MultiChoice's plan to make Showmax a top streaming platform in Africa

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MultiChoice's big Showmax plans

MultiChoice's plan to make Showmax the top streaming platform in Africa is taking shape, with green shoots showing.

Four years ago, MultiChoice unveiled a strategy to build Africa's entertainment platform of choice and invest in services to support a broader ecosystem.
 
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In addition to featuring hours of new content, refreshed apps, and user interfaces, Showmax 2.0 offers full HD video and Dolby 5.1 surround sound.

Oh wow! How progressive.
 
Daniel Puchert said:
MultiChoice's plan to make Showmax the top streaming platform in Africa is taking shape, with green shoots showing.
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Mostly cheap stuff, but will work to a degree as the African new generations don't seem to know what's new / good anymore. Similar to Netflix in that, sigh
 
joshuatree said:
No probably since Showmax 2.0

I queried on the Showmax thread :

Android TV user reviews pan Showmax 2.0

Who actually dev’ed the V2 App, the SM guys or the Peacock guys (piggybacking off their App)?
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Some of those changes are a mistake though. In my case, couldn't get DStv to work on Ubuntu for months, now it's fixed. Showmax gets similar security "fixes".
 
Brian_G said:
Some of those changes are a mistake though. In my case, couldn't get DStv to work on Ubuntu for months, now it's fixed. Showmax gets similar security "fixes".
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Wouldn't it have something to do with their mobile plan/Showmax Pro and not wanting to have people cast sport/EPL, and now everything is buggered? Haven't looked into anything, just speculating.

Either way normal Showmax that's included with DStv Premium doesn't have a casting function anymore from mobile. App downloaded from the PlayStore.

Maybe I should try a previous version. It sucks when you have Chromecasts for bedrooms.
 
joshuatree said:
Wouldn't it have something to do with their mobile plan/Showmax Pro and not wanting to have people cast sport/EPL, and now everything is buggered? Haven't looked into anything, just speculating.

Either way normal Showmax that's included with DStv Premium doesn't have a casting function anymore from mobile. App downloaded from the PlayStore.

Maybe I should try a previous version. It sucks when you have Chromecasts for bedrooms.
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I don't think they'd go that route just for potential profit, they know most mobile screens are too small for sport.

Thing is it's anyone's guess, and they almost never give feedback as you know.
 
Brian_G said:
I don't think they'd go that route just for potential profit, they know most mobile screens are too small for sport.

Thing is it's anyone's guess, and they almost never give feedback as you know.
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Opportunity for Mybroadband Staff writers to do some proper MultiChoice topic journalism.
 
Can this buyout just be finalized already? Even if Canal+ is just a change in the emperor's clothes (although I suspect the changes might be a bit more drastic than that...), it would be a nice change not to see MC plastered all over MyBB.

MC are taking "no such thing as bad press" too literally.
 
Let me be one of many to say "this app sucks bollocks, furthermore the video quality and user interface is terrible"rmEXLYG.png
 
crxboy said:
Can this buyout just be finalized already? Even if Canal+ is just a change in the emporer's clothes (although I suspect the changes might be a bit more drastic than that...), it would be a nice change not to see MC plastered all over MyBB.

MC are taking "no such thing as bad press" to literally.
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Canal+ could fire some of their asses, so think they're doing this to score personal points :rolleyes:
 
Only thing I have really managed to find on there to watch is The Penguin. I like my horror and sci-fi and I just cant find anything. So little content.
 
Sorry I wasn't around to meme the newest instalment of MonoChoice smart advert.
I am taking a bit of a break from the internet, this US election thing is being taken very hard by some of my friends, so vitriol and "Americans wanting to emigrate" filled my screen today so I decided time out was needed.

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