MultiChoice announces shuffle of its DStv Bouquet

[ic]

Maybe MonoChoice owns Eveready and that's the real reason why the number of rc buttons to press is being tripled...hmmm, nope I still think it's a neafrious plan to make unsuspecting people think there are 510 channels when there aren't.

 

[ChrisLotter]

Hi,

Well, after growing tired of MultiChoice and the anti-competitive actions that they like to impose on SA I have created a petition site - http://petition.sa-mce.com. The petition is to raise awareness regarding a number of issues with MultiChoice - Specifically them not providing Electronic Program Guide (EPG) data in an open standards format and that they are legally pursuing individuals who are freely providing this data to various communities who need it.

Please read about the issue at http://petition.sa-mce.com and sign the petition at http://petition.sa-mce.com/signpetition.aspx.

Please tell as many people you can about this petition. For it to be effective, we are going to need a lot of signatures.

Thank you and have a nice day!

 

[SIRIUS444]

multichoice sucks

Methinks Multichoice as a company does not have a clear strategy about what they want to do.Why i have to put 3 digits to get a channel ? We complain about repeats, and repeats and yet another repeat and nothing is done.

The only reason why i have one is 'cos they have supersport ,otherwise i would be smoking my money away .................

 

[Gunny]

I have to call all my clients and reprogramme their fancy touch screen remotes. See some of us benifit

 

[fungun_007]

This an deliberate marketing tactic by multichoice. License awarding is happening next week and multichoice just want to show off big their genre compilations are. They have some many cr@p general entertainment channels, we own all the sports, etc.. They don't care about us.

 

[kiepie]

I'd personally rather have the channels arranged in the new way. It's pretty annoying having random channels all over the place at the moment. I mean Go is in the most random place of all...

Not to speak of the NOT AVAILABLE CHANNELS from 17-19.


5 years ago when DSTV went UP it was the currency depreciating.
Last year it was the same accuse although the R/$ appricated.

 

[kiepie]

The new channel numbers will be as follows:

[B][U][COLOR="Red"]General Entertainment[/COLOR][/U][/B]	Was	Now 

DStv Guide		1	100 
M-Net			3	101 
M-Net Africa		103	102 
M-Net Series		36	104 
KykNET			35	105 
action X		6	106 
Africa Magic		102	107 
go			10	110 
BBC Prime		40	120 
SABC1 (SA)		46	131 
SABC2 (SA)		47	132 
SABC3 (SA)		48	133 
e-TV (SA)		49	134 
NBC (Nam)		101	135 
ZNBC (Zam)		107	136 
BTV (Bot)		105	137 
ZTV (Zim)		104	138 
Games Channel		45	145 
Zone Reality		42	149 
E! - Entertainment	41	149

[B][U][COLOR="red"]Movies[/COLOR][/U][/B]			Was	Now 

M-Net Movies 1		4	150 
M-Net Movies 2		5	152 
Hallmark		8	155 
TCM			9	159

[B][U][COLOR="red"]Lifestyle & Culture[/COLOR][/U][/B]	Was	Now 

BBC Food		70	180 
Travel Channel		71	181 
Home Channel		55	182 
Fashion TV		72	189 
Events			37	198 
Events			38	199

[B][U][COLOR="red"]Sport[/COLOR][/U][/B]			Was	Now 

SuperSport Update	24	200 
SuperSport 1		21	201 
SuperSport 2		22	202 
SuperSport 3		23	203 
SuperSport 4			204 
SuperSport 5		25	205 
SuperSport 6		26	206 
SuperSport 7		27	207 
SuperSport MaXimo	28	208 
SuperSport (VC Select)	29	209 
SuperSport Upd (Afr)	17	220 
SuperSport Upd 3 (Afr)	18	223 
SuperSport Upd 5 (Afr)	19	225 
ESPN			33	230 
Telly Track		34	232 
SuperSport Action	30	247

[U][B][COLOR="red"]Documentary[/COLOR][/B][/U]		Was	Now 

Discovery Channel	65	250 
History Channel		68	254 
C&I Network		69	255 
National Geographic	66	260 
Animal Planet		67	264

[B][U][COLOR="red"]News & Commerce[/COLOR][/U][/B]		Was	Now 

BBC World		50	280 
CNN International	51	281 
Sky News		52	282 
Euro News		61	283 
Russia Today		108	284 
Al Jazeera		62	285 
SABC Africa		53	286 
Parliament		58	289 
CNBC Africa		54	290 
Bloomberg		56	291 
Summit TV		55	292 
Weather Channel		57	298 
24.com NEWS		59	299

[B][U][COLOR="red"]Children[/COLOR][/U][/B]		Was	Now 

K-ALL Day		80	300 
Cartoon Network		83	301 
Bommerang		81	302 
Disney			82	303 
Mindset Learn		100	319

[B][U][COLOR="red"]Music[/COLOR][/U][/B]			Was	Now 

Channel O		87	320 
MTV Europe		85	321 
MTV Base		88	322 
VH-1			86	323 
MK			89	324

[B][U][COLOR="red"]Religion[/COLOR][/U][/B]		Was	Now 

TBN			77	341 
Rhema			78	343 
IQRAA			94	346

[U][B][COLOR="red"]Consumer Channels[/COLOR][/B][/U]	Was	Now 

Shopping Channel 1	113	391 
Shopping Channel 2	121	392 
Shopping Channel 3	123	393 
Shopping Channel 4	112	394

[B][U][COLOR="red"]Specialist Bouquets[/COLOR][/U][/B]	Was	Now 

Sony			2	450 
B4U			3	451 
ZEE TV			4	452 
NDTV24			5	453 
SUN			6	456 
KTV			7	455 
CSN			50	490 

BVN			91	400  
ERT			97	410 
CCTV 4			95	420 
CCTV 9			106	421 
RAI International	93	430 
Deutsche Welle		96	446 
RTPi			92	501 
TV 5 Monde Afrique	90	604 

RTPi			4	502 
SIC International	2	503 
Globo			3	510 

RTL			1	440 
SATI			2	441 
ARD			3	442 
ZDF			4	443 
PRO7			5	444 
3SAT			6	445 
Deustshe Welle		7	446

Hi

Were did you get this list, or was it given out to TIVO before we can see it?

 

[Mike_De_Lange]

Am I the only DSTV fan around? I guess it was the 20 years of being subjected to SABC crap without mnet that I'm loving it! Its been about 4 months, I paid R5000 for the year. Honnestly I would pay R10000. I get to watch sport live. Not at ****ing 1am like SABC sport does. Why would I watch the F1 Grand Prix and 1am on a Monday morning? Its not normal.

Anyways I'm happier than ever! DSTV FTW <3

 

[Nod]

Am I the only DSTV fan around? I guess it was the 20 years of being subjected to SABC crap without mnet that I'm loving it! Its been about 4 months, I paid R5000 for the year. Honnestly I would pay R10000. I get to watch sport live. Not at ****ing 1am like SABC sport does. Why would I watch the F1 Grand Prix and 1am on a Monday morning? Its not normal.

Anyways I'm happier than ever! DSTV FTW <3

I just highlighted your problem for you

 

[Glipsie]

Don't really watch DSTV that much anymore, but I really can't see what the fuss is with the numbers changing? The UK did this some time back with SKY.

As mentioned by others, channels are running out. Its just easier to get people to use a 3 number system, and also learn the numbered genres (eg 200-250 for sport) (before 20-33). Give it 3 days and you should know the new system???

Yes DSTV doesn't have the best range of services (and its expensive), but its still far better than the alternative (20 year old movies filled with hours of ads on ETV, not to mention SABC!).
Hopefully this move means they're slightly scared of the upcoming competition and that the service will only get better with new channels and/or cheaper packages (one can dream )

 

[Tns]

changing the channels doesn't matter much, but that high price just goes up! How about making it cheaper?

 

[milomak]

At least I will still be starting with 2 when I go to my sport channels

 

[ic]

changing the channels doesn't matter much, but that high price just goes up! How about making it cheaper?

To make something cheaper, implies that it is cheap to start with, so the following are more appropriate:

1. How about making it cheap? OR
2. How about making it less expensive? OR
3. How about making it less exorbitantly priced?

IOW, @MonoChoice, reduce your frigging prices!!!

 

[semiautomatix]

LOL... so that makes MK89 now MK324.

 

[Conspirator]

The ability to choose one's own selection would rock. Privately re-shuffling them would also be OK.

At the moment I watch news, occasional movie and maybe some Bloomberg. Not really worth the subscription... Probably cheaper to leech/stream the stuff over an overpriced adsl connection.

 

[kiepie]

LOL... so that makes MK89 now MK324.

LoL, neva thought about that...


@ TIVOZA

Zone Reality 42 149
E! - Entertainment 41 149

???

 

[TivoZA]

@ TIVOZA

Zone Reality 42 149
E! - Entertainment 41 149

???

Well spotted, I see DSTV have now set "Zone Reality" to channel 148.

The official DSTV "Channel Shuffle" info is now live, you can download the new channel grid in PDF format from here.

 

[MobileData]

Wow, technical people so resistant to change! My grandma also struggles with change...

If you don't like DSTV, don't bother to subscribe. SABC is for your! Have you heard of supply and demand? People are willing to pay a premium for channels that would have been otherwise not available in South Africa.

 

[bwana]

Wow, technical people so resistant to change! My grandma also struggles with change..

Strange - monochoice seems to be struggling with the idea of change too. Look at their tired old business model.

I guess that is a luxury they have being a monopoly but thats not going to protect them for ever is it.

 

[ic]

Wow, technical people so resistant to change! My grandma also struggles with change...

I don't really care about the fact that the channel numbers are being changed - I can get used to new channel numbers.

What I do care about is the lame excuse that MonoChoice has cooked up as the supposed reason for changing the channel numbers, and I don't see any new channels being added or even advertised by MonoChoice.

Have you heard of supply and demand? People are willing to pay a premium for channels that would have been otherwise not available in South Africa.

Yes, I have heard of supply and demand - it is a market force, however all market forces and normal rules of economics do not apply to monopolies, and MonoChoice is still the only licensed pay-TV service in SA, which makes it a monopoly, and therefore your argument is completely invalidated.