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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice's digital rights protection company launches new feature

    MultiChoice's digital rights protection company launches new feature MultiChoice-owned cybersecurity company Irdeto has launched high-frequency key cycling functionality in its Irdeto Control product to help combat live sports streaming piracy. Irdeto said the feature addresses the key...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    The hit SA TV show that created 16,000 jobs

    The hit SA TV show that created 16,000 jobs MultiChoice's hit series Shaka iLembe has created thousands of jobs and supported thousands more families during its production. Shaka Ilembe tells the story of the legendary King Shaka, including his origins, his quest for the throne, and the...
  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv Family gets three new channels

    DStv Family gets three new channels MultiChoice will permanently add three new channels — Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, and Nick Jr — to its DStv Family package from 25 August 2025. The broadcaster said the change was part of its broader channel review and a plan to position the Family product as...
  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv Premium customers getting priority support service

    DStv Premium customers getting priority support service MultiChoice South Africa CEO Byron du Plessis says the company is developing a priority support service for DStv Premium subscribers as one of several projects to enhance its value proposition. Du Plessis said the aim is to further...
  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice expects stabilised operating environment

    MultiChoice expects stabilised operating environment MultiChoice chief financial officer Tim Jacobs believes that volatile external economic factors that negatively impacted the entertainment giant's business in the past two years are stabilising. In an interview with MyBroadband about the...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Competition Commission recommends Canal+'s DStv takeover be approved

    Competition Commission recommends Canal+'s DStv takeover be approved The Competition Commission has recommended that the sale of DStv parent MultiChoice to French broadcasting giant Group Canal+ be approved, with conditions. The Commission said it considered the proposed transaction unlikely...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv in big trouble

    DStv in big trouble DStv’s subscriber numbers have plummeted in the past three years, with South Africa’s largest pay-TV operator seeing its customers recede to levels last recorded in 2019. In MultiChoice’s latest financial report, its half-year results for the period ended 30 September 2024...
  9. M

    Why is DSTV not airing any WTA matches after AO?

    Let me preface this by saying that for the last twelve months the WTA tour has been incredibly competitive, and the 2025 AO final was proof of that, especially compared to the men’s lacklustre final (in my opinion) and the social media engagement and numbers in the crowd proved that. With that...
  10. J

    DSTV stream not working on new iPhone

    Hi guys. Thanks in advance. I recently changed from iPhone 13 to 16. However I can’t get the app to play anything. Occasionally it plays the ad before the show but streams nothing live or catchup. I get and error We're Sorry Whoops Looks like something went wrong I’ve tried deleting the app...
  11. 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...
  12. 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...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. 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?
  14. 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.
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
  21. 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?
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