Canal+ is planning several changes at DStv

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Say goodbye to DStv as you know it

MultiChoice’s new owner, Groupe Canal+, is planning several significant changes at DStv to arrest the decline of the African pay-TV giant.

The French media conglomerate, which gained control of MultiChoice in September, illustrated the extent of the problems at DStv in a recent investor presentation.
 
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Article is mostly a summary of the factors known, but there's a mention of Canal+ European content being added "shortly" so I guess we'll find out what that may offer soon enough.

Sounds like some of it will be dubbed.
That's not great IMO, but 🤷‍♂️ , and methinks better than subtitles.
 
Here's what the subscribers want:

1. Pay per view. The views can be chosen on the internet and transmitted to the subscriber's decoder.

2. Choosing which channels subscribers are willing to pay to watch and paying for those only.

Get rid of the outdated bouquet model. I don't need weeds included in the roses I'm buying, nor to pay for them when it's decided to include them.
 
Mariner said:
Get rid of the outdated bouquet model. I don't need weeds included in the roses I'm buying, nor to pay for them when it's decided to include them.
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Satellite TV can't, or at least want everyone to believe that, worldwide. Best we can hope for seems to be more and smaller package choices, like is done in New Zealand.
 
They should have among their offerings, one channel like M-Net that shows the Bok games, a Saturday night blockbuster movie, a big English football match on a Sunday afternoon and Carte Blanche early evening.

R300 odd and I’m in..
 
Spizz said:
They should have among their offerings, one channel like M-Net that shows the Bok games, a Saturday night blockbuster movie, a big English football match on a Sunday afternoon and Carte Blanche early evening.

R300 odd and I’m in..
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Weirdly there is something close to that (not completely sure about the football factor), but for many years already they don't allow any newer wannabe subscribers in.

Brian_G said:
.... the amount of people still subscribed to (and desiring) the ancient terrestrial M-Net option says that channel is still a main draw card.
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Brian_G said:
It's got some KykNet added instead for the soapies hours, and an attached single sports channel that shows the top non-football attractions, so veery valuable to some for its price.

If they drop it they can't renew it later, so that also keeps them attached.
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As long as the numpkins don't see price increases as a way to increase revenue. We know how that has worked so far.
 
Brian_G said:
Satellite TV can't, or at least want everyone to believe that, worldwide. Best we can hope for seems to be more and smaller package choices, like is done in New Zealand.
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Perhaps but several providers have a basic filler option and then several genres to add instead of the tiered approach. They also don't see indigenous languages as premium.
 
Swa said:
As long as the numpkins don't see price increases as a way to increase revenue. We know how that has worked so far.
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You think a massive increase is possible? Can't imagine them being so thick.

I'm more focused on possible price locking; on the one hand we've got MC's history of never halting increases here, but they did in some places elsewhere in Africa, and now with Canal+ they could carry a bigger loss for a while.

But do they dare to suspend increases? It would set a precedent which is a dangerous course with everything-for-free Saffers
 
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