四达时代在南非数字电视市场推出卫星付费电视品牌StarSat，获得了传输牌照转让许可

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11月9日，南非数字电视运营商ODM公司（On Digital Media）经过南非通信监管机构Icasa一系列严格检查和审核，获得了ECNS（传输牌照）牌照转让许可，这标志着四达时代在南非对ODM公司将近三年的商业救赎正式取得初步胜利，也充分说明了南非政府相关监管机构对打破付费电视行业长期垄断的决心。


（南非电信ICASA，
ICASA：针对出口南非市场的无线通信设备，需要向南非独立通信局（Independent Communications Authority of South Africa，简称ICASA）进行型号认证申请，审核通过才能销售，这也相当于国内的入网型号核准。
申请南非ICASA认证，需要注意的是ICASA认证只能颁发给南非本地的注册公司或代表机构，因此国内厂家申请ICASA最好由当地进口商来进行，但测试可以在国内完成。）


四达时代南非分公司大门

据悉，南非ODM公司在2012年后长期陷入财政困难，四达时代在2013年4月对南非ODM公司展开商业救赎，并在南非数字电视市场推出卫星付费电视品牌StarSat。作为非洲领先的数字电视运营商，StarSat推出后，在南非广受好评。南非当地媒体TECH CENTRRAL对此事进行了报道，详情请见下文：


StarSat secures big victory at Icasa

StarSat parent OnDigital Media has won a significant victory at communications regulator Icasathat will allow the company finally to emerge from business rescue.


Eddie Mbalo

Pay-television operator On Digital Media(ODM), which owns StarSat (formerly TopTV), has won a significant victory atcommunications regulator Icasa that will allow the company finally to emergefrom a three-year-long business rescue.

“Icasa approved the application as it met theapplicable regulatory requirements,” the authority said in a statement onMonday.

The ODM application was published for publiccomment, subsequent to which a public hearing was held on 6 August 2015, Icasasaid. “Following this process and the analysis of all relevant information,Icasa approved the application,” it said.

“Icasa believes that the decision is in thepublic interest and will promote competition, investment and consumer choice inthe broadcasting sector.”

ODM was placed into business rescue under theCompanies Act in October 2012 after it ran into financial difficulty.

China’s StarTimes — which already operates a dozenpay-TV networks across Africa — has acquired a20% stake in the business. However, StarTimes has a 65% economic interest inODM, meaning it participates in 65% of any profits.

In a recent interview with TechCentral, ODMdirector Eddie Mbalo said he expected the relationship with StarTimes to “bringin new innovations” and allow it to compete more effectively with rivalMultiChoice, which owns DStv.

Already, pay-TV incumbent MultiChoice and StarTimesare fierce competitors across Africa, especiallyin subscription digital terrestrial television.