{"id":91797,"date":"2013-11-17T09:07:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-17T07:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=91797"},"modified":"2013-11-17T09:32:17","modified_gmt":"2013-11-17T07:32:17","slug":"ridiculously-cheap-hd-decoder-for-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/91797-ridiculously-cheap-hd-decoder-for-sa.html","title":{"rendered":"Ridiculously cheap HD decoder for SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Digital Media (ODM), the company that operates StarSat (formerly known as TopTV), has revealed that it plans to offer its new high definition (HD) decoder, including dish and installation, for R599.<\/p>\n<p>Subscribers who already have a dish in place can get the decoder alone for R399, ODM said.<\/p>\n<p>The pricing information comes after ODM revealed along with StarTimes that it was rebranding TopTV to StarSat, restructuring its packages, and that it plans to launch HD channels in future.<\/p>\n<p>China-based StarTimes put in a bid for a stake of ODM after the ailing South African satellite pay TV operator entered business rescue proceedings under the provisions of the Companies Act.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned about its intentions after announcing an HD decoder, StarTimes president Pang Xinxing said they plan to start a gradual roll-out of HD channels \u201cvery soon\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor example, we have an HD feed of Discovery, NBA channel, and the Bollywood movie channel,\u201d Xinxing said.<\/p>\n<p>Other channels that ODM plans to offer which it says are brand new to the South African market are: StarSat Novella, StarSat Bollywood, StarSat Kung Fu, Fox FX, and a dedicated NBA channel.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of StarSat will also see TopTV\u2019s previous array of 7 bouquets reduced to 4:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Star Sat Special [40+ TV, 25 audio channels]: R99\/month<\/li>\n<li>Star Sat Sensation [60+ TV, 25 audio channels]: R149\/month<\/li>\n<li>Star Sat Superior [75+ TV, 25 audio channels]: R199\/month<\/li>\n<li>Star Sat Indian [7 TV, 25 audio channels] (add-on): R99\/month<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>StarSat said that this new structure offers more channels per package at more competitive prices.<\/p>\n<p>These new packages and channels will be available starting from 1 December 2013, StarSat said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_91799\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/New-StarSat-decoder.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-91799\" class=\"size-full wp-image-91799\" alt=\"New StarSat decoder press shot\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/New-StarSat-decoder.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/New-StarSat-decoder.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/New-StarSat-decoder-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-91799\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">New StarSat decoder press shot<\/p><\/div>\n<h3 id=\"related\">More StarSat, TopTV, and SA broadcasting news<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/90901-dstv-sport-broadcasting-monopoly-abnormal-startimes.html\"><strong>DStv sport broadcasting monopoly \u201cabnormal\u201d: StarTimes<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/90787-starsat-formerly-toptv-going-hd.html\"><strong>StarSat, formerly TopTV, going HD<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/90779-toptv-is-dead-long-live-starsat.html\"><strong>TopTV is dead. 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