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  1. Jan

    Icasa publishes updated broadcast advertising regulations

    South Africa gets new TV advertising rules The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has released updated regulations for advertising, infomercials, and sponsored programmes broadcast on the country’s airwaves. Contravening the regulations could carry a fine of up to a...
    • Jan
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  3. Jan

    eMedia celebrates 800,000 eVOD registrations

    E-tv’s eVOD: 800,000 registrations — DStv’s Showmax: It’s a secret E-tv owner eMedia’s streaming service, eVOD, has reached a significant milestone, accumulating 800,000 registrations within two years of launch. DStv owner MultiChoice, on the other other hand, has steadfastly refused to report...
  4. Jan

    Netflix planning live-streamed celebrity golf tournament - WSJ

    DStv beware — Netflix planning first-ever live-streamed sport event Video streaming giant Netflix is currently in talks to live-stream its first-ever sporting event, The Wall Street Journal reports. People familiar with the talks told the publication the planned event would be a celebrity golf...
  5. Jan

    DStv year-end subscriber numbers decreased by 144,000 between 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2023

    South Africans dumping DStv MultiChoice's latest annual results show its pay-TV service DStv lost South African subscribers between 31 March 2022 and 31 March 2023. Its subscribers declined from 8.16 million to 8.016 million between these two dates — a reduction of roughly 144,000 or 1.8%.
  6. Jan

    MultiChoice says paying Showmax subscribers are up 26%

    Showmax shows strong growth — paying subscribers up 26% The MultiChoice Group's latest annual results indicated strong growth in Showmax subscriber numbers. The company says it observed year-on-year growth of 26% in its streaming video-on-demand (SVOD) service between 1 April 2022 and 31 March...
  7. Jan

    MultiChoice Group reports R2.9 billion loss thanks to cites foreign exchange losses, load-shedding

    MultiChoice swings from R2.8 billion profit to R2.9 billion loss DStv operator MultiChoice has reported a R2.9 billion after-tax loss for its financial year ended on 31 March 2023. This is down from a R2.8 billion profit last year. Although the weak rand weighed heavily on the company, it also...
  8. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice expects multi-billion rand loss

    MultiChoice expects multi-billion rand loss DStv parent company MultiChoice has warned shareholders about a massive decline in profit ahead of the publication of its annual results for the 2022/2023 (FY23) financial year. The broadcaster is currently finalising its results and told...
  9. Jan

    BritBox added to DStv Explora Ultra and Streama

    DStv adds BritBox streaming service to Explora Ultra and Streama MultiChoice has added UK-based video streaming service BritBox to its DStv Explora Ultra decoder and Streama digital media box. BritBox is a joint venture between the BBC and ITV and offers a selection of movies and TV shows...
  10. Jan

    South Africans ditching DStv, gym, medical aid to meet budgets

    Goodbye DStv — What South Africans are ditching in tough times DStv is among the biggest casualties of household budget-cutting exercises as South Africans battle to make ends meet in a struggling economy. That is according to a recent survey conducted by online research company InfoQuest...
  11. Jan

    Curious stats in insurance ombud report

    DStv has the best insurance in South Africa — and Old Mutual the worst The Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance (OSTI) has released its statistics for 2022, showing which South African insurers have the best and worst complaints ratios. In a joint annual report with the Ombudsman for Long-Term...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Jan

    YouTube's NFL Sunday Ticket puts DStv's one-device streaming limit to shame

    YouTube sports streaming shows DStv how it's done YouTube has implemented a concurrent stream policy for its National Football League (NFL) Sunday Ticket package that will be the envy of eager sports fans on DStv. The popular video streaming site initially planned to allow only two...
    • Jan
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  13. Jan

    eMedia sold eNCA exclusivity to DStv for another 5 years

    DStv buys exclusive rights to eNCA for five years E-tv owner eMedia has reported in its annual financial results that it secured a five-year extension with MultiChoice to carry eNCA on DStv. It sold MultiChoice the exclusive rights to carry its flagship news channel, blocking its own platforms...
  14. Jan

    Stage 6 power cuts wreck DStv viewership and causes subscribers to cancel

    What stage 6 load-shedding does to DStv MultiChoice CFO Tim Jacobs said a direct correlation exists between increased load-shedding and a decline in active DStv subscribers. Still, there are positive signs for the pay-TV operator. Jacobs shared information about the impact of load-shedding on...
    • Jan
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  15. Jan

    MultiChoice says Digital TV Research data shows Netflix in first place, Showmax in second, with Disney+ rapidly gaining

    MultiChoice's fight against Netflix and Disney+ Showmax's subscriber numbers are second to only Netflix in sub-Saharan Africa, MultiChoice Connected Video and Showmax CEO Yolisa Phahle said during the broadcaster's inaugural Capital Markets Day presentation on Tuesday. Phahle's presentation...
  16. Jan

    MultiChoice seems to have delayed DStv Glass TV launch by a few months

    MultiChoice pushes back launch of 4K DStv Glass TVs in South Africa MultiChoice appears to have pushed back the launch of DStv Glass 4K TVs in South Africa after group CEO Calvo Mawela first unveiled the company’s plans in September last year. Mawela said during a MultiChoice media showcase...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    Amazon Prime Video vs Netflix vs DStv vs Apple TV+ - May 2023

    South Africa's streaming war Competition in South Africa's video streaming market has increased significantly in recent years, and Amazon Prime Video offers the best value in terms of raw volume of content, a MyBroadband analysis has revealed. The streaming platform has 9,749 titles available...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv's biggest threat is not Netflix or Disney — TV broadcast expert

    DStv's biggest threat is not Netflix or Disney — TV broadcast expert While international streaming services are increasingly interested in acquiring the rights to show many popular live sports, they aren't the biggest threat to DStv's dominance in live sports broadcasting in South Africa. That...
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  19. Jan

    DStv Premium price compared to Sky, Foxtel, Dish, Canal+, with PPP conversion

    DStv vs international satellite TV operators — South Africa getting a raw deal Residents in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and France can get high-end satellite TV packages at lower prices than South Africa relative to the overall costs of goods and services in these countries. According...
  20. 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...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  21. 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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    • Replies: 48
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