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Star Select is an Indian Hindi-language general entertainment television channel operated by JioStar that showcases programming in Hindi with English subtitles from Star Plus, Star Bharat, and Life OK.
After Philips Consumer Electronics acquired companies as Magnavox and Sylvania in the late-1970s, Philips managed to sell their 100-millionth TV-set in 1984. Throughout the 1990s, increasing competition from East Asian manufacturers (initially Japanese, then Korean and Chinese) led to a general erosion in market share, particularly in ...
In 2008, additional pay-TV licenses were granted to various companies in South Africa. As of January 2010, none of the companies granted a license have begun providing services. However, On Digital Media (ODM), have stated that they are on track to begin sale of their product in May 2010, and that prices will be significantly cheaper than their ...
Digital Satellite Television, abbreviated DStv, is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice and based in South Africa, with headquarters in Randburg. DStv provides audio, radio and television channels and services to subscribers across 50 countries, [1] [2] mostly in South Africa, Nigeria and Zimbabwe. [3 ...
The first locally produced TV programmes in South Africa were in English and Afrikaans. English-language programmes included the family drama series The Dingleys and The Villagers, [57] as well as the comedy series Biltong and Potroast, featuring South African and British comedians, [58] and the variety programme The Knicky Knacky Knoo Show. [59]
M-Net (an abbreviation of Electronic Media Network) is a South African pay television channel established by Naspers in 1986. [1] The channel broadcasts both local and international programming, including general entertainment, children's series, sport and movies.
StarSat (formerly TopTV until 31 October 2013 [1]) is a South African direct broadcast satellite television service that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010. [2] StarSat is operated by On Digital Media, [3] who were granted a pay-TV license by ICASA in September 2007. [4]
This division, called DStv (Digital Satellite Television), had first been launched in South Africa on October 6, 1995, making it the first direct-to-home digital pay-TV service outside the US. [ 8 ] In 2002, a "Dual-view" decoder was launched by DStv which allowed the simultaneous viewing of two different channels from a single satellite feed.