StarSat
South African direct broadcast satellite television service
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StarSat
TopTV (previously) |
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Type | Public |
Industry | Satellite television |
Founded | 1 May 2010 ; 13 years ago ( 2010-05-01 ) |
Headquarters | Block C, Riverview Office Park, Halfway Gardens x, 100 Bekker Road, , |
Products | Direct broadcast satellite , Pay-TV |
Parent | StarTimes |
Website |
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StarSat (formerly TopTV until 31 October 2013 [1] ) is a South African direct broadcast satellite television service that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010. [2] StarSat is operated by On Digital Media , [3] who were granted a pay-TV license by ICASA in September 2007. [4] On Digital Media is currently 20% owned by Luxembourgish satellite operator SES and 20% owned by Chinese company StarTimes . [5] StarSat's service is aimed at the LSM 6-9 demographic, targeting middle class viewers.
History
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On Digital Media (Pty) Ltd launched TopTV on 1 May 2010. [2]
On 30 April 2013, shareholders of On Digital Media voted to approve China-based company StarTimes taking over a 20% share of ODM. By doing so, StarTimes effectively acquired a 65% economic interest in ODM. [5] The vote also included adoption of a business rescue plan. [1]
TopTV was officially rebranded as StarSat on 31 October 2013. [1] The new packages and channels associated with the new brand were made available on 1 December 2013. [1] [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.
Conax is used as conditional access system.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Goodbye TopTV, Hello StarSat" (Press release). TVSA. October 31, 2013 . Retrieved January 2, 2014 .
- 1 2 "TopTV Launch - Rise Up South Africa!" (Press release). On Digital Media. 29 April 2010 . Retrieved January 2, 2014 .
- ↑ "On Digital Media website" . Retrieved 15 May 2010 .
- ↑ de Lanerolle, Indra (2011). "Convergence and regulation in South Africa: in search of a new public interest paradigm" . info . 13 (3): 47–63.
- 1 2 "More delays in store for TopTV as shareholders head to court" . City Press . 22 October 2013 . Retrieved January 2, 2014 .
- ↑ "About Us" . StarSat . Retrieved January 2, 2014 .
- ↑ "Astra 4A" . SES . Retrieved January 26, 2012 .
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Companies based in
Greater Johannesburg
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