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On Digital Media
StarSat
TopTV (previously)
Company typePublic
IndustrySatellite television
Founded1 May 2010; 14 years ago (2010-05-01)
HeadquartersBlock C, Riverview Office Park, Halfway Gardens x, 100 Bekker Road, ,
ProductsDirect broadcast satellite, Pay-TV
ParentStarTimes
Websitewww.starsat.co.za

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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Previous logo as TopTV

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

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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

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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

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References

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