DStv subscribers have declined significantly since Netflix launched in South Africa

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Netflix killing DStv in South Africa

The arrival of Netflix in South Africa accelerated a shift in how people consumed entertainment at home, to the detriment of the country's once-dominant pay-TV broadcaster, DStv.

DStv parent company MultiChoice recently reported a massive loss of R4.1 billion in its 2023/2024 financial year, following another loss of R2.9 billion in 2022/2024.
 
I like how it is implied that "netflix" is or was at fault......No it wasn't, people had been ditching monochoice long before netflix was available locally, not even necessarily for netflix either.................. This character assassination narrative been pushed by articles is getting long in the tooth......
 
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From Kissing to Killing.

What an OXYMORON.

9 years without DSTV and counting.
 
From Kissing to Killing.

What an OXYMORON.

9 years without DSTV and counting.
About the same here. I cancelled after the 2015 RWC. And also stopped watching sport around then.

When you stop watching grown men running around on a field, your Saturdays suddenly open up to many more activities. A game changer.
 
Interesting end of the article;

If you can’t beat them — join them​

MultiChoice’s glimmer of hope is that many of these customers could also be subscribing to its video streaming service — Showmax.

While Showmax has been in South Africa for longer than all the international streamers, it has played second fiddle in the public’s eye. It has a smaller library of content and outdated features, like a maximum 720p streaming quality.
MultiChoice hopes to change this and turn Showmax into a true streaming behemoth in Africa through a partnership with Comcast’s NBCUniversal, which saw Showmax relaunched on the US company’s Peacock platform in February 2024.

It is aiming to increase Showmax 2.0 customers and revenue by over 1,800% in the next five years, which would be an extraordinary achievement.

A complicating factor could be Canal+’s planned acquisition of MultiChoice, who might not share the same optimism over Showmax’s potential.

And then there's the sport...... :whistling:
 
About the same here. I cancelled after the 2015 RWC. And also stopped watching sport around then.

When you stop watching grown men running around on a field, your Saturdays suddenly open up to many more activities. A game changer.
Why come and belittle people who enjoy watching sport? Costs nothing to say nothing.
 
Nothing is cast in stone, there is always small print and Lawers.
I guess..

If we look at how Netflix turns a blind eye to local use of their US content lists instead of the SA ones, and despite moaning MC can't seem to change that, then maybe

Any case, I will be on the high seas until sports broadcasting become affordable.
 
I like how it is implied that "netflix" is or was at fault......No it wasn't, people had been ditching monochoice long before netflix was available locally, not even necessarily for netflix either.................. This character assignation narrative been pushed by articles is getting long in the tooth......
Funny the graph was going up then...
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