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  1. Jan

    All eMedia's changes to the Openview channel line-up in 2022 so far

    Openview channel changes in 2022 eMedia-owned Openview has made several changes to its channel offerings in 2022 and promises to add more toward the end of the year. Openview has added three channels and removed two during the year. It also planned to launch the BBC UKTV channel on 18 October...
  3. Jan

    Openview adding BBC UKTV channel

    DStv competitor Openview adding new channel Openview has partnered with BBC Studios to launch a multi-genre channel — BBC UKTV — on its free-to-view broadcasting platform. BBC UKTV will go live on Openview channel 114 on Tuesday, 18 October 2022, and will provide a range of programming...
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  4. Jan

    DStv quietly launched two channels available to all packages

    DStv quietly added two new channels in June and July DStv quietly added NHK World-Japan and Hilaal TV to its channel list over the past two months, and they are both available to subscribers on all packages. NHK World-Japan launched on DStv channel 431 and covers a variety of programming...
  5. Jan

    MultiChoice ordered to reinstate four eMedia channels to DStv

    Competition Court orders DStv to bring back four dropped E-tv channels The Competition Appeal Court has ruled that MultiChoice must reinstate four eMedia channels on the DStv platform after cutting them at the beginning of June. This comes after the Competition Tribunal initially ruled in...
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    • Replies: 17
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  6. Jan

    SABC lodges Competition Commission complaint against SuperSport

    DStv's SuperSport hauled to the Competition Commission The SABC has lodged a Competition Commission complaint against MultiChoice’s sports broadcasting division, SuperSport. “The SABC can confirm that the Corporation has lodged a complaint with the Competition Commission,” SABC communications...
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  7. Jan

    Minister announces new analogue switch-off plan after ConCourt loss

    South Africa's new plan to switch off analogue TV and release mobile network capacity Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says a new date for South Africa's analogue switch-off will be announced after September 2022. The Constitutional Court declared the department's 30 June 2022...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 12
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  8. Jan

    Competition Tribunal publishes reasons for disallowing E-tv from forcing DStv to carry four channels

    Why DStv was allowed to drop four E-tv channels The Competition Tribunal has released its reasons for dismissing eMedia's application to force MultiChoice to keep four of its channels on DStv. In early March 2022, DStv first announced it would stop airing the E-tv Extra, eToonz, eMovies, and...
  9. Jan

    Constitutional Court sides with E-tv in analogue TV and spectrum fight

    Constitutional Court delays South Africa's analogue TV switch-off — and essential mobile network capacity The Constitutional Court has ruled that South Africa may not switch off its analogue TV signals on 30 June 2022. In a unanimous judgement in favour of E-tv in the latest battle over South...
    • Jan
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  10. Jan

    Minister promises analogue TV switch-off still set for 30 June

    South Africa's analogue TV switch-off on track for 30 June South Africa's last remaining analogue TV signals are ready to be switched off, and the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) is waiting for confirmation from the Constitutional Court for the final switch-off...
    • Jan
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  11. Jan

    DStv cut channels while Openview gained in the last 3 years

    DStv vs Openview big channel changes in the last 3 years Despite the price of its Premium package increasing from R809 to R839 in the past three years, DStv has dropped more than double the number of channels it has added. In stark contrast, its satellite TV rival Openview has had a net...
  12. Jan

    DStv immediately cuts four eMedia channels after Competition Tribunal ruling

    DStv drops four channels without warning E-tv owner eMedia has announced that MultiChoice dropped four of its channels from DStv without warning. This comes after the Competition Tribunal ruled against eMedia’s appeal to keep the channels on MultiChoice’s satellite TV platform.
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    • Replies: 21
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  13. Jan

    Openview announces upgraded decoder, says it's adding "a few" channels

    Openview getting new channels and upgraded decoder eMedia has announced that it will launch “a few” more channels on its Openview platform in its 2022/23 financial year. In its annual results for 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, the broadcaster also said it would introduce an upgraded “smarter”...
  14. Jan

    Openview launches The Home Channel +

    Openview adds new channel eMedia has announced that it is launching a new lifestyle channel called The Home Channel + on its Openview satellite broadcasting service. The new channel features cooking tutorials, interior design and property content, and a gardening show.
  15. Jan

    SABC hiring inspectors to double-check Sentech's DTT STB installations

    SABC wants to inspect Sentech's digital decoder installations The SABC is appointing independent inspectors to double-check the number and quality of government-subsidised set-top-box installations around the country, The Sunday Times reports. The publication spotted the broadcaster's tender...
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    • Replies: 23
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Jan

    DStv's channel changes since January 2022

    DStv channel changes in 2022 DStv has announced several changes to its channel list this year, with the broadcaster shaking up its catalogue by dropping five channels and adding two. The MultiChoice-owned broadcaster announced that it would be adding three new channels in 2022. Two of them...
  17. Jan

    eMedia hauls MultiChoice to Competition Commission over dropped channels

    DStv and E-tv battle over dropped channels MultiChoice and eMedia Holdings are fighting it out over DStv's plan to cut four E-tv channels. On Monday, the Competition Tribunal heard eMedia's application for interim relief against MultiChoice's decision to drop the eMovies, eMovies Extra, eExtra...
  18. Jan

    E-tv complains that DStv is allowed to run too many ads

    DStv could be forced to run fewer ads A recent discussion document published by the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) revealed that free-to-air broadcasters are unhappy with the amount of advertising time DStv gets. As a result, Icasa has indicated that it may have...
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    • Replies: 24
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  19. Jan

    E-tv wants to take analogue fight straight to ConCourt

    E-tv takes South Africa hostage over spectrum E-tv owner eMedia has approached the Constitutional Court to further delay South Africa's switch-off of analogue TV signals, the broadcaster has told MyBroadband. eMedia filed the papers on 4 April 2022.
    • Jan
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  20. Jan

    Openview cutting eNews & Sport Channel - tonight

    Openview cutting two channels tonight Openview has announced that it will cut the eNews & Sport Channel from its catalogue, with effect from midnight. This follows a report from TV journalist Thinus Ferreira last month that staff at the channel were handed retrenchment notices as it was no...
  21. Jan

    Openview cutting eRewind and adding eXplode

    Openview gets new channel — and cuts another Openview has announced that its subscribers will have access to a new eMedia channel, eXposed, from 4 April 2022. eXposed will replace eRewind, which Openview will cut from its channel catalogue on 1 April.
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