Top One

Broadcast on: Defunct
Active from: 05 Jan 2010
Active until: 30 Nov 2013

About

Top One is a defunct South African digital satellite television channel which launched with nine locally developed channels on the TopTV pay platform in May 2010 as the flagship channel of the new broadcaster.

The channel was replaced by Star One when TopTV changed its name to StarSat on 1 November, 2013. The channel went dark when new programming arrived on 1 December, 2013.

AVAILABILITY

TopTV: Channel 150

PICTURE FORMAT

576i (SDTV, 16:9) - TopTV

Latest Updated Shows

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

Genre: Drama, Comedy-Drama
Channel: M-Net, M-Net Series, Top One, Mzansi Magic, SABC2
Summary: Shot in Botswana, a woman starts up the country's first female-owned detective agency to help townspeople solve mysteries in their lives.
Starring: Jill Scott, Anika Noni Rose, Lucian Msamati

SAFTAs

Genre: Award Shows
Channel: SABC2, SABC3, Top One, Mzansi Magic
Summary: The SAFTAs honour, celebrate and promote the talent and accomplishments of the South African film and television industries in the past year.
Starring: David Kau, Trevor Noah, John Vlismas

MTV Shuga

Genre: Drama, Education
Channel: MTV Base, FX Africa, Top One, eKasi+, e.tv, BET International, SABC1, StarTimes One, MTV Africa, eExtra, BET Africa
Summary: Drama designed to empower and motivate youth and young adults to modify their sexual behaviour and to embrace positive HIV prevention strategies.

Latest Articles

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The Dummies' Guide to TopTV

29 Apr 2010 | Written by: TVSA Team | From: News | 31 comments
On Digital Media's new pay-TV package TopTV launches on Saturday and we have all the info you need: how to get it, what it costs and what you get for your buck.

TopTV: All The Channels

18 Mar 2010 | Written by: TVSA Team | From: News | 17 comments
A listing of the full line-up of channels on offer from TopTV following today's announcement of the paycaster's roll-out. Scoops include Fox, BET and Showtime.