{"id":543023,"date":"2024-07-03T11:38:10","date_gmt":"2024-07-03T09:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=543023"},"modified":"2024-07-03T12:18:16","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T10:18:16","slug":"openview-launches-new-decoder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/543023-openview-launches-new-decoder.html","title":{"rendered":"Openview launches new decoder"},"content":{"rendered":"

After years of teasing, eMedia has launched a new decoder for its Openview satellite TV service.<\/p>\n

The broadcaster said the launch of the Openview OV512 marked the “dawn of a new era in home entertainment for South Africa”.<\/p>\n

It comes after several annual results presentations in which eMedia said it was working on a new decoder.<\/p>\n

Priced at R799, the Openview OV512 decoder can be bought from the Openview website or by calling Openview’s customer service centre.<\/p>\n

Among the new features that the OV512 offers is a built-in Wi-Fi receiver that eMedia said would allow users to access additional “premium content”, including international and local movies and TV shows.<\/p>\n

The new decoder’s remote features a “+MORE” button to access on-demand content in HD quality.<\/p>\n

The decoder also supports the ability to pause, rewind, and fast-forward on-demand content.<\/p>\n

eMedia did not elaborate on what movies or TV shows will be available in this section.<\/p>\n

One possibility is that it will be the same as what is available on the eVOD Premium service<\/a>, priced at R29.99 per month.<\/p>\n

eVOD is currently on offered via a browser or through a mobile app, with no support for Android TV, Apple TV, Tizen, or other smart TV operating systems.<\/p>\n

It is unclear whether Openview will require OV512 users to pay for this subscription to access its content.<\/p>\n

The infographic below shows the basic design and features of the Openview OV512 decoder.<\/p>\n

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There was no mention of accessing third-party video streaming services like Netflix, Disney+, or Amazon Prime Video through the decoder.<\/p>\n

These are available on Openview rival DStv’s Explora and Streama decoders.<\/p>\n

However, unlike the DStv Streama, which currently retails for around the same price as the OV512, the decoder still supports satellite broadcasts.<\/p>\n

Users can connect the same cable they use with their existing Openview decoder to connect to the Intelsat-20 satellite and enjoy broadcasts without an Internet connection.<\/p>\n

eMedia retail executive Mmatshipi Matebane said the “new, sleek, and stylish” decoder continued the trend of cutting-edge technology that Openview was known for.<\/p>\n

“We remain dedicated to providing our customers with the best entertainment experience, and these new changes are a testament to that commitment,” said Matebane.<\/p>\n

Openview has activated over 3.5 million decoders to date, adding hundreds of thousands of new decoder activations every year for at least the past five years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The decoder features built-in Wi-Fi connectivity to provide access to “premium” on-demand content.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341042,"featured_media":543029,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[51025,1435,71342,35,50823,95845,427],"class_list":["post-543023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","tag-emedia","tag-etv","tag-evod","tag-headline","tag-openview","tag-openview-ov512-decoder","tag-satellite-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543023"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/341042"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=543023"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":543041,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543023\/revisions\/543041"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/543029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}