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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv's embarrassing streaming limit and resolution

    DStv's embarrassing streaming limit and resolution DStv offers far fewer concurrent streams than other major video streaming services in South Africa, in addition to an inferior streaming resolution. The MultiChoice-owned company controversially reduced the number of concurrent streams on all...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    Telkom customers getting free Prime Video subs

    Telkom customers getting free Prime Video subs Telkom will start giving free limited-period subscriptions to Amazon's Prime Video and Prime Video Mobile Edition streaming service to many of its contract and prepaid customers. Effective from 28 March 2024, Telkom customers buying a new Telkom...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    Amazon retrenching hundreds of Prime Video employees

    Amazon retrenching hundreds of Prime Video employees Amazon.com Inc. is laying off hundreds of employees in its Prime Video and studios business. Mike Hopkins, who runs the streaming video and studios division, which includes the MGM unit the company acquired last year, announced the cuts in...
  5. Vorastra

    The Grand Tour 'ends' as 'Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May quit'

    https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/the-grand-tour-ends-jeremy-clarkson-richard-hammond-and-james-may-quit/
  6. Jan

    Amazon headhunts former SuperSport CEO for Prime Video Africa

    Amazon Prime Video steals former SuperSport boss Amazon has headhunted former MultiChoice executive and former SuperSport CEO Gideon Khobane, who will take on the position of director of Prime Video Africa. According to a Variety report, Khobane will work closely with the Prime Video Africa...
  7. Jan

    DStv Premium price compared to fibre with Netflix and Disney+

    DStv vs fibre with Netflix and Disney+ MultiChoice recently increased the pricing of its DStv packages, and a MyBroadband analysis reveals that South Africans can get fibre and several streaming services for less each month than the price of DStv Premium. While streaming services generally...
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  8. Jan

    4K TVs got much cheaper in South Africa during the past year

    Cheapest 4K TVs in South Africa — 15 models for less than R6,500 The average price of affordable 4K UHD TVs in South Africa has dropped substantially in the past year, while the range of brand options has also expanded. Many video streaming services — including Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime...
    • Jan
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  9. Jan

    Showmax and DStv use less data than Netflix - but run at much lower quality

    DStv and Showmax defeat Netflix in data usage Analytico has performed testing to determine the data consumption of various streaming services in South Africa and found that DStv and Showmax are the most efficient, but lack bitrate when it comes to higher settings. Each streaming service was...
    • Jan
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  10. Jan

    DStv Premium's R994 per month vs 12 streaming services

    12 streaming services you can get for the price of DStv Premium South Africans can subscribe to 12 video streaming services for the same price as a single DStv Premium decoder subscription while getting significantly more movies and TV shows. MultiChoice's latest annual adjustment in DStv...
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  11. Jan

    How MultiChoice's plans to compete with Netflix, Disney, Amazon

    DStv's strategy to compete against Netflix and Disney+ MultiChoice CEO Calvo Mawela said it is positioning its offerings as the “home of local and sport” as a differentiator to compete in the streaming market. Mawela spoke to CNBC Africa’s Fifi Peters at the World Economic Forum’s annual...
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  12. R

    Chromecast with Google TV

    Hello everyone, I have bought a new Chromecast with Google TV and I have a few questions I hope you can answer. In SA can Iink Disney+ and Amazon Price to my Google Home account. I only have NetFlix listed when I try add any new services. As attached image. If I should see the others here any...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    FTX collapse series in the works with Avengers duo slated to direct

    FTX collapse series in the works with Avengers duo slated to direct Amazon has ordered an eight-episode limited TV series based on the events leading up to the collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Variety reports. The first episode (the "pilot") of the series will be written and executive...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    Best value for money streaming services in SA

    Best value for money streaming services in SA Amazon Prime Video offers the best bang for your buck in South Africa compared to other streaming services, a MyBroadband analysis has shown. It is closely followed by Netflix and Showmax, with Acorn TV, Apple TV+, and Britbox proving to be the...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    Streaming and online entertainment prices — SA vs the world

    Streaming and online entertainment prices — SA vs the world South Africans pay relatively low fees for online entertainment services compared to major countries around the world, an analysis by Picodi has shown. The discount coupon website recently compared the subscription prices of dominant...
  16. Jan

    Vodacom launches Amazon Prime Video Mobile Edition for R29 per month

    Vodacom and Amazon launch Prime Video Mobile Edition in South Africa Vodacom has announced the launch of Prime Video Mobile Edition, a cheaper, smartphone-focused variant of Amazon’s video streaming service. Subscriptions are available for R29 per month. Vodacom also offers a package for R59...
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  17. Jan

    MultiChoice has no coherent strategy to face streaming onslaught

    DStv is knee-deep in trouble Traditional TV is on its way out, and MultiChoice has no coherent strategy to replace the billions it makes from DStv satellite subscriptions. Bob Iger, executive chairman and former CEO of Walt Disney, said traditional TV in all its forms – broadcast, cable, and...
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    • Replies: 86
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  18. Jan

    DStv Streama launch date and price announced

    DStv Streama launch date and price announced MultiChoice's long-awaited media streaming TV box — the DStv Streama — will launch in South Africa on 1 October 2022. MultiChoice South Africa CEO, Nyiko Shiburi, revealed the official launch date during the company's 2022 Media Showcase on Thursday.
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  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Amazon's big threat to DStv

    Amazon's big threat to DStv Amazon is expected to launch its marketplace in South Africa in February 2023, with Amazon’s Prime membership programme becoming available shortly afterwards. Amazon has been in discussions with warehouse providers, couriers, and fast-moving consumer goods providers...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Rings of Power shatters Prime Video viewership record

    Rings of Power shatters Prime Video viewership record Amazon.com Inc. said its “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” series drew more than 25 million viewers worldwide on its first day. The series, based on the universe created by J.R.R. Tolkien and set a few thousand years before the events...
  21. Jan

    Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video must be regulated - ANC

    ANC wants to regulate Netflix and Disney+ in South Africa The ANC has proposed that South Africa develop a governance framework that allows domestic broadcasters to compete on fair terms with big international players like Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video. This includes regulations on...
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