{"id":49686,"date":"2013-11-19T13:30:39","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T11:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=49686"},"modified":"2013-11-19T13:31:51","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T11:31:51","slug":"sa-pay-tv-player-targets-100-channels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/media\/49686\/sa-pay-tv-player-targets-100-channels\/","title":{"rendered":"SA pay-TV player targets 100 channels"},"content":{"rendered":"

StarSat, formerly TopTV, hopes to have over 100 channels on air by 1 January 2014, parent company On Digital Media (ODM) said in a press statement on Tuesday, 19 November 2013.<\/p>\n

The announcement formed part of a press release about the re-launch of TopTV as StarSat<\/a>, which ODM revealed at the end of October.<\/p>\n

ODM said at the time that the new StarSat bouquets would be available from 1 December 2013. According to the pay TV satellite operator, it decided to whittle the 7 packages previously available on TopTV down to 4.<\/p>\n

However, it revealed in advertisements placed in the Sunday papers and in the recently issued press release that it would launch with 5 bouquets:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Bouquets<\/td>\nPrice (monthly)<\/td>\nVideo channels<\/td>\nAudio channels<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
StarSat Special<\/td>\nR99<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
StarSat Smart<\/td>\nR149<\/td>\n67<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
StarSat Super<\/td>\nR199<\/td>\n81<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
StarSat Indian (also available as add-on)<\/td>\nR99<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
StarSat Chinese (also available as add-on)<\/td>\nR149<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

StarSat said that it would sell a decoder capable of receiving high-definition (HD) for R599, including dish and installation. The decoder alone would cost R399, StarSat said.<\/p>\n

More on StarSat<\/h3>\n

Goodbye TopTV, hello StarSat<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Shareholders withdraw TopTV interdict<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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