StarSat, South Africa is a subsidiary of the Chinese satellite television provider, StarTimes, operating in South Africa that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010. StarSat is owned by On Digital Media, who were granted a pay-TV license by ICASA in September 2007. On Digital Media is 20% owned by TV satellite operator SES and 20% owned by China's StarTimes. 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.
Video StarSat, South Africa
History
On Digital Media (Pty) Ltd began broadcasting on 1 May 2010 as TopTV.
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. The vote also included adoption of a business rescue plan.
The StarSat brand replaced TopTV and was officially launched on 31 October 2013. The new packages and channels associated with the new brand were made available on 1 December 2013,
Maps StarSat, South Africa
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. 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 Movies
- IROKO1
- IROKO2
- 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
- FOX
- FOX Life
- StarTimes Sino Drama
- StarTimes KungFu
- StarTimes KungFu Plus
- 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
- Star Bharat
- Fine Living
- Fashion One
Actuality
- CGTN
- CGTN Documentary
- BBC World News
- Bloomberg
- France24
- FOX News
- Africanews
- MSNBC
- CNC World
- TVC News
- NDTV 24×7
- National Geographic Channel
- Nat Geo Wild
- Discovery Science
- ID
- Animaux
Sports
- StarTimes Sports Arena
- StarTimes Sports Life
- StarTimes Sports Premium
- StarTimes Sports Focus
- StarTimes World Football
- Fuel TV
- FOX Sports 1
- FOX Sports 2
Children's
- Pop
- Smile
- Baby TV
- JimJam
- Da Vinci Learning
- Mindset
- Tiji
Music
- StarTimes Music
- StarTimes Soul
- StarTimes SA Music
- StarTimes Naija
- Nigezie Extreme
- Kiss TV
- Magic
- Classica
- Trace Africa
- MCM Top
- M Tunes
Religion
- Emmanuel TV
- GOD TV
- Inspiration TV
- Deen TV
- StarTimes Gospel
- KTO
Encryption
Conax is used as conditional access system.
See also
- Astra 4A broadcasting satellite
- Astra 5°E orbital position
- SES satellite operator
- Astra satellite family
- MX1
References
External links
- StarSat website
- On Digital Media website
- StarTimes website
- SES website
Source of article : Wikipedia
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