TopTV, the recently launched pay TV service from On Digital Media (ODM) has grown its subscriber base to over 200,000, the group said.
TopTV launched on May 1 2010 offering more than 60 channels, including BET, Discovery Travel & Living, Fuel TV, Natura, MGM as well as the TopTV flagships channels - Top Movies, Top One, Top Gospel, Top History, Top Learn and Top Crime.
ODM said that by Christmas 2010 TopTV's subscribers numbers had reached 200,000, with a record 50,000 activations in December alone.
With over 800,000 viewers - on average 4 viewers per household - the CEO of TopTV, Vino Govender, said: “We always believed there was a need for an innovative and affordable Pay TV service in South Africa. Our subscribers confirm this every day.
“Top TV is so much in sync with the aspirations of the modern South Africans that it has been recognized by industry specialists as the fastest growing TV platform around the globe with monthly growth rates/activations surpassing that of platforms in both India and China.”
Govender added that 2011 would bring with new additions to the TopTV offering including in particular a sports channel by Q3 2011, new HD channels, and an HD Personal Video Recorder (PVR). - I-Net Bridge