TopTV versus DStv
| Rudolph Muller | May 5, 2010 | No comments |
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ODM recently launched their TopTV offerings, taking on DStv in the local pay-TV market. This is how their main offerings compare.
On Digital Media (ODM) last week unveiled their TopTV services, offering subscribers seven different options of bundled channel packages namely Variety, Kids & Music, Entertainment & Knowledge and Ultimate Movies.
The TopTV pricing structure is as follows:
- Variety – R99
- Variety and Kids & Music – R159
- Variety and Entertainment & Knowledge – R159
- Variety, Kids & Music and Entertainment & Knowledge – R189
- Variety, Kids & Music and Ultimate Movies – R219
- Variety, Entertainment & Knowledge and Ultimate – R219
- Variety, Kids & Music, Entertainment & Knowledge and Ultimate Movies – R249
TopTV’s set top boxes and satellite dishes will be available through various local retail stores including Game, Makro and Dion, retailing for an all-inclusive price of R499.
MultiChoice strikes back
MultiChoice announced one day after the launch of TopTV that it is increasing the overall value of many of its DStv offerings.
DStv Lite, a new addition to the MultiChoice stable, will cost R99 per month and comprises of 25 video channels, 32 radio and 10 DMX music channels.
MultiChoice further announced that it is adding additional video and audio channels to its DStv Select and DStv Compact bouquets.
- DStv Select 1 will get 8 additional video channels, to have a total of 34 video channels, 32 radio and 10 DMX music channels.
- DStv Select 2 will get 6 additional video channels, to have a total of 32 video channels, 32 radio and 10 DMX music channels.
- DStv Compact will get 4 additional video channels, to have a total of 44 video channels, 32 radio and 10 DMX music channels.
This begs the question as to which company provides the best value proposition to subscribers.
The following tables provides an overview of what DStv and TopTV offers subscribers in the R130 to R260 price range.
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DStv versus TopTV
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| DSTV Select | TopTV Two | TopTV Three | |
| Video channels | 34 | 36 | 33 |
| Audio & Radio channels | 42 | 25 | 25 |
| Interactive channels | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Price | R148 | R159 | R159 |
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TV Channels
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| Movies and Entertainment | M-Net Action | Top One | Top One |
| Universal Channel | Zee Cinema | Zee Cinema | |
| TCM | Hi Nolly | Hi Nolly | |
| M-Net Series | MGM | MGM | |
| MagicWorld | RTPi | Star | |
| AfricaMagic + | Fox Entertainment | ||
| Zone Reality | Fox Retro | ||
| Soweto TV | BET | ||
| Culture and Lifestyle | FTV | FTV | FTV |
| The Home Channel | Fine Living Network | Fine Living Network | |
| RTPi | |||
| Sport | SS Blitz | Eurosport News+ | Eurosport News+ |
| SuperSport Action | Setanta Africa | Setanta Africa | |
| Fuel | |||
| Documentary | Discovery World | Top History | |
| National Geographic | Natura | ||
| Discovery Science | |||
| Discovery ID | |||
| Top Crime | |||
| Top Explore | |||
| Children | Nickelodeon | Top Junior | |
| Mindset Learn | Mindset Learn | Mindset Learn | |
| Jim Jam | |||
| Baby TV | |||
| KidsCo | |||
| Nigezie | |||
| Music | Channel O | Kiss | Top Gospel |
| MTV Base | Kerrang | ||
| One Gospel | Q | ||
| Magic | |||
| Smash Hits | |||
| C Music | |||
| Classica | |||
| Top Gospel | |||
| News | BBC World News | BBC World | BBC World |
| CNN International | Fox News | Fox News | |
| Sky News | MSNBC | MSNBC | |
| Al Jazeera | Al Jazeera | Al Jazeera | |
| Parliamentary Service | France 24 | France 24 | |
| CNBC Africa | Current TV | Current TV | |
| Summit TV | |||
| Weather24 | |||
| Local Free to Air | SABC1 | SABC1 | SABC1 |
| SABC 2 | SABC2 | SABC2 | |
| SABC 3 | SABC3 | SABC3 | |
| eTV | eTV | eTV | |
| Religion | TBN | God TV | God TV |
| Rhema | Inspiration | Inspiration | |
| ISLAM CHANNEL | |||
| DStv Compact versus TopTV Full Bouquet | ||
| DSTV Compact | TopTV Premium | |
| Video channels | 44 | 52 |
| Audio & Radio channels | 42 | 25 |
| Interactive channels | 3 | 0 |
| Price | R232 | R249 |
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TV Channels
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| Movies and Entertainment | M-NET Stars | Top One |
| M-Net Action | Top Movies | |
| Universal Channel | Top Movies 2 | |
| TCM | Top Movies 24 | |
| M-Net Series | Zee Cinema | |
| MagicWorld | Hi Nolly | |
| Sony Entertainment | MGM | |
| AfricaMagic | Fox FX | |
| AfricaMagic + | Silver | |
| VUZU | Showtime | |
| Zone Reality | Star | |
| Soweto TV | Fox Entertainment | |
| Fox Retro | ||
| Culture and Lifestyle | FTV | FTV |
| The Home Channel | Fine Living Network | |
| The Style Network | RPTi | |
| BBC Lifestyle | BET | |
| Sport | SS Blitz | Eurosport News+ |
| SuperSport 3 | Fuel | |
| SuperSport 4 | Setanta Africa | |
| ESPN | ||
| TellyTrack | ||
| Documentary | Discovery World | Top Explore |
| National Geographic | Top History | |
| Animal Planet | Natura | |
| Discovery Science | ||
| Discovery ID | ||
| Discovery Science | ||
| Top Crime | ||
| Children | Cartoon Network | KidsCo |
| Mindset Learn | Mindset Learn | |
| Top Junior | ||
| Jim Jam | ||
| Baby TV | ||
| Nigezie | ||
| Music | Channel O | Kiss |
| Trace TV | Kerrang | |
| One Gospel | Q | |
| Magic | ||
| Smash Hits | ||
| C Music | ||
| Classica | ||
| Religion | TBN | God TV |
| Rhema | Inspiration | |
| ISLAM CHANNEL | ||
| News | BBC World News | BBC World News |
| CNN International | Fox News | |
| eNews | MSNBC | |
| AlJazeera | Al Jazeera | |
| Parliamentary Service | France 24 | |
| CNBC Africa | Current TV | |
| Summit TV | ||
| Weather24 | ||
| Local Free to Air | SABC1 | SABC1 |
| SABC 2 | SABC 2 | |
| SABC 3 | SABC 3 | |
| eTV | eTV | |
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