StarSat, South Africa

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StarSat
Public
Industry Television
Predecessor TopTV
Founded 1 May 2010;8 years ago (2010-05-01)
Headquarters Midrand, Gauteng,
South Africa
Products Direct broadcast satellite
Website www.starsat.co.za
Footnotes /references
On Digital Media

StarSat, South Africa is a subsidiary of the Chinese satellite television provider, StarTimes, operating in South Africa that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010. [1] StarSat is owned by On Digital Media, [2] who were granted a pay-TV license by ICASA in September 2007. [3] On Digital Media is 20% owned by TV satellite operator SES and 20% owned by China’s StarTimes. [4] 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. [5]

A subsidiary, subsidiary company or daughter company is a company that is owned or controlled by another company, which is called the parent company, parent, or holding company. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a government or state-owned enterprise. In some cases, particularly in the music and book publishing industries, subsidiaries are referred to as imprints.

StarTimes is a Chinese electronics and media company with strong presence in Africa.

SES S.A. communications satellite owner and operator

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Contents

History

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TopTV logo

On Digital Media (Pty) Ltd began broadcasting on 1 May 2010 as TopTV. [1]

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. [4] The vote also included adoption of a business rescue plan. [5]

The StarSat brand replaced TopTV and was officially launched on 31 October 2013. [5] The new packages and channels associated with the new brand were made available on 1 December 2013. [5] [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.

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Astra 5°E is the name for the Astra communications satellites co-located at the 5° east position in the Clarke Belt which are owned and operated by SES based in Betzdorf, Luxembourg. 5° east is one of the major TV satellite positions serving Europe.

DVB-S2

Digital Video Broadcasting - Satellite - Second Generation (DVB-S2) is a digital television broadcast standard that has been designed as a successor for the popular DVB-S system. It was developed in 2003 by the DVB Project, an international industry consortium, and ratified by ETSI in March 2005. The standard is based on, and improves upon DVB-S and the electronic news-gathering system, used by mobile units for sending sounds and images from remote locations worldwide back to their home television stations.

Channels

Movies and Entertainment

e.tv

e.tv is the first and only privately owned free-to-air television station in South Africa. It is the fifth terrestrial television channel in South Africa, following three channels that are operated by the state-owned South African Broadcasting Corporation and the privately owned subscription-funded M-Net.

Zee Cinema Entertainment TV Channel

Zee Cinema is a Hindi satellite movie channel in India based in Mumbai. The channel is owned by the popular Zee Entertainment Enterprises which is a part of Essel Group, and broadcasts in many countries around the world. The channel was formerly a part of the STAR TV channel umbrella.

Star Gold

Star Gold is a Hindi movie channel that is part of the Star India network of television channels, which is owned by American multinational mass media corporation 21st Century Fox.

Lifestyle

Actuality

Sports

Children's

Music

Religion

Encryption

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References

  1. 1 2 "TopTV Launch - Rise Up South Africa!" (Press release). On Digital Media. 29 April 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "On Digital Media website" . Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  3. ↑ de Lanerolle, Indra (2011). "Convergence and regulation in South Africa: in search of a new public interest paradigm". info. 13 (3): 47–63.
  4. 1 2 "More delays in store for TopTV as shareholders head to court". City Press. 22 October 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Goodbye TopTV, Hello StarSat" (Press release). TVSA. October 31, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  6. ↑ "About Us". StarSat. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Astra 4A". SES. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
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