SuperSport is launching a brand new SuperSport HD channel on DStv 171.
(Another nature related HD channel is coming super soon as well, i won't reveal that name yet.)
SuperSport HD will launch on 26 December to co-incide with the start of the cricket test match between SA and England. After that there will be burst - call it test broadcasts if you want - at various intervals of the best of English Premier League, La Liga football and USA PGA golf.
The channel will kick off as a true 24 hour channel from 12 February - the starting date of the Vodacom Super 14 rugby tournament. ALL TOP SPORT EVENTS AVAILABLE IN HD WILL BE BROADCAST ON THE NEW SUPERSPORT HD CHANNEL.
''HD brings sport alive,'' says Imtiaz Patel, SuperSport CEO. ''I'm thrilled that SuperSport can offer new value on top of already rich content.''
''The new SuperSport HD channel will make viewing sport on DStv an even more exciting and rewarding experience,'' says Nico Meyer, CEO of MultiChoice SA.
