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StarSat
TopTV (previously)
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Public
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HeadquartersBlock C, Riverview Office Park, Halfway Gardens x, 100 Bekker Road,
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South Africa
ProductsDirect broadcast satellite, Pay-TV
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ParentStarTimes
Websitewww.starsat.co.za

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StarSat (formerly TopTV until 31 October 2013[2]) was a South African direct broadcast satellite television service that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010.[3] StarSat was operated by On Digital Media,[4] who were granted a pay-TV license by ICASA in September 2007.[5] On Digital Media is currently 20% owned by Luxembourgish satellite operator SES and 20% owned by Chinese company StarTimes.[6] StarSat's service was aimed at the LSM 6-9 demographic, targeting middle class viewers.

History

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Previous logo as TopTV

On Digital Media (Pty) Ltd launched TopTV on 1 May 2010.[3]

On 30 April 2013, shareholders of On Digital Media voted to approve China-based company StarTimes taking over a 20% share of ODM. By doing so, StarTimes effectively acquired a 65% economic interest in ODM.[6] The vote also included adoption of a business rescue plan.[2]

TopTV was officially rebranded as StarSat on 31 October 2013.[2] The new packages and channels associated with the new brand were made available on 1 December 2013.[2][7]

When Starsat's broadcasting licence expired on 8 July 2024, with Starsat having failed to submit an application to renew its licence, the regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) gave StarSat until 18 September to shut its services down and to advise its customers and suppliers accordingly.[8]

On 2 October 2024, when Starsat ignored this deadline, ICASA and law enforcement officials raided the StarSat premises and confiscated the broadcaster's broadcasting equipment.[1]

The matters remains unresolved, with the broadcaster having promised to challenge the action in court, but ICASA spokesperson Zanele Ntuli stating that the regulator was unaware of official filings.[9][needs update]Template:DMCA

Broadcast and reception

StarSat services were broadcast via satellite, using the SES-5 satellite at the 5° east orbital position, and 3 of the six 36 MHz transponders in the "Sub Saharan Africa Ku-band" beam providing coverage of the whole sub-Saharan Africa region.[10] Transmissions were in the DVB-S2 MPEG-4 digital TV format with reception using a simple set-top box and with the Combo3 PVR decoder launched in 2011.

Conax was used as conditional access system.

Channels

Channels from the Satellite DTH consisted of seven packages Smart and Super and Special and Global and French and Indian and Chinese.[11]

Channel Name Channel Number
ST GUIDE FRENCH 002
ST GUIDE ENGLISH 99
ST MOVIES PLUS 100
ST MOVIES 101
ST NOLLYWOOD PLUS 102
ST RISE 120
ST NOVELA E W 127
ST NOVELA E 127
ST NOVELA E PLUS 128
ST ZONE 129
ST SINO DRAMA 130
ST KUNGFU 155
ST REMBO PLUS 166
ST NOLLYWOOD 131
ST SPORTS FOCUS 240
ST SPORTS ARENA 241
ST SPORTS LIFE 243
ST BETA SPORTS 244
ST WORLD FOOTBALL 245
ST SPORTS PREMIUM 246
ST ADEPA 247
ST KIDS 300
ST TOONS 310
ST KIDS PLUS 311
ST RnB 321
ST KASI MUSIC 322
ST NAIJA 324
ST GOSPEL 360
ST SWAHILI 400
ST BONGO 401
ST SWAHILI PLUS 402
ST DADIN KOWA 404
ST YORÙBÁ 412
ST GANZA 460
ST REMBO 484
ST MAKULA 492
ST MAKULA KIKA 493
ST AM'MOBI 527
ST AFRIK 612
ST NOVELA F PLUS 615
ST NOLLYWOOD F 616
ST NOVELA F 617
ST CHINESE HOMELAND 800
ST NOVELA P 881
ST MANIA 957

See also

References

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  1. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Icasa raids StarSat, pulls plug on infrastructure". Retrieved October 2, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Goodbye TopTV, Hello StarSat" (Press release). TVSA. October 31, 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."TopTV Launch - Rise Up South Africa!" (Press release). On Digital Media. 29 April 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."On Digital Media website". Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.de Lanerolle, Indra (2011). "Convergence and regulation in South Africa: in search of a new public interest paradigm". info. 13 (3): 47–63.
  6. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."More delays in store for TopTV as shareholders head to court". City Press. 22 October 2013. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  7. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Us". StarSat. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."South Africa's broadcasting regulator warns that StarSat which failed to renew its pay-TV licence in time is operating illegally and should have shut down 18 September". Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  9. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."ICASA denies knowledge of StarSat's legal action following forced shutdown". Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Astra 4A". SES. Retrieved January 26, 2012.
  11. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."StarSat Packages". Starsat South Africa. Archived from the original on 6 June 2024. Retrieved 3 March 2025.

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