TopTV shelves HD plans
23 Feb 2012
TopTV has no immediate plans to introduce a personal video recorder (PVR) or high-definition (HD) broadcasts, despite earlier promises by former CEO Vino Govender, who recently left the pay-TV operator's employ, that it would introduce such products.
Govender had said previously that TopTV would launch an HD PVR product in 2011, but the company later pushed out the launch date the second quarter of 2012. It insisted the products were coming because people in its target market - living standards measures 5-8 - were demanding HD broadcasts.
Now, however, chairman and acting CEO Eddie Mbalo says TopTV has shelved its plans for an HD PVR, at least for now.
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