{"id":47107,"date":"2013-10-03T16:22:48","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T14:22:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=47107"},"modified":"2013-10-04T09:34:09","modified_gmt":"2013-10-04T07:34:09","slug":"brand-change-for-toptv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/trending\/47107\/brand-change-for-toptv\/","title":{"rendered":"Brand change for TopTV?"},"content":{"rendered":"

TopTV<\/a> viewers have noticed a change in branding on the satellite pay TV platform\u2019s movie channel, Top Movies, to STV Movies 1.<\/p>\n

This comes a few weeks before the deal with StarTimes<\/a> is set to conclude (November 2013, according to BusinessTech) that will see the China-based operator acquire a 20% stake in On Digital Media (ODM<\/a>).<\/p>\n

On Digital Media, which operates TopTV, has declined to confirm or deny whether the new logo is indicative of a name and branding change for the broadcaster.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in a transition phase right now, and a lot of changes will be made,\u201d a spokesperson told MyBroadband, adding that they are busy testing these changes at the moment.<\/p>\n

Other than changes expected to TopTV\u2019s bouquet of channels, StarTimes has indicated that it plans to take an axe to subscription TV costs in South Africa.<\/p>\n

The relaunch of TopTV and the expected introduction of its porn channels comes after Sentech<\/a> relaunched its Vivid platform as \u201cFreevision\u201d , on Monday 30 September 2013.<\/p>\n

E-tv<\/a> sister company Platco Digital<\/a> is also expected to launch its subscription-free satellite TV service, OpenView HD, in mid-October 2013.<\/p>\n

\"TopTV<\/a>

TopTV StarTimes Movies channel<\/p><\/div>\n

This article was originally published on MyBroadband<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More news on StarTimes and TopTV<\/h3>\n

TopTV rescue deal drags on<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

TopTV to proceed with StarTimes bid<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

TopTV porn gets the go-ahead<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

TopTV rescue details revealed<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

TopTV to be bought by Chinese firm?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Porn to stimulate TopTV recovery?\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

TopTV in trouble<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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