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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's exclusive sports rights challenge

    South Africa's exclusive sports rights challenge South Africa's sports broadcasting industry has experienced several developments this year, steering the market toward one that is more accessible to a greater number of South Africans. The market has long been dominated by MultiChoice, the...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    TV viewership plummets in South Africa

    TV viewership plummets in South Africa There has been a substantial decline in the number of people watching the most popular TV shows and other programmes in South Africa through traditional linear TV broadcasting. That is according to MyBroadband's analysis of the Broadcasting Research...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
    • Thread
    • broadcasting dstv etv linear tv multichoice sabc streaming television audience measurement survey (tams) video streaming services
    • Replies: 31
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  4. arnomaas

    DSTV XtraView on vacation

    I bought my dstv decoder with me on vacation and i accidentally bought my secondary decoder. I want to know I can watch TV without the primary decoder. What will happen when UNLINK xtraview?
  5. CipheredMind

    DStv Fixed LTE routers

    Does anyone know if DStv SIM locks / carrier locks their ZTE fixed LTE routers? And if they allow customers who are paid up to change SIMs. Can't find any info in their preferred channels nor would customer care answer me.
  6. Jan

    Live streaming delays and one of DStv's remaining advantages

    DStv's edge over Netflix While Netflix is the world's top service in on-demand video streaming, its plan to ramp up its live streaming offering to compete with seasoned live content broadcasters and streamers like DStv could prove challenging and take time. Netflix's online streaming services...
  7. D

    DSTV Stream Show Titles Not Displaying

    Has anyone else noticed a bug with the DSTV Stream web interface not displaying show titles for live channels, until mousing-over the channel thumbnail? It's been an issue since the latest subtle interface redesign a few weeks ago. Reproduced in 3 different browsers. 2 screenshots attached of...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    Big questions over R127-million payouts to MultiChoice execs

    Big questions over R127-million payouts to MultiChoice execs MultiChoice shareholders voiced their displeasure at the company's remuneration for executives and non-executive directors at its annual general meeting (AGM). Remuneration issues were the most contentious votes at the meeting held...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    How Koos Bekker made pay-TV big in SA

    How Koos Bekker made pay-TV big in SA Jacobus Petrus (Koos) Bekker founded M-Net, South Africa's first pay-TV channel and the predecessor of DStv, which played a key role in transforming media publishing giant Naspers into a global technology powerhouse. Bekker grew up on a mielie farm near...
  10. 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...
  11. N

    When I added DSTV to my Showmax email my Showmax got limited?

    Im super confused, I just had a Showmax subscription for my family, often there would be 2/3 of us watching all on our laptops at the TV with no issues. Then we decided to get DSTV Stream for Sport, so we bought the premium DSTV plan on the same email as our Showmax. Now whenever someone is...
  12. W

    DSTV Stream

    Hi, I have just learnt that you cannot AirPlay DSTV Stream to your TV if someone watches Stream on their CTV within the same account. I simply do not get it - why can we not do this?
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice directors not holding shares in the company

    MultiChoice directors not holding shares in the company MultiChoice's latest annual report revealed that, apart from executives who received shares, not a single director owned shares in the company. Its financial statements further revealed that MultiChoice directors have been selling shares...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv removes setting that allowed decoder owners to get 100 free channels

    DStv removes setting that allowed decoder owners to get 100 free channels DStv has removed the ability to receive around 100 free channels on its decoders, previously available through a simple setting change. MyBroadband previously used the tweak to gain access to the channels on a decoder...
  15. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv vs Canal+ — Packages and pricing compared

    DStv vs Canal+ — Packages and pricing compared Where DStv focuses on sports, local content, and a selection of international blockbusters, Canal+ subscriptions aggregate a handful of channels with various streaming providers. Groupe Canal+ is a French media conglomerate that is in the midst of...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv's subscriber decline in detail

    DStv's subscriber decline in detail MultiChoice is struggling to maintain its DStv subscriber base, with years of price hikes making the pay-TV service expensive and unaffordable for many South African residents. The company's annual results for the 2023/24 financial year revealed that it lost...
  17. Lefty309

    DSTV Access (decoder) vs DSTV Access (stream)

    Hi my parents are on the Access package via decoder for R129pm. Our satellite stopped working and I see the Access package via stream is R49pm, so good time to switch over. However their website says decoder gets 66+ channels while streaming gets 55+. I don't think there would be a difference...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Capetonian coughs up R17,000 for DStv installation

    Capetonian coughs up R17,000 for DStv installation A resident of Newlands in Cape Town was recently overcharged roughly R16,000 on a DStv setup performed by an unaccredited installer. The disgruntled Capetonian — Brian Davey — told his story to consumer rights journalist Wendy Knowler, who...
  19. Jan

    MultiChoice happy with response to Extra Stream

    DStv's big streaming plans MultiChoice says it plans to unveil further streaming-related products this year to enhance its customers' experience. MyBroadband asked the pay-TV broadcaster how its add-on Extra Stream subscriptions performed and whether the move met its expectations.
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    BRC survey reveals big decline in linear TV viewing in SA

    BRC survey reveals big decline in linear TV viewing in SA A Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRC) survey has revealed that the number of households watching traditional linear TV in South Africa has dropped 12.5% between 2019 and 2023. Despite the number of households in South...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
    • Thread
    • broadcasting research council of south africa dstv e-tv television audience measurement survey (tams) video streaming services
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. Jan

    2023 - the year from hell for MultiChoice

    MultiChoice's year from hell Last year was filled with challenges for DStv owner MultiChoice, with the company reporting a loss of R911 million during the year's second half and the loss of nearly half a million DStv subscribers in September 2023. JP Morgan Chase & Co also downgraded the...
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