Saturday, June 26, 2010

BREAKING. TopTV looking into newer content for its Top One and Top Movies channels.


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I can exclusively reveal that TopTV is working on newer movies and better content for its premium Top One (TopTV 150) and Top Movies (TopTV 100) channels since some viewers and some of the new pay TV platform's subscribers are not very impressed.

I can be first to tell you that TopTV's favourite channels at the moment are Natura (TopTV 310), Discovery Science (DStv 302), GOD TV (TopTV 351), Top Junior (TopTV 250) and Top Explore (TopTV 300) and Top History (TopTV 301).

Regarding feedback from viewers on TopTV's premium entertainment channel, Top One, TopTV tells me is ''has been mixed''. ''People who have not had pay TV before like it quite a lot, and people who have been exposed to pay TV before have seen some of the programming so they feel the content is a bit dated,'' Elouise Kelly, On Digital Media (ODM) chief marketing officer tells me. She says TopTV is working hard on content improvements for both Top One as well as Top Movies.

''Top Junior, Top Explore and Top History are receiving favourable feedback,'' she says. ''Our Top Movie channels not as much due to the older movies. However, newer movies will be seen on Top Movies in the coming months. Other compliments we have however received are that people understand the concept of Top Movies, Top Movies +2 (TopTV 101) and Top Movies +24 (TopTV 102). They understand the repeat schedule and can therefore plan around it.''

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