eMedia Holdings - Sandton

The group’s main asset is a controlling stake in the South African-based media group, eMedia Investments Pty Ltd. eMedia Investments has a number of core assets in the television and radio broadcasting sector, with additional assets in the content, properties and facilities sectors.

eMedia Investments continues to be a significant media player in Southern Africa and the rest of the continent with influential independent broadcasters that reach millions of people.

e.tv, South Africa’s first and only free-to-air commercial television station, continues to garner a significant audience share of the free-to-air audience. The success of e.tv has also spawned a number of spin-off entertainment channels through its multi-channel platform. eSat.tv operates the 24-hour channel (eNCA),  

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which is available on certain DStv bouquets and gains significant share of the available news audience. eNCA also boasts an impressive online offering, which includes a mobile app and a responsive website.

Platco Digital operates Openview, a free-to-air satellite television platform, which broadcasts a number of channels, including e.tv’s multi-channel offering – eExtra, eMovies, eMovies Extra, eReality, eToonz, and recently added eXposed and ePlesier. Openview also recently added The Home Channel+. In addition to 20 channels on offer, the platform also hosts 28 radio channels.

eVOD, You can now watch shows and movies on any device, at any time. Where and when you want. eVOD is a brand new video and demand platform allowing you to watch exclusive movies and shows – never seen before, and only available on eVOD. eVOD brings you hours of entertainment – from locally produced high-end dramas and movies, Afrikaans dramas, documentaries and so much more, there is something for everyone. You can also catch up on some of your old favorites and the fast forward features allows you to see episodes of some dramas in advance.

Our properties and facilities division is primarily concerned with providing appropriate solutions for media companies. Companies like Media Film Service and the Cape Town Film Studios have continued to facilitate some of the world’s leading films, commercials and television series.