DStv without a decoder - 2020 expected release date

[Bradley Prior]

DStv without a decoder - 2020 expected release date

MultiChoice will soon start testing DStv Now as a standalone service.

The on-demand platform is currently only available as part of a DStv subscription, which requires a connected decoder and satellite dish.

 

[justplain]

I'm liking this, I'll wait for more info...

 

[Goosfrabba]

Don't suppose they also working on a sports package...

 

[whatwhat]

They would need to stream higher quality than potato for this to be viable.

 

[deweyzeph]

There's nothing stopping you from getting DSTV Now at the moment. Just get a smartcard, activate it and then throw it away and use DSTV Now only.

 

[Drifter]

Which doesnt work half of the time.

 

[R13...]

Does it mean when it is offered as a standalone service it'll be unbundled as a value service with premium. That would suck for those of us leeching off others' passwords.

 

[GreatWmR]

Does it mean when it is offered as a standalone service it'll be unbundled as a value service with premium. That would suck for those of us leeching off others' passwords.

Won't surprise me if they do this
probably unbundle Showmax too
pay more for less is there moto

 

[ConfusedR]

They still have a long way to go to compete with Netflix on streaming.
I have a 100mbps fibre line and DSTV Now is buffering. Netflix does not.

 

[walterl]

>>He also confirmed that the launch of a standalone DStv Now platform is expected before the end of March 2020, after external testing is done.

So I might just become a customer again after a 3 year break, obviously it also depends on the price

 

[mercurial]

I'm curious to see the price point.

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

Should they do this, MWEB should add this as a value proposition to it's packages to increase its subscriber base, but knowing how both Multichoice and MWEB work, they'll never want to do this even if it's to the benefit to their parent company.

 

[Polymathic]

Should they do this, MWEB should add this as a value proposition to it's packages to increase its subscriber base, but knowing how both Multichoice and MWEB work, they'll never want to do this even if it's to the benefit to their parent company.

I'm pretty sure Naspers sold MWEB and secondly Multichoice is now spun into their own publically traded company

 

[Alton Turner Blackwood]

I'm pretty sure Naspers sold MWEB and secondly Multichoice is now spun into their own publically traded company

Damn, I didn't even know MWEB was sold. Thanks for that

 

[quovadis]

So basically the same service, same price and bring your own internet and device. Add more behavioral and tracking analytics than ever before and sounds like a win for Multichoice.

 

[GhostSixFour]

There's nothing stopping you from getting DSTV Now at the moment. Just get a smartcard, activate it and then throw it away and use DSTV Now only.

Other than maybe the fact that smart cards are linked to decoders these days, and you can't buy a stand alone smart card without owning a decoder.

 

[GhostSixFour]

So basically the same service, same price and bring your own internet and device. Add more behavioral and tracking analytics than ever before and sounds like a win for Multichoice.

If they don't make it cheaper than full on DStv, then they can just as well leave it. Seeing as the service won't be burdened by satellite costs, it needs to be much cheaper.

 

[xrapidx]

They still have a long way to go to compete with Netflix on streaming.
I have a 100mbps fibre line and DSTV Now is buffering. Netflix does not.

I have a 100mb fibre, and someone else's DSTV now is fine on my side, never seen buffering, have the quality degrade every now and then - but that's about it.

 

[NeonNinja]

Give me sports for R300.

 

[schurtek]

Dear Multichoice

Welcome to the 21st Century, some of us missed you.

I would subscribe in a heartbeat if I could get DSTVNow with a sports only package.

Kindest Regards

Karl

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