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 ...

Cape Town – OpenView HD will reach its 200 000th installation and activation within days since the free-to-air satellite TV service launched in South Africa in October 2013. OpenView HD is operated by ...

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 ...

Space Television has introduced its OpenView HD (OVHD) decoder to the South African market at a manufacturer suggested price of R999, a spokesperson for the company has told MyBroadband. The Space TV ...

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 - ...

South Africans who want to ditch DStv and its yearly price hikes but still want access to satellite TV can consider StarSat and Openview as alternatives and will likely save some money by doing so.

Update: The table has been amended. OpenView HD, a new free-to-air satellite TV platform in South Africa, announced that it will offer 16 channels when it launches its first services in October.

Maxwell Nonge, MD of Platco Digital said: "By switching on OpenView HD, we are allowing every South African to be part of the digital/satellite TV revolution and offering a viable alternative to this ...

Free to air satellite TV operator OpenView HD had its launch event in Johannesburg tonight, paving the way for the start of service on the 15th of October. The recommended retail price of R1 599 gets ...