Appear TV helps to take MultiChoice to a Wider Audience

 

September 10, 2010 

Appear TV, announced the completion of a successful deployment for South African satellite broadcaster MultiChoice Africa (Pty) Ltd, of its SC2000 head-end equipment. This project enables MultiChoice to extend the reach of its DStv services to a greater number of commercial outlets across South Africa and the wider African continent. 

The Appear TV modular head-end equipment is already live within a growing number of hotels, shopping centres and leisure venues in South Africa, enabling them to receive, descramble and transmit MultiChoice’s satellite signal over a local IPTV network. As part of the agreement, MultiChoice has also mandated that all new commercial subscriptions, where the DStv satellite signal is distributed via IP networks, will require the customer to use the Appear SC2000 configured with satellite reception, descrambling, and IP output modules. 

Carl Walter Holst, CEO of Appear TV explains, “We are delighted with the successful deployment of our technology for MultiChoice, which helps it to distribute the MultiChoice services to a wider audience. The roll out has been the result of a collaborative partnership in which we have worked together to deliver a solution that met MultiChoice’s exacting requirements including some custom development to simplify installation and maintenance.” 

“Our compact, modular technology means that we can offer satellite reception, descrambling, and IP output via a single 4RU chassis. We are looking forward to working with MultiChoice over the next three years to help them to reach a wider audience the length and breadth of the African continent.” concludes Holst. 

Gerdus van Eeden MultiChoice Chief Technology Officer says “Our partnership with Appear TV has enabled us to expand and enhance our offering to our customers via an exciting new platform. Together with Appear TV, we will continue to delight our audience with premium entertainment on new platforms like IPTV”