Showmax subscriber target highly ambitious

[Daniel Puchert]

Big questions over R3.5-billion MultiChoice bet

In the past year and a half, MultiChoice has pumped nearly R3.5 billion into the recently relaunched Showmax, a sign of major confidence in the video streaming service's ability to help arrest its parent company's recent financial battles.

However, at least one prominent research firm does not believe the service will achieve even 10% of its highly ambitious subscriber target, raising doubts over its five-year revenue goal for the service.

 

[LCBXX]

For what it offers, R99pm for Showmax is a good deal.

Why not consider having pay-per-view on it, for sport?

 

[PaulGherkin]

sign of major confidence in the video streaming service's ability to help arrest its parent company's recent financial battles.

Overconfidence perhaps, but this is MonoChoice we're talking about here... If they can keep utterly-loss-making magazines in print when they were part of the Naspers conglomerate, then imagine what they're capable of with this.

They'll once again blame piracy.

Frikkie my man, where' you're at?

 

[Brian_G]

Just dropped Showmax, most of the content is too old. Fine for those who aren't picky / into soccer.

 

[Lupus]

For what it offers, R99pm for Showmax is a good deal.

Why not consider having pay-per-view on it, for sport?

They tried pay per view sport before, it didn't pan out and people moaned.

 

[Brian_G]

They tried pay per view sport before, it didn't pan out and people moaned.

He means per channel..

 

[LCBXX]

They tried pay per view sport before, it didn't pan out and people moaned.

What did they moan about? Errors, shiitty quality, billing issues?

 

[Lupus]

He means per channel..

Hmm not sure that would work out

 

[Lupus]

What did they moan about? Errors, shiitty quality, billing issues?

Billing issues, cost, the feed cut out (wasn't their side though) but mostly people moaned about costs.

 

[LCBXX]

Billing issues, cost, the feed cut out (wasn't their side though) but mostly people moaned about costs.

Yoh..I completely missed it. What about the pricing was kak? R500/match?

 

[Lupus]

Yoh..I completely missed it. What about the pricing was kak? R500/match?

No idea on the pricing, it was a big boxing event. Though would love to know what they'd charge per match.

 

[LCBXX]

No idea on the pricing, it was a big boxing event. Though would love to know what they'd charge per match.

On condition that some of my PPV sub reaches the pockets of the players, I'd pay R400 per springbok game, for example.

Things like F1/MotoGP race or golf weekends, R200/discipline.

 

[Fuzzbox]

Things like F1/MotoGP race or golf weekends, R200/discipline.

F1 tv is about R95 per month.
Works brilliantly

 

[Insidus]

For what it offers, R99pm for Showmax is a good deal.

Why not consider having pay-per-view on it, for sport?

They do offer Showmax PRO

He means per channel..

Impossible, MultiChoice wouldn't be able to maintain the expenses for some of these channels.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Overconfidence perhaps, but this is MonoChoice we're talking about here... If they can keep utterly-loss-making magazines in print when they were part of the Naspers conglomerate, then imagine what they're capable of with this.

They'll once again blame piracy.

Frikkie my man, where' you're at?

Taking a break - watching porn is an exhausting pass time.