MultiChoice announces shutdown of Showmax Pro ahead of big revamp

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Goodbye Showmax Pro — MultiChoice shuts down sports streaming service

MultiChoice will shut down its Showmax Pro sports streaming service over the next two months, roughly three years after its launch.

In a FAQ post on its website, the company explained that Showmax Pro, in its current form, would be phased out by 30 November 2023 due to the upcoming Showmax relaunch.
 
They’ll most certainly just add more content at the current price. There is no chance at all that they will take the opportunity to up the price. Guaranteed!***





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Agreed just don't rip us off and suck us dry as usual multichoice. Im happy to have less like football package only for EPL and Uefa.
 
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This seems like bad move so Americans now control what we must get under Showmax Pro
What about local content like PSL
It seems these Pty Ltd is now under stereotype management
Standard showmax will be same price as Netflix HD plan and Showmax Sport will be same price as Netflix UHD plan
How about dropping Serie A and La Liga only and keep other sports
 
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This seems like bad move so Americans now control what we must get under Showmax Pro
What about local content like PSL
It seems these Pty Ltd is now under stereotype management
Standard showmax will be same price as Netflix HD plan and Showmax Sport will be same price as Netflix UHD plan
How about dropping Serie A and La Liga only and keep other sports
You ok?
 
Thry not able to develop the "new" platform while Showmax Pro is running, and when it is ready, just switch you over.

Probably not because they intend drastically to change what they give you as well as up the pricing.

Guys, start saving up for an extra big lube container
 
Another win for Multichoice, you could even believe that they are a government department they are so badly run
 
Tha're just giving people more reason to join Blackbeard's crew
 
Tha're just giving people more reason to join Blackbeard's crew

That is the basic problem - they have the attitude, of we are entitled, and lisenced to rape, which is awesome, so we will do it to the best of our ability. Which is all good and well. Then Blackbeard appears over the horizon, and their reaction is basic caveman mentality, use the biggest clubs and spears we can lay our hands on.

Instead of responding in a way that simply makes it unprofitable for Blackbeard to operate economically, all the while giving your consumers, the very best service and product possible.

Nope, we like our out of control Hamster Wheel, and swinging big cudgels, gives us a hormone high, so that is what we will continue doing it, as we are still paying out record dividends, despite and inspite of Blackbeard making a decent economic existence of off the crumbs from our table.

So basically business as usual, we don't have to change our business model, such that there is no economic incentive for Blackbeard to operate.

Exact same issue, in the extreme with the tobacco industry. Same reaction.

Solution is simple, make it economically unattractive for Blackbeard to operate, and he will go away, trying to beat him with a cudgel is not going to work. There are more Blackbeards than they can swing a stick at.


Currently they are sitting in their castle, with the drawbridge up and the moat full, while they leave Blackbeard to roam the country side all around. Does not work - history has proved that over and over.
 
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I have the showmax pro package. My subscription got cancelled by showmax with no choice to upgrade to the DSTV compact plus offer, they just sent me an email to say that payment never went through, when I check my account there was sufficient funds available and nothing had tried to come off. When I contacted showmax and DSTV they said the offering is only available to selected showmax pro customers and I would have to downgrade to the mobile version or cancel my subscription with them. So they forcing you to go for the DSTV package at higher rates or go to the mobile version of showmax pro which is currently still available.
 
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So I had Showmax Pro and then opted for the DSTV option on 29 Sep. Since then, Showmax had debited my account for R349 twice and then immediately sent me an email saying that they've added my "remaining days" as a credit to use at end of subscription. What crap is that? So now I have 60days of Showmax credit that I will never use.

To add to this, when I tried the link to check on those credit days, it's not reflecting on their website.

Not sure what's going on with Showmax but now I have to go through the whole process of calling them etc etc.
 
So I had Showmax Pro and then opted for the DSTV option on 29 Sep. Since then, Showmax had debited my account for R349 twice and then immediately sent me an email saying that they've added my "remaining days" as a credit to use at end of subscription. What crap is that? So now I have 60days of Showmax credit that I will never use.

To add to this, when I tried the link to check on those credit days, it's not reflecting on their website.

Not sure what's going on with Showmax but now I have to go through the whole process of calling them etc etc.

Ahhhh the joys of Multichoice's billing systems.
 
So I had Showmax Pro and then opted for the DSTV option on 29 Sep. Since then, Showmax had debited my account for R349 twice and then immediately sent me an email saying that they've added my "remaining days" as a credit to use at end of subscription. What crap is that? So now I have 60days of Showmax credit that I will never use.

To add to this, when I tried the link to check on those credit days, it's not reflecting on their website.

Not sure what's going on with Showmax but now I have to go through the whole process of calling them etc etc.
You can only hope they will keep the credit active for after the relaunch because you'll probably use the equivalent in airtime trying to sort it out.

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This seems like bad move so Americans now control what we must get under Showmax Pro
What about local content like PSL
It seems these Pty Ltd is now under stereotype management
Standard showmax will be same price as Netflix HD plan and Showmax Sport will be same price as Netflix UHD plan
How about dropping Serie A and La Liga only and keep other sports
I'm more concerned about those of us using their normal tv options. There are a lot of shows that are made by NBCUniversal that MC shows on 101 and generously airs for the rest of their subscribers on 115/117 channels. I'm waiting to see if they going to strip these channels of those shows and have it Showmax only.
 
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