DStv on the move with the Walka

DStv Mobile has announced that it will be releasing the Walka Handheld TV at the beginning of December. The portable TV uses a 3.5‚ screen and provides users with DStv Mobile content without the need for additional devices.

The Walka Handheld TV is a slim, lightweight device with a 3.5‚ viewing screen providing digital visual and audio quality. Its introduction gives DStv Mobile subscribers even more ways to access mobile TV on the go, anywhere, anytime.

‚We are proud to introduce South Africans to the Walka device which is designed to further enrich the mobile TV viewing experience‚ explains Mark Rayner General Manager DStv Mobile, ‚It’s a must have, mobile TV viewing can begin the moment you switch it on.‚

Previously released devices: the Drifta and the Drifta USB: give access to mobile TV across a wide range of devices such as PCs, laptops, tablets and smartphones. This is done through pairing the viewing device with the Drifta or connecting the Drifta USB. The Walka is a portable TV with no other devices required to view.

After activating the Walka through the MultiChoice call centre it connects to the DStv Mobile DVB-H broadcast signal, giving access to 16 great DStv channels in the genres of sport, music, news, cartoons and general entertainment. The content line-up includes the two brand new channels that were recently added: magical channel M-Net Mobile and the informative Discovery channel.

The same great channels are available across all DStv Mobile capable devices for the same subscription of R36 per month. DStv Premium subscribers pay no subscription to access DStv Mobile.

‚Our research has shown that there is interest in a dedicated mobile TV viewing device to ease accessibility and improve usability of the mobile TV service. We anticipate that the Walka will be well received by the market and hope our subscribers find it as another useful way to stay in touch with DStv channels.‚ said Rayner.

The Walka will be the third device (after the Drifta and the Drifta USB) to be released by DStv Mobile since commercial launch in November 2010. The device will be available at MultiChoice centres and select retail outlets from 1 December 2011 at the recommended retail price of R649.

DStv Mobile coverage is available in the 9 major cities of South Africa. For network coverage, and further information visit www.dstvmobile.com.

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