Platco denies statements made in DA statement on SABC

The holding company of e.tv (Pty) Limited and Platco (Pty) Limited, have denied the statements made by DA MP Marian Shinn regarding the SABC's participation in Platco's Openview HD Platform.

Platco and the SABC have a framework agreement for the broadcast of the existing SABC channels on the Openview HD Platform which launches in October. The commercial details of the agreement with Platco - as well as whether the channels  will be HD or SD - are confidential.

"e.tv and the SABC are cooperating at a high level in this regard and the statement that the SABC has turned down Platco's offer regarding Openview is therefore incorrect. The agreement between SABC and Platco is in regard to the SABC's existing channels - SABC1, SABC2 and SABC3 - and any other channels which SABC would wish to put on the Openview Platform" said Vasili Vass, Group Head Corporate Affairs.   

Last week Platco announced its decision to launch 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.

Statement issued by Vasili Vass, SABIDO Investments Group Head: Corporate Affairs, July 29 2013

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