Frequently asked questions
Openview is South Africa's first free-to-air satellite TV service platform. Currently with over 18 TV and 28 radio you get non-stop entertainment for the whole family. You only have to pay once, there are no contracts and, most importantly, No Monthly Payments! Available at leading retailers nationwide for R699 once-off purchase– please visit www.openview.co.za for more information.
Ultraview is a paid extension to the Openview family. With ONE decoder, you have the option to experience two worlds. In addition to Openview’s free service and channels, you can now access a pay TV option for a monthly fee, allowing you to enjoy exclusive content. Your current Openview service will always be available, and always remain free though.
Visit unlock.ultraview.tv to subscribe to Ultraview for a monthly fee. Once you have subscribed simply select the Ultraview option on your tv by selecting menu on your Openview remote.
The monthly fee is charged per bouquet and not per channel. You will need a compatible Openview decoder to unlock Ultraview.
Openview decoder models that support Ultraview include: NA9200, KSTB2184, KSTB2143.
Ultraview currently offers two bouquets comprising of two channels each. We will be adding more bouquets in the near future.
SPICE BOUQUET - Zee Family and Star Select
Star Select is a premium Hindi entertainment channel from The Walt Disney Company. The channel is focused on its philosophy of creating the most exciting, emotional, and phenomenal programming and bringing the best variety of entertainment and Bollywood blockbusters, to its viewers. Star Select as an entertainment hotspot that offers something interesting for all age groups, making the channel a family destination.
Zee Family is a 24-hour, general entertainment channel from India in Hindi with English subtitles. The channel caters to families showcasing award-winning romance and drama series, blockbuster movies, lifestyle/cookery and reality shows.
To access Ultraview, you need to own an Openview decoder (This is a once-off purchase of R699 for the decoder or a once-off purchase – please visit www.openview.co.za for more information). Thereafter, to enjoy exclusive content, you can unlock Ultraview by subscribing for a monthly fee per bouquet. The monthly fee is charged per bouquet and not per channel.
eDGE – Channel closed.
SPICE - Channel closing.
1 Select the OK button on your Openview remote and select your viewing experience by selecting ULTRAVIEW PRIDE or ULTRAVIEW SPICE. Should you want to view Openview channels, select the OK button on your Openview remote and select OPENVIEW.
2 OR - Press TV button and Select the ULTRAVIEW PRIDE or ULTRAVIEW SPICE and the channel you want to view
A viewer can register up to five (5) Openview STB’s (decoders) per Ultraview profile
You can subscribe to Ultraview bouquets with your Credit/Debit Cards or EFT. Billing is pre-billed and done monthly from the date of activation/ subscription. Should you want to change your billing dates, please contact Customer Care. The fee is recurring monthly until cancelled by yourself (you can cancel at any time).
Ultraview is billed on a month - month basis. Should you cancel your subscription during the course of the month, there is no refund. The services will remain active until the end of the billing cycle.
Want to take a break from exclusive Ultraview content?
Sign into YOUR ACCOUNT
Click on your subscription tab (next to home)
Select CANCEL, and follow the prompts.
We hope to see you back soon!
Not a problem, you can re-activate your subscription at any time by visiting unlock.ultraview.tv, log into your profile and process the payment.
You will only be required to purchase an new Openview STB (decoder) if you do not have a compatible model. Compatible Openview decoder models are: NA9200, KSTB2184, KSTB2143