{"id":90901,"date":"2013-11-05T16:01:17","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T14:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=90901"},"modified":"2013-11-05T16:02:33","modified_gmt":"2013-11-05T14:02:33","slug":"dstv-sport-broadcasting-monopoly-abnormal-startimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/90901-dstv-sport-broadcasting-monopoly-abnormal-startimes.html","title":{"rendered":"DStv sport broadcasting monopoly \u201cabnormal\u201d: StarTimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not fair and it\u2019s abnormal,\u201d president of <a title=\"StarTimes\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/523245-StarTimes\">StarTimes<\/a>, <a title=\"Pang Xinxing\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/572305-Pang-Xinxing\">Pang Xinxing<\/a> said about the lack of premium sports content on affordable subscription TV packages in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>StarTimes is expected to soon become a new shareholder of On Digital Media (<a title=\"ODM\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/379057-ODM-On-Digital-Media\">ODM<\/a>), which operated <a title=\"TopTV\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php\/385929-TopTV\">TopTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>TopTV was recently relaunched as StarSat with the promise of new channels and a simplified selection of bouquets.<\/p>\n<p>Xinxing said he found the situation in South Africa curious considering the maturity of the market.<\/p>\n<p>Even in less developed markets content such as premier football matches are available more affordably and not only \u201cto a few wealthy families\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>StarTimes is ready to work with the South African people and government to change this situation and create a digital TV market that is fair, competitive, and healthy, Xinxing said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_90789\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-90789\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90789\" alt=\"Pang Xinxing\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pang-Xinxing.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pang-Xinxing.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Pang-Xinxing-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-90789\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pang Xinxing<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Pay TV prices<\/h3>\n<p>In South Africa, premium football content is typically screened on the SuperSport 3 and SuperSport 4 channels which are available on DStv\u2019s Compact, Extra, and Premium bouquets.<\/p>\n<p>These cost R275, R380, and R625 per month respectively.<\/p>\n<p>DStv Mobile also offers a lower quality broadcast of SuperSport 1, 2, 3, and 4 aimed at devices with smaller screens such as smartphones and tablet PCs for R49 per month.<\/p>\n<p>At the launch of StarSat, ODM announced that the 7 bouquets currently offered on TopTV will be whittled down to 4 (more specifically, 3 with an add-on):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>StarSat Special: R99\/month<\/li>\n<li>StarSat Sensation: R149\/month<\/li>\n<li>StarSat Superior: R199\/month<\/li>\n<li>StarSat Indian (add-on): R99\/month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These new bouquets, along with a number of new channels, will become available from 1 December 2013, ODM said.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"related\">More SA broadcasting news<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/90795-starsat-bouquet-prices-new-channels.html\"><strong>StarSat bouquet prices, new channels<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/90689-free-dstv-premium-channels-for-limited-time.html\"><strong>Free DStv Premium channels for limited time<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a 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