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But would you pay to watch any of that? Cat falls off soapy dog. Monkey climbs tree while wearing a nappy.
ajules
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Not interested enough in sports to subscribe to DSTV.They are going to need to get their sh*t together in the next few years.The free ride is almost over.
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Pitbull
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I wish South African's packed the stadiums like the English do, no matter what sport. They always pack the stadiums... ALWAYS.
Totempole
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I can't afford the plane tickets and hotel accomodation to watch every F1 Race.
If you're offering to pay for it, I'm in.
You wish? Do you have any idea how hard it is to shoot fans in the stands shots here in PE?
Pitbull
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I can't afford the plane tickets and hotel accomodation to watch every F1 Race.
If you're offering to pay for it, I'm in.
Sorry - I only cover sports with balls.
Dimpie (JIGSAW)
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TL;DR
Sbudah
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According to the article, DStv with 8.4m subscribers made R 20.2-billion compared to Netflix's 57.4m contributing to just over R17.3-billion in revenue.
DStv is coining it and squeezing tight on its subscribers. Is it more expensive sourcing content for them or is it greed?
DStv is coining it and squeezing tight on its subscribers. Is it more expensive sourcing content for them or is it greed?
@Sbudah,
In a nutshell, DSTV (Naspers) finds itself in a seemingly unassailable position. They are the default monopoly in a lot of countries and especially with regards to the content type that they provide, such as sports.
However, their business model, no matter how polished and slick, is becoming outmoded by cheaper and more open systems of content delivery.
This is not unique to SA.. The exact same thing is currently happening in the USA, and the UK, with their incumbents.
So, to answer your question, ye... It's a bit of greed. In fact a lot of greed. While sourcing content is expensive, they really do make do. Just look at their balance sheet. DSTV is a very profitable investment and they pay their shareholders well. That is the primary function of any company. Make a healthy profit and re-invest a goodly portion of that profit to remain dominant.
However, when you get a company such as DSTV, a lot of what they do, is becoming a "basic service" and as such, they need to change their business model and move with the times. They are not and are rather doing all they can to stifle competition, when they should rather be innovating.
It's the same as Telkom... When ADSL started here in SA, all Telkom had to do was drop the land line charge, and make internet access realistically affordable for the masses. They would have been the only player and we the consumer would not have cared, as long as we received good pricing and service. Telkom could have owned it all in SA, retail as well as wholesale and distribution, but no. They were greedy and non-innovative.
The same is happening with DSTV and their major defence are scare tactics and using every trick in the book, to protect themselves.
Take a read of this excellent article about DSTV's monopoly in Nigeria: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/dstv-monopoly-facts-fallacies/
Fact is, DSTV is doing nothing technically/legally wrong, but definitely morally/ethically. All the worlds major broadcasters are doing the exact same thing. It's now been challenged by the internet and subsequent services, and the future is definitely looking veeeery interesting
In a nutshell, DSTV (Naspers) finds itself in a seemingly unassailable position. They are the default monopoly in a lot of countries and especially with regards to the content type that they provide, such as sports.
However, their business model, no matter how polished and slick, is becoming outmoded by cheaper and more open systems of content delivery.
This is not unique to SA.. The exact same thing is currently happening in the USA, and the UK, with their incumbents.
So, to answer your question, ye... It's a bit of greed. In fact a lot of greed. While sourcing content is expensive, they really do make do. Just look at their balance sheet. DSTV is a very profitable investment and they pay their shareholders well. That is the primary function of any company. Make a healthy profit and re-invest a goodly portion of that profit to remain dominant.
However, when you get a company such as DSTV, a lot of what they do, is becoming a "basic service" and as such, they need to change their business model and move with the times. They are not and are rather doing all they can to stifle competition, when they should rather be innovating.
It's the same as Telkom... When ADSL started here in SA, all Telkom had to do was drop the land line charge, and make internet access realistically affordable for the masses. They would have been the only player and we the consumer would not have cared, as long as we received good pricing and service. Telkom could have owned it all in SA, retail as well as wholesale and distribution, but no. They were greedy and non-innovative.
The same is happening with DSTV and their major defence are scare tactics and using every trick in the book, to protect themselves.
Take a read of this excellent article about DSTV's monopoly in Nigeria: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/11/dstv-monopoly-facts-fallacies/
Fact is, DSTV is doing nothing technically/legally wrong, but definitely morally/ethically. All the worlds major broadcasters are doing the exact same thing. It's now been challenged by the internet and subsequent services, and the future is definitely looking veeeery interesting
Popcorn Time is way better than Netflix and FREE! Get a Media streaming box (about R1000 - R2000) and install Kodi. You get thousands of FREE TV channels including many, many sports channels like Sky Sports which broadcast most of the important Springbok and Super Rugby/ Currie Cup games, Premier league soccer, Grand Prix etc. - no charge., all you need is a broadband connection.
warthogweb
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Not Only the US Version
Depending on the VPN, the UK version of Netflix has a lot of different content and you can access either as you wish - no extra charge.
Sports lovers will stick to Monochoice - but for R102 a month, they'll also watch Netflix. No adverts, no endless promos and therefore your actual programme time per hour is not 36 minutes as with Monochoice - it's believe it or not - 60 minutes per hour.
Watch Monochoice for 4 hours a night and you're watching a solid two hours of adverts and promos.
Depending on the VPN, the UK version of Netflix has a lot of different content and you can access either as you wish - no extra charge.
Sports lovers will stick to Monochoice - but for R102 a month, they'll also watch Netflix. No adverts, no endless promos and therefore your actual programme time per hour is not 36 minutes as with Monochoice - it's believe it or not - 60 minutes per hour.
Watch Monochoice for 4 hours a night and you're watching a solid two hours of adverts and promos.
Knersus
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I wouldn't get too excited about Netflix coming to town, although it is a step forward, it's all good and well, but here in Germany where Netflix launched last year, we actually still get a smaller subset of the titles available on US Netflix, so I'm still keeping my US Netflix account because that's where the most stuff is available. One nice thing though, is that if you have a Netflix subscription in any country, they do let you switch to the other countries version. So with a US Netflix account I can enable my tech magic and watch the US Netflix or I can switch it off and automatically on to the German Netflix, so at least I have a choice.
While the movies and series quality is acceptable the sports streaming is very poor and not at all comparative to dstv. I ditched dstv in June last year but there is not a viable alternative to their sports offering, period. I always ask people considering to switch to streaming whether sport is important to them and if the answer is affirmative then advise them to stay with DSTV.
grok
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I've been DSTV-free for a year now but the problem is still Telkom's rather third-world service..
Despite being able to sync at 20mb since Nov, and Telkom's effort at shiny new image, my line's been down since the 1st of Feb.
No internet, no tv etc. Couldn't be bothered with sport, but if it wasn't for a couple of downloaded movies & series Id've been staring at the walls the last month.
Despite being able to sync at 20mb since Nov, and Telkom's effort at shiny new image, my line's been down since the 1st of Feb.
No internet, no tv etc. Couldn't be bothered with sport, but if it wasn't for a couple of downloaded movies & series Id've been staring at the walls the last month.