Showmax begins streaming live sport in South Africa

Awesome, Cricket in 11m, hope quality is not DSTV now
 
I suspect showmax might focus on cricket, rugby, athletics, racing and tennis while DstvNow can solely focus on PSL, EPL, Seria A and La Liga.
 
Cricket starts in a couple of minutes. I'll report back on the quality.
 
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My TV has a ShowMax app which I've never even opened. For 250 a month for a sports package only, I'll bite!
 
I suspect showmax might focus on cricket, rugby and athletics while DstvNow can solely focus on PSL, EPL, Seria A and La Liga.
Most likely they'll have add-ons for each sport/tournament.
Maybe something like:
EPL+ English tournaments - R40pm
ECL+ Europa + La Liga + Serie A + Nations Cup- R40
PSL + Bafana + African Friendlies R20
All of the above + international Friendlies - R89

Something like this I think
 
Quality is decent on 17inch screen, better than DSTV now stream.
Usage on 10Mb fibre line hover around 1Mb to 1.2Mb consistently.
 
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Quick update:
I'm watching on my Samsung Galaxy S9 (at work).
Quality seems decent. Seems to be at least 720p (it's a bit difficult on the phone to distinguish).
Also, can't set quality per stream, might have to set it in the app settings somewhere.

I can't comment on data usage just yet.
 
Most likely they'll have add-ons for each sport/tournament.
Maybe something like:
EPL+ English tournaments - R40pm
ECL+ Europa + La Liga + Serie A + Nations Cup- R40
PSL + Bafana + African Friendlies R20
All of the above + international Friendlies - R89

Something like this I think
I suspect they might also be looking at restricting the content on DSTV Now.

I don't see the point in paying R89 per month for Sport on Showmax when I can get it for free with my cousin's login details on DSTV Now.
 
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