Live streaming delays and one of DStv's remaining advantages

[Jan]

DStv's edge over Netflix

While Netflix is the world's top service in on-demand video streaming, its plan to ramp up its live streaming offering to compete with seasoned live content broadcasters and streamers like DStv could prove challenging and take time.

Netflix's online streaming services were first launched in 2007, but its first live stream happened in March 2023, when it showed a live comedy special by Chris Rock.

 

[PaulMurkin]

Here we go again.... another MonoChoice article.

 

[KikzAzz]

Hahaha can't stop laughing.

 

[Kayoss]

Mybroadband has officially hit a new low.

 

[Randomwasavailable]

So many words for saying only this.

 

[Gudnews]

They couldn't even be bothered to throw us an upscaled 1080p 4K bone for the RWC. And this is coming from a MC apologist.

 

[Pegging]

They couldn't even be bothered to throw us an upscaled 1080p 4K bone for the RWC. And this is coming from a MC apologist.

Its slightly better quality than the DSTV drifta.

 

[neoprema]

DSTV's only advantages was a monopoly and paid advertising. The monopoly is ending soon... Would be great if someone on mybb could put an end to the other one

 

[Sapphiron]

2008 YouTube called and their want their 720p bitrate back.

 

[DTBA]

Mybroadband has officially hit a new low.

 

[RedViking]

Mybroadband has officially hit a new low.

Waiting for Daniels headline:

Netflix Live Streaming to blame for DStv's financial woes

 

[FiestaST]

No Damn Daniel vid?

 

[quovadis]

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

The now obligatory, daily DSTV trash

 

[Gravedigger]

Well, well, well... Ain't it just beautiful...

Dstv struggled with capacity with the RWC, constantly dropping the bitrates, even dropping out completely. That's on the best and fastest internet...
"Best CDN" in Sub-Saharan Africa? Care to name one?

Encoding a video stream with DRM is quite difficult, (encoding with different formats) but the thing is, it needs to decode fast enough on the other side, and in multiple formats. Like AV1, amongst others.

 

[ThinkCentre]

Can DSTV start to learn how to stream video media?

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Can DSTV start to learn how to stream video media?

No

 

[oros]

What?? Dstv has a edge over Netflix??? Really??

 

[SubtleBeast]

Here we go again.... another MonoChoice article.

 

[SubtleBeast]

2008 YouTube called and their want their 720p bitrate back.

Thought it couldn't be that bad, so I subscribed to Showmax recently.
Set the quality to high, but it looked crap and I only have a 43" screen

YouTube playback looks way better.