MultiChoice draws correlation between load-shedding stages and DStv subscriber growth

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How load-shedding is killing DStv

Load-shedding is hurting MultiChoice's revenue and operations, with frequent power cuts resulting in significant subscriber declines.

The broadcaster released its latest interim results on Wednesday, reporting an after-tax loss of R911 million for the period between April and September 2023.
 
Easy to blame loadshedding.. reality is, if people wanted to watch DSTv during loadshedding, they would have made a plan to keep TVs and decoders running through loadshedding...

Next reality check, people are cutting down on expenses and DSTv is always top of the list for cutting, firstly because it's so ludicrously expensive and secondly, there are other streaming services to keep people occupied for far cheaper and are thus far lower in the list to be cut..
 
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To address this challenge, MultiChoice Group CEO Calvo Mawela said they are looking to sell solar power and battery backup systems.
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Fine, lets pretend load shedding is the problem, how is selling solar power and battery backup systems going to change anything when there are already thousands of other companies already doing this and people still haven't bought either in order to continue to watch DSTv.

What makes you think that just because you are selling these backup systems, that people will suddenly go "ooh, nice, now I can buy this battery system to watch DSTv. Wish I had this option earlier".

The only way this could make any sort of difference, and I'm 99% sure it won't, is if they give these systems away, or sell them at a loss.

Whatever group/exec came up with this idea should certainly not be receiving a bonus this year.

If loadshedding is as much of a problem as you think it is, and that is a big if, then why not have your decoder code monkeys adapt the firmware to allow it to either act as a wifi hotspot , set up a http streaming server, and then re-encode the satellite broadcast signal and stream it to connected clients via the decoder. This way you can sell a special "DSTv Decoder Battery" that can power just the decoder for 2 hours, and you don't have to worry about powering the TV as well. People can watch on their phones/laptops without using mobile data.
 
Lets not forget about their brilliant strategy of "improving" the business packages by reducing the content, number of TVs per subscription and charging more for it....no that didnt have anything to do with falling revenue
 
Jan said:
How load-shedding is killing DStv

Load-shedding is hurting MultiChoice's revenue and operations, with frequent power cuts resulting in significant subscriber declines.

The broadcaster released its latest interim results on Wednesday, reporting an after-tax loss of R911 million for the period between April and September 2023.
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SilverCode said:
Fine, lets pretend load shedding is the problem, how is selling solar power and battery backup systems going to change anything when there are already thousands of other companies already doing this and people still haven't bought either in order to continue to watch DSTv.

What makes you think that just because you are selling these backup systems, that people will suddenly go "ooh, nice, now I can buy this battery system to watch DSTv. Wish I had this option earlier".

The only way this could make any sort of difference, and I'm 99% sure it won't, is if they give these systems away, or sell them at a loss.

Whatever group/exec came up with this idea should certainly not be receiving a bonus this year.

If loadshedding is as much of a problem as you think it is, and that is a big if, then why not have your decoder code monkeys adapt the firmware to allow it to either act as a wifi hotspot , set up a http streaming server, and then re-encode the satellite broadcast signal and stream it to connected clients via the decoder. This way you can sell a special "DSTv Decoder Battery" that can power just the decoder for 2 hours, and you don't have to worry about powering the TV as well. People can watch on their phones/laptops without using mobile data.
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See the USP for this is that you'll get a single bill from Multichoice for your DSTV backup power and your DSTV package... I mean surely thats whats been holding everyone back, its the 2 different bills.
 
It's not load shedding as many people watch real TV via IPTV at much better value! With the money saved, they have alternative power arrangements! We just need to phase out the ANC.

2.30pm 16th November 2025, do you remember DStv?
 
ZAffers are experts in diverting attention:
- Blame De Ruyter for Eskom's corruption
- Blame Load Shedding for MC's lack of profit
 
“The number of active days per subscriber declined by 5% due to a significant increase in both frequency (i.e. number of days) and intensity (level 4 and above) of load-shedding, especially in the first quarter of the reporting period,” it said.
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I don't see how they could possibly monitor "active days". DSTV's satellite system is one-way only. There is no way they can possibly know whether or not you are "actively" watching DSTV or not.
 
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