DStv is going to suffer

There is only one solution for Multichoice if they want to keep their Majority share on Sport. Have SuperSport break away from Multichoice and sell it as a package separately for online streaming. So let's say you buy the SuperSport streaming bundle for R 200 a month or what ever. Also sell it as a separate on DSTV. If they don't people will get it somewhere else ;)
 
Mister 44 said:
I'm streaming Netflix on a 4mbps line @ 720p and from what I've heard you can get it to stream somewhere in the 480p region on a 2mbps line. The amount of data it consumes is another matter, though.
Apart from the sport, some people may stick to DSTV because of the age of most Netflix offerings.
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Do you change your regions via Unotelly? There are some pretty new stuff if you search enough.
 
Pitbull said:
There is only one solution for Multichoice if they want to keep their Majority share on Sport. Have SuperSport break away from Multichoice and sell it as a package separately for online streaming. So let's say you buy the SuperSport streaming bundle for R 200 a month or what ever. Also sell it as a separate on DSTV. If they don't people will get it somewhere else ;)
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I think you oversimplify things.

Multichoice will keep their monopoly on good sport coverage in this country purely due to broadcasting rights etc... And it won't sell for R200 per month if they did seperate it out, try probably closer to R600 (at least). Just look at what the US sports are charging for monthly access to their stuff for just a single sporting league.
 
ToxicBunny said:
I think you oversimplify things.

Multichoice will keep their monopoly on good sport coverage in this country purely due to broadcasting rights etc... And it won't sell for R200 per month if they did seperate it out, try probably closer to R600 (at least). Just look at what the US sports are charging for monthly access to their stuff for just a single sporting league.
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$14 a month doesn't sound too bad to me.

http://www.directv.com/sports/sports_pack
 
ToxicBunny said:
I think you oversimplify things.

Multichoice will keep their monopoly on good sport coverage in this country purely due to broadcasting rights etc... And it won't sell for R200 per month if they did seperate it out, try probably closer to R600 (at least). Just look at what the US sports are charging for monthly access to their stuff for just a single sporting league.
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They are more than willing to price them out of the market if they want. It's about keeping market share and still being able to show a profit. I can pay R 188 and watch SkySport. Of which the Rugby are SuperSport feeds anyway. If they want my money they need to come to the party or I won't pay them. Simple.
 
Dont know, with the amount of television we watch, we will need an uncapped account, plus setting up Netflix and what not seems like a real ball ache.
 
Pitbull said:
They are more than willing to price them out of the market if they want. It's about keeping market share and still being able to show a profit. I can pay R 188 and watch SkySport. Of which the Rugby are SuperSport feeds anyway. If they want my money they need to come to the party or I won't pay them. Simple.
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R188? Damn. Can I PM you about it, so that I can get it for myself? Does it include Sky Sports F1 channel?
 
Drifter said:
Dont know, with the amount of television we watch, we will need an uncapped account, plus setting up Netflix and what not seems like a real ball ache.
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Takes you maximum 10 minutes per device if you go that route or 10 minutes once off on the router. That is after you subscribed to everything. At most 1 hour and everything is sorted. Way quicker than a DSTV installation :p
 
Pitbull said:
Takes you maximum 10 minutes per device if you go that route or 10 minutes once off on the router. That is after you subscribed to everything. At most 1 hour and everything is sorted. Way quicker than a DSTV installation :p
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How do I get it to play on my TV, suppose I would need some dongle of sorts? Not keen on routing cables from my study where the router is to my TV room.
 
The problem with solutions like NTV is that they are technically illegal, and run the risk of being shut down at anytime...

Plus, the issue with that SportsPack, is that its an add on that needs a base package to go with it, and they apply Black Out rules to their broadcast as well...
 
I doubt that dstv will automatically suffer. In the UK, Sky TV is still very profitable. Studio's still provide first option to the providers willing to pay for it. If dstv does suffer, it will be due to their own mistakes and not because of the introduction of services like Netflix.
 
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