Small fry send out distress signals
TopTV has been struggling to compete against MultiChoice on an unlevel playing field, writes Lloyd Gedye.
TopTV has been struggling to compete against MultiChoice on an unlevel playing field, writes Lloyd Gedye.
TopTV is set for a shake-up at the top, as the CEO of parent company On-Digital Media, Vino Govender, looks set to leave the broadcaster.
May 1 will see DSTV’s first competitor TopTV hit the airwaves, offering 55 channels in bouquets that range from R99 to R249 per month.
South African pay-TV consumers will soon have a choice between many new broadcast channels — this after the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa awarded pay-TV licences to four new players during a press briefing in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The companies granted licences were Telkom Media, E-Sat, On Digital Media and Walking on Water.