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  1. Jan

    Netflix investing over R900 million on productions in South Africa

    Netflix spending R900 million on shows in South Africa Video streaming giant Netflix is spending more than R900 million in four South Africa-based productions over the next two years. Netflix revealed the investment amount at the 4th Annual South African Investment Conference at the Sandton...
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  3. Jan

    Ramaphosa visits Netflix's live-action anime One Piece set in Cape Town

    Ramaphosa visits Netflix set of show filmed in Cape Town President Cyril Ramaphosa visited the set of Netflix’s live-action anime series One Piece on Thursday, which is filming on location at Cape Town Film Studios. One Piece is Netflix’s biggest production project in Africa to date in terms...
  4. Jan

    Netflix testing account sharing feature - cheaply add extra users

    Netflix testing shared accounts — add extra members for cheap Netflix is testing a new feature that will allow users to legitimately share their accounts with people outside of their household for a small fee. The video streaming service provides its Standard and Premium plan users with...
  5. Jan

    Big screens you can buy without a TV licence

    Goodbye TV licence — These big screen monitors can replace your TV There are several smart displays and monitors you can buy in South Africa that offer a big-screen viewing experience without needing a TV licence. With the increasing popularity of streaming services like Netflix, Showmax, and...
    • Jan
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  6. Jan

    Vox data - How much Netflix dominates in South Africa

    Netflix absolutely dominates on South African fibre networks Netflix is South Africa's favourite online service by far, new data from major Internet service provider Vox shows. The Internet domain where it hosts video content received more than double the hits than YouTube, and it also...
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  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Netflix shutting down all services in Russia

    Netflix shutting down all services in Russia Netflix Inc. is shutting its operations in Russia, one of the largest media companies to pull out of the market following the attack on Ukraine. No new customers will be able to sign up and it’s unclear what will happen with existing accounts, the...
  8. Jan

    SABC has started testing its iPlayer

    SABC's Netflix competitor in testing The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) began testing its digital streaming platform on Tuesday, 1 March 2022, and it is expected to go live in the third quarter of the current financial year. This is according to SABC COO Ian Plaatjes, who...
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  9. Jan

    SABC tech renewal project full steam ahead

    Big tech upgrades at the SABC — including a Netflix competitor The South African Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) technological renewal project is making considerable progress, according to the public broadcaster’s responses to parliamentary questions. The SABC said that it had issued a...
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  10. Jan

    SA vs US tech stock performance from January 2021 to February 2022

    How much money you would have if you invested R1,000 in these tech companies at the start of 2021 2021 was a turbulent year for the global tech industry, with several companies seeing significant growth in their share values while others saw substantial declines. Nvidia's share price rose by...
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  11. Jan

    Streaming data use tested - DStv Now vs Netflix vs Prime Video vs Showmax

    DStv streaming data use tested — and compared to Netflix Testing by MyBroadband revealed that DStv Now’s data use when streaming live TV and series compares favourably with services like Netflix and Showmax. For this test, we used Glasswire to measure the data consumption while streaming on a...
  12. M

    Netflix streaming issue Xiaomi Mi Box

    If anyone knows how to fix this problem with Netflix please advise. Can barely watch anything since this problem started. Scrambled pictures or freeze frame streaming with sound out of sync. Has anyone seen anything similar?
  13. Jan

    Netflix promises to release at least one new movie every week

    Netflix releasing 70 new movies in 2022 — what you can expect Video streaming giant Netflix plans to release 70 new original movies on its platform in 2022. The company has compiled a three-minute video montage showcasing the star-studded movies subscribers can look forward to this year...
  14. Jan

    Netflix South Africa price increases explained

    Netflix price hike in South Africa explained Netflix subscribers in South Africa have gradually been receiving price increase notifications over the last few months. The streaming giant first announced price changes to its Standard and Premium plans in October 2021.
  15. Jan

    Netflix adds option to remove videos from "Continue Watching" list

    Netflix users can now remove half-watched shows Netflix has given its subscribers the ability to manually delete shows and movies from their "Continue Watching" list, according to a report from The Verge. The feature is already up and running on its web, mobile, and TV apps, meaning users can...
  16. Jan

    Netflix, Showmax, and Prime Video data usage compared

    Data use of Netflix, Showmax, and Prime Video compared — with a clear winner MyBroadband tested the data used when streaming videos on Netflix, Showmax, and Amazon Prime Video, and the results revealed that Netflix is the most efficient. We used standard accounts with full HD streaming of the...
  17. Jan

    South African tech stocks off to a rough start

    Bruising start to 2022 for South African tech stocks Many South African tech shares started the year in the red, following the trend set by mega-cap tech stocks in the United States. The share prices of large technology companies like Netflix, Tesla, and Amazon were hard hit last month.
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  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Netflix plunges following disappointing customer forecast

    Netflix plunges following disappointing customer forecast Netflix Inc. expects to add just 2.5 million subscribers this quarter, a number that falls short of Wall Street’s estimates and would mark the slowest start to a new year for the company in at least a decade. Shares of Netflix fell as...
  19. Jan

    Digital TV Research forecast predicts problems for DStv

    DStv bloodbath coming DStv will lose half a million customers in South Africa over the next five years, while its revenue in the country will decline by around R3 billion. That is according to the Africa Pay TV Forecasts report from television industry intelligence firm Digital TV Research.
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  20. Jan

    Companies that control South African telecoms - Competition Commission report

    These are the companies that control South Africa's Internet Vumatel has grown to become a dominant player in fibre-to-the-home, while Telkom's Openserve division continues to dominate when it comes to national long-distance fibre in South Africa. Vodacom and MTN remain the most dominant...
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  21. Jan

    8 streaming services you can get for the price of R699 DStv Premium

    Goodbye DStv — 8 video services for the price of Premium streaming You can subscribe to at least eight prominent streaming services in South Africa for R699, the same monthly price as DStv's special offer on a streaming-only Premium package. The country's biggest pay-TV broadcaster recently...
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