{"id":91901,"date":"2013-11-18T15:55:01","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T13:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=91901"},"modified":"2013-11-19T08:52:50","modified_gmt":"2013-11-19T06:52:50","slug":"free-internet-video-streaming-tv-for-sa-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/91901-free-internet-video-streaming-tv-for-sa-progress.html","title":{"rendered":"Free Internet video streaming TV for SA progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sentech<\/a> and E-tv<\/a> are both working on offering so-called \u201cover-the-top\u201d (OTT) video services that let viewers watch certain content for free on the Internet.<\/p>\n

Kathrein TechnoTrend, a set-top box (STB) manufacturer, showcased the online content offering for Sentech\u2019s relaunched subscription-free satellite TV service, Freevision, at AfricaCom 2013 in Cape Town.<\/p>\n

While it is understood that the service is still in testing, content was being served over a Vodacom 3G connection through a Kathrein TechnoTrend STB running a customised user interface for Freevision<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to the spokesperson at the stand, the content will also be available online once Sentech launches the service.<\/p>\n

E-tv\u2019s former group executive of new business and platforms, Maxwell Nonge<\/a>, was also at AfricaCom to present their strategy for broadcasting \u201cto all devices\u201d.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, Nonge now heads up Platco Digital, a sister company to E-tv which operates a subscription-free satellite service similar to Sentech\u2019s, called OpenView HD.<\/p>\n

Services like Freevision and OpenView HD let viewers pay a once-off cost for the decoder, dish, and installation, after which they access a bouquet of channels without attracting any monthly fee.<\/p>\n

Nonge told delegates that E-tv had launched \u201ce On Demand\u201d earlier in 2013 and decided on a modular approach for its OTT play.<\/p>\n

The first was OTT video-on-demand, which is currently available through the \u201ce On Demand\u201d website. The second is OTT live television (or live streaming), Nonge said, which has not yet launched.<\/p>\n

More SA broadcasting news<\/h3>\n

Online video in South Africa from E-tv<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

E-tv\u2019s HD plans<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

E-tv signs with Sentech for DTT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

OpenView HD vs Freevision vs DStv EasyView<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Online video player for SA TV planned<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Jan Vermeulen was a guest of Cisco at AfricaCom 2013<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Both E-tv and Sentech are making headway with their free online video streaming services<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":75099,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[22449,22443,2092,21043,35,22507,20837,20531,2760,18152,41],"class_list":["post-91901","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","tag-africacom-2013","tag-e-on-demand","tag-e-tv","tag-freevision","tag-headline","tag-kathrein-technotrend","tag-maxwell-nonge","tag-openview-hd","tag-sentech","tag-set-top-box-stb","tag-vodacom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91901"}],"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\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=91901"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91901\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91951,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/91901\/revisions\/91951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75099"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=91901"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=91901"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=91901"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}