Communications minister Solly Malatsi’s plan for sport on TV spells trouble for DStv Premium

[Crowley]

I've never been successful in finding supersport streams that work and every time I try a few years of my life get shaved off so I only wish the masses well in their endeavours when they have cheap data.

Shakira will deliver.

 

[wingnut771]

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Shakira will deliver.

Amen.

 

[konfab]

Offended, no, just that I work, 15 - 18 hours a day, in one, and there is no way, it can be described as a hell hole. But I am aware of a few that could qualify.

My poor lad.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

My poor lad.

No rest for the wicked.

 

[Pegging]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, SA rugby gets basically no state support. They make their money through the ticket sales and the sponsorship deals from the private sector.

SABC can barely afford to pay salaries, let alone fork out for rights to rugby games.

If SABC wants any hope of broadcasting rugby games the state needs to start putting more support behind rugby. Give them viable alternative funding.

Won't happen. So this is all just pointless talk.

They can broadcast the games a few hours later,.

If its delayed by 3 to 5 hours its apparently 50% to 80% cheaper.

 

[The Gilded]

You were propably being sarcastic here... but just in case - they will never do it because then the Premium package will in essence be dead, I suspect a very big percantage of "premium" subscribers are rugby fans who only pay for premium to get the rugby.

I wonder how much the rugby is "worth" to dstv? Netflix / Amazon / Disney can essentially provide the equivalent of the DSTV premium package for R 100 - R 150 pm.

The Premium package is effectively dead already.

 

[The Gilded]

What about away Springbok games? Anyway, to be an elite, all you need is to find someone to share your premium account with so only R400pm.

It makes sense to keep the away games Premium only as there is less demand for them and far less hype. Most South Africans don't even know who we are playing in November.

 

[ToxicBunny]

It makes sense to keep the away games Premium only as there is less demand for them and far less hype. Most South Africans don't even know who we are playing in November.

You are a special breed of odd in terms of how you read reality.

 

[Werner1975]

People living in the U.S.A. can watch the 2nd round of the upcoming Nations Championship for free via RugbyPass. Very sad that they can view it free when we in SA have to pay through the nose to see it.

 

[Brian_G]

They can broadcast the games a few hours later,.

If its delayed by 3 to 5 hours its apparently 50% to 80% cheaper.

The sport loving purists will string you up for a comment like that. No delayed broadcasts permitted, neva, not eva