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TopTV waits to confirm Current TV

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 10:02

South African satellite pay-TV platform TopTV is awaiting confirmation regarding one of the channels in its bouquet, Current TV (channel 406), which was founded by former American vice president Al Gore.

This is a result of Current TV’s carriage agreement with the UK’s BSkyB not having been renewed. As BSkyB is the channel’s biggest broadcast client, this will affect its ability to maintain operations, which will in turn impact on the channel being available to the South African market.

TopTV broadcasts the British-generated feed of Current TV, which is also broadcast on the BSkyB pay-TV platform. According to BSkyB, it is considering not renewing its contract with Current TV due to factors such as low viewership and under-performance.

Meanwhile, TopTV is currently in discussions with the channel’s management to discuss various options and possible alternative solutions to continue to broadcast the channel.

Current TV is also considering other business offers at the moment.

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