55, 8 May 2018

StarSat
Company typePublic
IndustryTelevision
PredecessorTopTV
FoundedMay 1, 2010 (2010-05-01)
HeadquartersMidrand, Gauteng,
South Africa
ProductsDirect broadcast satellite
Websitewww.starsat.co.za
Footnotes / references
On Digital Media

StarSat, South Africa is a subsidiary of the Chinese satellite television provider, StarTimes, operating in South Africa that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010.[1] StarSat is owned by On Digital Media,[2] who were granted a pay-TV license by ICASA in September 2007.[3] On Digital Media is 20% owned by TV satellite operator SES and 20% owned by China’s StarTimes.[4] StarSat's service is aimed at the LSM 6-9 demographic, targeting middle class viewers. Until 31 October 2013, the service was known as TopTV.[5]

History

TopTV logo

On Digital Media (Pty) Ltd began broadcasting on 1 May 2010 as TopTV.[1]

On 30 April 2013, shareholders of On Digital Media (ODM), StarSat's parent company, voted to approve StarTimes taking over a 20% share of ODM. By doing so, StarTimes effectively acquired a 65% economic interest in ODM.[4] The vote also included adoption of a business rescue plan.[5]

The StarSat brand replaced TopTV and was officially launched on 31 October 2013.[5] The new packages and channels associated with the new brand were made available on 1 December 2013.[5][6]

Broadcast and Reception

StarSat services are broadcast via satellite, using the SES-5 satellite at the 5° east orbital position, and 3 of the six 36 MHz transponders in the 'Sub Saharan Africa Ku-band' beam providing coverage of the whole sub-Saharan Africa region.[7] Transmissions are in the DVB-S2 MPEG-4 digital TV format with reception using a simple set-top box and with the Combo3 PVR decoder launched in 2011.

Channels

Movies and Entertainment

  • StarTimes Movies Plus
  • StarTimes Rise
  • StarTimes Novela E
  • StarTimes Novela E Plus
  • StarTimes Novela F1
  • StarTimes Series E1
  • StarTimes Series F1
  • StarTimes Zone
  • African Movie Channel
  • African Movie Channel Series
  • Film Box
  • FOX
  • FOX Life
  • StarTimes Sino Drama
  • StarTimes KungFu
  • SABC1
  • SABC2
  • SABC3
  • e.tv
  • eExtra
  • StarTimes Africa
  • WapTV
  • E-Stars TV
  • Glow TV
  • 1KZN
  • Tshwane TV
  • Soweto TV
  • StarTimes Bollywood
  • StarTimes Yoruba
  • StarTimes Dadin Kowa
  • StarTimes Swahili
  • Raj TV
  • Nina TV
  • Aforevo
  • Zee Cinema
  • Star Gold
  • MYtv
  • ONSEtv
  • KStv
  • In Pas TV

Lifestyle

Actuality

Sports

Children's

Music

Religion

Encryption

Conax is used as conditional access system.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "TopTV Launch - Rise Up South Africa!" (Press release). On Digital Media. 29 April 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. ^ "On Digital Media website". Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  3. ^ de Lanerolle, Indra (2011). "Convergence and regulation in South Africa: in search of a new public interest paradigm". info. 13 (3): 47–63.
  4. ^ a b "More delays in store for TopTV as shareholders head to court". City Press. 22 October 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d "Goodbye TopTV, Hello StarSat" (Press release). TVSA. October 31, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  6. ^ "About Us". StarSat. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  7. ^ "Astra 4A". SES. Retrieved January 26, 2012.

External links

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=StarSat&oldid=840151385"