New Netflix competitor for SA

[Kevin Lancaster]

New Netflix competitor for South Africa

A new video-on-demand player called PCCW will take on Netflix, Vidi, and Showmax in South Africa.

 

[Sonic2k]

Of course the ANC's Chinese friends will be allowed a space at the party

 

[deweyzeph]

Unless these Netflix competitors bring out a ROKU app so I can watch them on my TV, they are completely irrelevant to me.

 

[mister]

Unless these Netflix competitors bring out a ROKU app so I can watch them on my TV, they are completely irrelevant to me.

and me

 

[mr_norris]

Why do these sort of articles always say "Netflix competitor" when Netflix can't compete here?

Legally anyway.

 

[Chevron]

The more the merrier.

 

[techead]

Unless these Netflix competitors bring out a ROKU app so I can watch them on my TV, they are completely irrelevant to me.

and me

 

[Chevron]

Why do these sort of articles always say "Netflix competitor" when Netflix can't compete here?

Legally anyway.

Because Netflix is the best and most well known VOD service.

 

[GODZILLA99]

What about HBO NOW has anyone ever tried to get access to it.

 

[BBotha]

and me

me too

 

[Lawnchairman]

The more the merrier.

Uber excited about this!!

 

[Nerfherder]

What about HBO NOW has anyone ever tried to get access to it.

They are quite aggressively blocking international viewers so not worth the effort.

 

[deweyzeph]

Why do these sort of articles always say "Netflix competitor" when Netflix can't compete here?

Legally anyway.

Because there is finally acknowledgement that Netflix has a very real presence in South Africa, despite all the armchair lawyers' warning over it supposed illegality. Netflix is here and has many many subscribers already in South Africa, and these competitors know it.

 

[OrbitalDawn]

Probably more because Netflix is planning on launching here.

 

[jetlee]

Unless these Netflix competitors bring out a ROKU app so I can watch them on my TV, they are completely irrelevant to me.

xbmc for me

 

[Hemps]

Given up on streaming and gone back to playing from stored items, far quicker especially with impatient wife and kids who don't like add breaks or buffering buffering buffering.....

 

[chewiesw]

How long until the ISP's start agressively shaping these streams and then bring out a streaming product (@ etxra cost). No way are they going to be left out of the party.

 

[smallearth]

Of course the ANC's Chinese friends will be allowed a space at the party

What an irrelevant, but typical, comment...

 

[DrJohnZoidberg]

xbmc for me

Good luck getting any commercial streaming service then

 

[yebocan]

Of course the ANC's Chinese friends will be allowed a space at the party

Dude, you need to get over your all consuming hate of the ruling party, it is what it is. But not everything is connected to them.