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  1. Jan

    MultiChoice stiffs Showmax's South African subscribers on House of the Dragon

    MultiChoice snubs Showmax subscribers in South Africa While Showmax has started streaming HBO's hit Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon in several African countries, South Africans have nowhere to watch the show legally other than DStv Premium. The MultiChoice-owned streaming service...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Jan

    MultiChoice reactivated a DStv account and debit order cancelled three years ago

    DStv reactivated and charged me for a years-old account — while the decoder was sitting in a box A MyBroadband employee recently had his old DStv account reactivated without his consent while his old decoder and smart card were still in a box. The staff member received an SMS on 30 August 2022...
  4. Jan

    Very few DStv Premium subscribers tuned in for the House of the Dragon premiere

    Goodbye DStv — Poor Game of Thrones spinoff performance signals big decline The premiere of HBO's big Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon had a shockingly poor performance on DStv in South Africa, raising questions about the value of international premium content on the service...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    MultiChoice and NBCUniversal announced Universal+ launch on DStv

    Universal+ streaming service launches for free on DStv in South Africa NBCUniversal and DStv today have announced that the Universal+ video streaming service will be available to DStv subscribers in South Africa and the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa next month. From 14 October 2022, subscribers...
  6. Jan

    DStv tailspin - How viewership of its most popular programmes has plunged

    DStv's downward spiral in South Africa Viewership of DStv's most popular programmes has plunged in the past year and is at its lowest in six years, data from the Broadcast Research Council of South Africa (BRCSA) reveals. The BRCSA publishes monthly TV audience measurement (TAMS) reports based...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 66
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    DStv quietly launched two channels available to all packages

    DStv quietly added two new channels in June and July DStv quietly added NHK World-Japan and Hilaal TV to its channel list over the past two months, and they are both available to subscribers on all packages. NHK World-Japan launched on DStv channel 431 and covers a variety of programming...
  8. Jan

    MultiChoice-owned Denuvo launches Nintendo Switch emulation anti-piracy software

    Infamous MultiChoice-owned company takes aim at Nintendo Switch piracy Digital rights management (DRM) company Denuvo will start offering anti-piracy software for Nintendo Switch games emulated on PCs. Denuvo is part of Irdeto, which has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of MultiChoice since 1997.
  9. Jan

    House of the Dragon crashed Amazon streaming devices at launch

    Game of Thrones spinoff launch crashes streaming devices The premiere of the Game of Thrones spinoff House of the Dragon crashed HBO Max's streaming app for numerous users on Sunday, The Verge reports. Complaints by users on Twitter, Reddit, and other online channels said the app would...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 54
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Jan

    DStv streaming apps still giving problems 9 months later

    DStv dropping the ball on video streaming problems DStv patches its streaming apps in October 2021 to improve user experience, but the updates appeared to create more problems than they fixed, and the issues are ongoing. Customers have taken to social media and the Google Play Store to voice...
  11. Jan

    Nigeria fines MultiChoice R200,000 for BBC bandit documentary

    DStv slapped with R200,000 fine for airing bandit documentary Nigeria's broadcasting regulator has fined DStv and several other broadcasters for airing a BBC documentary about the ultra-violent bandit groups operating in the country's northwestern parts. In a statement on Wednesday, the...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  12. Jan

    ANC supports replacing SABC TV Licences with household levy

    ANC wants to replace TV Licences with a tax to fund the SABC Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni revealed that the African National Congress (ANC) wants the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) to scrap TV licence fees in favour of a broadcasting household levy. During a...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 120
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Jan

    MultiChoice ordered to reinstate four eMedia channels to DStv

    Competition Court orders DStv to bring back four dropped E-tv channels The Competition Appeal Court has ruled that MultiChoice must reinstate four eMedia channels on the DStv platform after cutting them at the beginning of June. This comes after the Competition Tribunal initially ruled in...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  14. Jan

    Newzroom Afrika operator supplying new movie channel to DStv

    DStv launching new movie channel MultiChoice will launch a new movie channel called Movie Room on its DStv satellite service later this month. The channel will be packaged and operated by the Ngwato Nkosi Group, the same company that supplies DStv with the 24-hour news channel Newzroom Afrika.
  15. 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...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 71
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  16. Jan

    MultiChoice CEO, CFO, and board chair salaries for 2021/22

    MultiChoice CEO Calvo Mawela's R43-million payday MultiChoice Group CEO Calvo Mawela received a total pay package of $2,578,000, or around R43.2 million at current exchange rates, during the company’s last financial year. Mawela is based in Dubai — hence his salary being denominated in US dollars.
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    Adverts on DStv are often louder than regular shows and movies

    We compared the sound volume of ads on DStv to regular content MyBroadband has tested the volume of ads on various DStv channels and found their peak volume is often louder than the content, even when the average volume is lower. We used a Sound Meter app on a Samsung Galaxy S22+ device to...
  18. Jan

    DStv vs StarSat after hikes prices

    StarSat hikes prices — How it compares to DStv Access, Family, and Compact StarSat recently increased its pricing by around 10% for each package, bringing its Special, Super, and Max products to R120, R230, and R330, respectively. The Chinese-owned broadcaster attributed its price increases to...
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