MultiChoice says several changes allowed it to re-introduce two concurrent streams for DStv Premium, Compact Plus, and Compact subscribers

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DStv streaming changes announced

MultiChoice says strengthened piracy controls, significantly improved platform stability, and dynamic ad insertion technology have allowed it to bring back two concurrent streams for DStv Premium, Compact Plus, and Compact subscribers.

This allows customers to watch live programming or on-demand content on any two devices simultaneously. The benefit extends to satellite and DStv Stream subscribers.
 
Ahh this "Dynamic ad insertion technology" explains this

DSTV Stream ad issue

Has anyone notice that dstv now is experimenting with in app ads so they start are starting to push ads while watching on dstv stream. The timing sometimes are off so they cut off some of the action on live sports. When you watch on dstv satellite or pirate iptv streams those ads doesn't show...
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cavedog said:
Ahh this "Dynamic ad insertion technology" explains this

DSTV Stream ad issue

Has anyone notice that dstv now is experimenting with in app ads so they start are starting to push ads while watching on dstv stream. The timing sometimes are off so they cut off some of the action on live sports. When you watch on dstv satellite or pirate iptv streams those ads doesn't show...
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So if I understand this correctly, they allow it now because they have found a way to monetize the streaming beyond the subscription with additional annoying ads?
 
mylesillidge said:
...have allowed it to bring back two concurrent streams for DStv Premium, Compact Plus, and Compact subscribers.

This allows customers to watch live programming or on-demand content on any two devices simultaneously. The benefit extends to satellite and DStv Stream subscribers.
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Hardly surprising they would allow these top packages to get this improvement, people who can afford that level of entertainment are less likely to help mis-spread the service.

As for the ads... :sick:
 
Brian_G said:
Hardly surprising they would allow these top packages to get this improvement, people who can afford that level of entertainment are less likely to help mis-spread the service.

As for the ads... :sick:
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I wonder if an ad blocker would work; it does work on the PeacockTV app.
 
Superjakes said:
So if I understand this correctly, they allow it now because they have found a way to monetize the streaming beyond the subscription with additional annoying ads?
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Exactly. So they are keeping the monthly price the same but you pay with your time because they now shove more ads down your throat and if you share your extra connection with someone they are sort off okay with it because they will be shoving double the amount of ads down their throat compared to the normal sattelite feed. Sad really.
 
There doesn't seem to be anything there about actual piracy which has been the Tokoloshe nemesis that MonoChoice has blamed (apart from Netflix) for all of MonoChoice's woes.

Is MonoChoice now trying to conflate piracy with a previously unstated technical inability to inject adverts into its streamed content, something that MonoChoice is now inflicting on its paying customers?

I pay for YouTube Premium so that I don't have to watch YouTube's adverts that it injects into videos, and I'm willing to put up with sponsored videos as that is still less intrusive and the revenue goes directly to creators instead of mostly to YouTube.

If MonoChoice's solution to its "piracy" Tokoloshe nemesis is to charge already paying customers to watch streamed adverts that previously weren't streamed, MonoChoice is flogging a dead horse.

And where's the Frikkadel?
 
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