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.
Openview launching new Afrikaans channel called ePlesier
eMedia has announced it will be launching a new Afrikaans channel on its Openview satellite broadcasting service — ePlesier.
The new channel will feature all-day-long broadcasts of e-TV's range of Afrikaans-dubbed Turkish telenovals...
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...
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.
Openview channel list — What you get for R1,499
Satellite TV service Openview offers a range of digital TV channels and radio stations at a once-off price that is cheaper than two months of DStv Premium.
When it comes to movies, TV shows, news, and sports entertainment, South Africans can...
SABC launches 24-hour sports channel
Public broadcaster SABC on Thursday night officially launched its 24-hour sports channel, promising to deliver exciting and compelling sports content via free-to-air broadcasts and online streaming.
The channel — which had its soft launch on 15 April 2021 —...
DStv EasyView vs Openview - channels and prices compared
Openview, the subscription-free satellite TV service from E-tv owner eMedia Investments, recently announced it would add SABC Sport and several SABC radio stations to its platform.
The deal also included two unconfirmed SABC...
I did a quick test out of curiosity to see if youtube-dl would be able to stream the content from OpenView:
$ youtube-dl https://www.openview.co.za/video/expendables-3/expendables-3
[generic] expendables-3: Requesting header
WARNING: Falling back on generic information extractor.
[generic]...
Openview Plus streaming service delayed
The launch of Etv's planned video streaming service Openview Plus has been delayed.
Parent company eMedia initially indicated it would start offering its own OTT streaming service during the announcement of its 2020 annual report in September.
Openview suffers downtime across all channels
Openview has confirmed that its channels went down earlier today.
"Hi fans, we are aware that all Openview channels are down and we are trying to resolve the problem," Openview said.
I'd like to get BBC News, looks like its available on OpenView, which is 599 for their decoder.
Their install is a bit more though than other vendors @ 1499 inclusive
DSTV on the other hand, is 599-650 (depending where you buy it) all inclusive, for a decoder + satellite installation.
As far...
Openview's full free channel list for South Africa
Etv's free-to-air satellite broadcasting service Openview features several digital TV channels and radio stations.
The Openview service offers 16 TV channels and 9 radio stations, which boast entertainment that includes movies, TV shows, news...
Hi I am working on a building that has +- 30 flats and I would like to fix the cable spaghetti of DSTV & openview cables and satélites. Is their a way to install a communal dish setup that allows the user to use either DSTV or open view. Most of the tenants use DSTV while some use Openview so I...
Openview vs DStv
Openview recently announced it had acquired the broadcast rights for the English Premier League.
This move placed the free satellite service provider in the same playing field as DStv, as it can now broadcast Premier League matches live on its News & Sports channel.
Openview stops airing Kwesè Free Sports
Openview has announced that it will no longer be carrying Kwesè Free Sports, which was aired on channel 115 on its satellite platform offering.
The channel lost its broadcast signal on Openview on Sunday 28 July and technical efforts to restore its...
Openview activating 35,000 set top boxes per month
eMedia Holdings has released its consolidated annual results for the year ended 31 March 2019, which show that Openview is activating an average of 35,000 set-top boxes per month.
eMedia Holdings has a 67.69% interest in eMedia Investments...
OpenView to drop channels
OpenView has announced that it will be cancelling sports channel Trace Sports Stars as well as Afrikaans religious channel KruisKyk.
KruisKyk, which aired on channel 151, is being removed from the broadcaster's catalog today, while Trace Sports Stars - which is found...
OpenView HD's big push to 1,000,000 activations
OpenView HD is currently running a promotion, giving away R5,000 each day until it reaches 1,000,000 homes.
Hi Guys
I am trying to get Openview on my STB.
What I have so-far:
I have successfully pointed my dish to "Infosat 20".
I pick up all the DSTV TV channels (Displayed correctly as LOCKED) and all the DSTV Audio channels.
I also pick up the promo DSTV channel 10/10.
I pick up no Openview...