{"id":36252,"date":"2011-10-17T14:29:58","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T12:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=36252"},"modified":"2011-10-18T09:42:27","modified_gmt":"2011-10-18T07:42:27","slug":"southtel-push-vodtv-launch-delayed-again-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/36252-southtel-push-vodtv-launch-delayed-again-report.html","title":{"rendered":"SouthTel Push VOD:TV launch delayed again: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

SouthTel<\/a> has pushed back the launch date of its video-on-demand (VOD) service until early 2012, and according to a report on Channel24 plans, to launch with 150 hours of HD content per month.<\/p>\n

The launch of Push VOD:TV had already been delayed once before in September 2011<\/a> when SouthTel revealed that they had decided to aim for Q4 2011 rather than a September 2011 launch.<\/p>\n

Oscar Dube<\/a>, CEO of SouthTel, said then that they \u201cjust want to make sure our product is functioning 100%\u201d before making it commercially available.<\/p>\n

According to the Channel24 report, \u201cinsiders\u201d said that part of the reason for the delay was the problems experienced by MultiChoice\u2019s<\/a> VOD service, Dstv BoxOffice, on its commercial launch day.<\/p>\n

Dube previously explained to MyBroadband that its Push:VOD service will function similarly to DStv BoxOffice by sending content to a PVR (personal video recorder) decoder overnight in spare satellite capacity. Old content will be removed weekly to make space for newer programmes.<\/p>\n

One technical aspect where the VOD:TV is set to differ from BoxOffice is in its support for various billing mechanisms.<\/p>\n

DStv BoxOffice requires subscribers to send an SMS to a 5-digit number to complete a transaction. Dube said that this will be one of the options on VOD:TV, but they will also offer the option of a monthly subscription, and placing your order directly from the PVR by connecting it to the Internet.<\/p>\n

SouthTel isn\u2019t willing to disclose specifics about the pricing of its offering, Channel24 reported, saying only that it will be cheaper than currently available subscription services.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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