GOtv to change digital TV landscape

By Bernard Yaw ASHIADEY

Pay-per-view digital television viewers are in for a change with the launch of a new digital terrestrial television service, GOtv, in Accra.

Having met all the regulatory and licensing requirements, GOtv is the first operator in the country to launch a DVB-T2 digital pay TV service.

DVB-T2 technology is the most advanced digital terrestrial television technology worldwide.
“The launch of GOtv in Accra puts Ghana at the front of deploying the latest digital terrestrial technology and is another exciting milestone in our digital roadmap,” said Cecil Sunkwa-Mills, GOtv Ghana Director.

GOtv utilises the DVB-T2 technology standard, which allows not less than 21 channels per frequency. This is different from DVB-T1 technology, which only allows 12 channels per frequency. There is therefore an improvement on the dividend of terrestrial frequencies available when DVB-T2 is deployed.

Business Manager, GOtv, Kingsley Afful, said the company is committed to ensuring that only the latest and most advanced technology and systems are deployed.

“The GOtv service was specially created to make available an affordable digital television product for all. When people think of digital television they immediately imagine it has to be expensive; this is not the case with GOtv which offers great family entertainment at affordable prices.

“Ghanaians are now set to benefit from easy access to an increased number of digital channels, with enhanced picture and sound quality synonymous with digital television. The GOtv channel line-up is also uniquely placed to enable Gotv become the home of African television,” he said.

Mr. Afful added that football-loving GOtv subscribers will enjoy the best of live soccer entertainment with all 32 games from the ongoing 2013 African Cup of Nations to be screened live.

“One of our goals is to ensure that our subscribers are part of the most prestigious soccer extravaganza on the continent, and we have fulfilled all necessary requirements to ensure that GOtv subscribers will not be left out of the action.”

Some of the channels that will be available to GOtv subscribers include Africa Magic, Africa Magic Movies, Blackbelt TV, Disney Junior, CNN, Supersports Blitz, Discovery World, NatGeo Wild, Vox Africa and Channel O.

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