Cape Town – OpenView HD from Patco Digital is set to launch on 15 October in South Africa as what is known as a direct-to-home (DTH) satellite TV service with viewers who will get free monthly access ...

OpenView HD (OVHD) decoders from Ellies/Elsat recently became available at South African retailers, with the box, dish, and installation going for around R1,600. Once installed, OpenView HD has no ...

During March and April 2013, E-tv sister company Platco Digital conducted extensive market research to inform their decision on which channels to carry on OpenView HD. This is according to Thabile ...

Cape Town – OpenView HD, the new satellite TV upstart set to begin in October, has suddenly turned defiant, saying it will show the SABC’s three TV channels even though the SABC says OpenView HD doesn ...

While the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) deliberates the new, free satellite television offering due to launch in SA in October - and whether it will require a licence to operate - ...

eMedia has announced that it will launch “a few” more channels on its Openview platform in its 2022/23 financial year. In its annual results for 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022, the broadcaster also ...

OpenView HD - positioned by Platco Digital as "Africa's first free-to-air HD satellite television platform" - has gone live. Maxwell Nonge, MD of Platco Digital, etv's sister company, says the ...

A few hours ago the SABC released a press statement in which the national broadcaster categorically denied having any agreement with OpenView HD to include SABC 1, 2 ...

The channel, which turns 15 on 01 October has reached many milestones since it was launched in 1998. Having grown its viewership to 17 million over the past years, the station is now ready to give ...

Television broadcasters are tight-lipped about divulging how many viewers they have – especially in the case of satellite-based free-to-air television services, like OpenView HD. Launched two years ...

MultiChoice Zimbabwe faces a tough battle in convincing Zimbabweans who are accessing DStv South Africa to give up the service. This much was very obvious following its recent announcement that it ...