StarSat
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| StarSat TopTV (previously) | |
| Company type | Public |
| Industry | Satellite television |
| Founded | 1 May 2010 |
| Headquarters | Block C, Riverview Office Park, Halfway Gardens x, 100 Bekker Road, , |
| Products | Direct broadcast satellite, Pay-TV |
| Parent | StarTimes |
| Website | www |
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
[edit]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.
Channels
[edit]Channels from the Satellite DTH consists of seven packages Nova and Smart and Super and Special and French and Chinese some country have Global
ST GUIDE FRENCH - Channel Number: 002
ST GUIDE ENGLISH - Channel Number: 99
ST MOVIES PLUS - Channel Number: 100
ST MOVIES - Channel Number: 101
ST NOLLYWOOD PLUS - Channel Number: 102
ST RISE - Channel Number: 120
ST NOVELA E W - Channel Number: 127
ST NOVELA E - Channel Number: 127
ST NOVELA E PLUS - Channel Number: 128
ST ZONE - Channel Number: 129
ST SINO DRAMA - Channel Number: 130
ST KUNGFU - Channel Number: 155
ST REMBO PLUS - Channel Number: 166
ST NOLLYWOOD - Channel Number: 131
ST SPORTS FOCUS - Channel Number: 240
ST SPORTS ARENA - Channel Number: 241
ST SPORTS LIFE - Channel Number: 243
ST BETA SPORTS - Channel Number: 244
ST WORLD FOOTBALL - Channel Number: 245
ST SPORTS PREMIUM - Channel Number: 246
ST ADEPA - Channel Number: 247
ST KIDS - Channel Number: 300
ST TOONS - Channel Number: 310
ST KIDS PLUS - Channel Number: 311
ST RnB - Channel Number: 321
ST KASI MUSIC - Channel Number: 322
ST NAIJA - Channel Number: 324
ST GOSPEL - Channel Number: 360
ST SWAHILI - Channel Number: 400
ST BONGO - Channel Number: 401
ST SWAHILI PLUS - Channel Number: 402
ST DADIN KOWA - Channel Number: 404
ST YORÙBÁ - Channel Number: 412
ST GANZA - Channel Number: 460
ST REMBO - Channel Number: 484
ST MAKULA - Channel Number: 492
ST MAKULA KIKA - Channel Number: 493
ST AM'MOBI - Channel Number: 527
ST AFRIK - Channel Number: 612
ST NOVELA F PLUS - Channel Number: 615
ST NOLLYWOOD F - Channel Number: 616
ST NOVELA F - Channel Number: 617
ST CHINESE HOMELAND - Channel Number: 800
ST NOVELA P - Channel Number: 881
ST MANIA - Channel Number: 957
See also
[edit]- Astra 4A broadcasting satellite
- Astra 5°E orbital position
- SES satellite operator
- Astra satellite family
- MX1
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Goodbye TopTV, Hello StarSat" (Press release). TVSA. October 31, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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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