''We have stabilised our platform and capacity issues and are now in a position to grow our subscriber base exponentially,'' says Vino Govender. Looking at customer feedback and what subscribers are asking for, he tells me that TopTV is now looking ''at new technology, for instance personal digital video recorder capability (PVR) and high definition (HD). We are addressing this at the moment.''
When asked what there is that existing and future TopTV subscribers can or should look forward to in 2011, his answer is ''no comment''. Questions about TopTV's current subscriber base and the number of TopTV decoders are also left unanswered. Vino Govender is however more willing to talk about how he felt in May after TopTV's splashy commercial introduction and when TopTV decoders sold out nationwide. I asked him if he was surprised at what happened. ''Very much so. It has gives one a great sense of achievement. Our last quarter has produced excellent results that has exceeded our May activations,'' he says.
At the TopTV launch I attended, Vino Govender promised the addition of several more TV channels after 6 months, but besides TopStar (the Indian bouquet), MUTV and a Muslim channel, nothing substantial has yet materialized. I asked Vino Govender about this and what he can tell subscribers. ''There are several new channels we are planning for next year,'' he says, ''but unfortunately I cannot comment on this as well.''
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