Platco Digital, the company planning to launch a free-to-air satellite television service, has entered into partnerships with a range of companies, including satellite providers, set-top box distributors, major retailers and broadcasters as it gears up to launch the

Platco Digital (Platco) will be launching OpenView HD in October 2013 - a free-to-view, direct to home (DTH) satellite TV offering.

OpenView HD will carry licensed free TV channels locally and, ultimately, in the rest of Africa.

e.tv and SABC are co-operating at a "high level" over the decision by Platco to launch the Openview HD platform in South Africa.

South Africa is on the brink of a broadcasting explosion, with recent ­developments showing that the sector is not prepared to wait for the government's shambolic digital terrestrial television (DTT) migration.

South Africa is on the brink of a broadcasting explosion, with
recent ­developments showing that the sector is not prepared to
wait for the government's shambolic digital terrestrial television
(DTT) migration.

FOR the longest time, little has happened in South Africa's
broadcasting sector. But big changes are now looming. Barely a week
seems to go by without significant new developments.

JOHANNESBURG - The signing of a memorandum of understanding
(MOU) between e.tv and transmission provider Sentech will allow the
launch of new multiple channels on its digital terrestrial
television (DTT) platform, e.tv said on Friday.

Government signal distributor Sentech is planning to launch a free-to-air satellite TV service based on its Vivid platform. This is according to a well-placed industry source.

Platco Digital (Platco) will be launching OpenView HD, a free-to-view direct to home (DTH) satellite offering in October. OpenView HD will carry licensed free TV channels locally and, ultimately, in the rest of Africa.

Location: Johannesburg
Release Date: 18 September

OpenView HD is proud to announce its channel offering consisting of over 10 new channels, offering High Definition (HD), on its soon to be launched free-to-air satellite TV platform.

CoralTree, an innovative fast-growing software company that works with some of EMEA's leading communications operators, announces contract with new digital satellite TV market entrant, Platco Digital to optimise the operator's delivery of offers when it launches in South Africa this month.