The big risks that could see DStv lose subscribers

It added that it may become “more difficult to maintain exclusive rights to programming” in the light of content rights coming under increased scrutiny by regulators.
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Good.
 
daveza said:
Fat or just big boned ?
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I'm scared to mention my bone to the residential homosexual for fear of what molestation that may happen. are you the residential homo-sexual, I keep on confusing who the gays are on this site?
 
Bradley Prior said:
The big risks that could see DStv lose subscribers

While MultiChoice’s DStv subscriber numbers have grown in recent years, the company is under no illusions as to the challenges it faces.

In Naspers’ financial results for the six months ended September 2018, the company said MutliChoice’s subscriber numbers went up overall for its operations in Africa – but the “premium base in SA” was under pressure.
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@Bradley Prior

Cost of monthly premium [and affordably] not a risk?
 
I think we need to understand that Netflix is currently making huge losses and selling services at a loss. The business model for streaming services has not been proven as yet. They might need to change things to actually make money in the future. Similar to what Facebook had to do. It is seen as a bait and switch model.
 
Shoaybd said:
I think we need to understand that Netflix is currently making huge losses and selling services at a loss. The business model for streaming services has not been proven as yet. They might need to change things to actually make money in the future. Similar to what Facebook had to do. It is seen as a bait and switch model.
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Umm their Financials disagree with you... They make profit and lots of it every quarter
 
I don't see them mentioning anywhere that price is a big issue. These people are so out of touch with reality.

mmmig said:
Not sure but Naspers cutting them loose it's a warning sign
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So you don't actually know. There are no regulatory changes that will affect them negatively as they control all the regulatory decisions. Naspers are simply cutting them loose because they are turning unprofitable. They have a history of doing so like with MTN.

Shoaybd said:
I think we need to understand that Netflix is currently making huge losses and selling services at a loss. The business model for streaming services has not been proven as yet. They might need to change things to actually make money in the future. Similar to what Facebook had to do. It is seen as a bait and switch model.
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That is the major problem. You subsidise the service to push others out of the market and then raise prices because there are no alternatives. Ironically Naspers did the same with Takealot.
 
But this is what we want, isn't it? For the greedy comapnies to suffer... and face some real competition?
So this is cause for celebration, right!
 
One of the big risks facing MC is the loss of technical competence in their field, The drop in the quality of their decoders, the poor software written for the decoders, the incredibly debilitating service authentication process MC runs, and their security paranoia.
MC is making it incredibly difficult to continue using their services across the board, not only because of the competition they now face.
 
THE only thing that keeps them somewhat relevant in the market is their monopoly on the sports. Once that comes to an end... Multiwho???
 
Bradley Prior said:
The big risks that could see DStv lose subscribers

While MultiChoice’s DStv subscriber numbers have grown in recent years, the company is under no illusions as to the challenges it faces.

In Naspers’ financial results for the six months ended September 2018, the company said MutliChoice’s subscriber numbers went up overall for its operations in Africa – but the “premium base in SA” was under pressure.
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Multichoice are holding the South African public captive with the sport channels only available om the premium package. Some sporting channels are available with cheaper packages but that is the rubbish no one actually want.
We have cancelled our premium subscribtion and soon we will cancel Dstv in total. It is not worth the money. Let them use their own money to fund their expensive top management, give free shares to only black people. The surely wont miss my few pennies, but I wont miss them either.....
 
Gemsbok said:
Multichoice are holding the South African public captive with the sport channels only available om the premium package. Some sporting channels are available with cheaper packages but that is the rubbish no one actually want.
We have cancelled our premium subscribtion and soon we will cancel Dstv in total. It is not worth the money. Let them use their own money to fund their expensive top management, give free shares to only black people. The surely wont miss my few pennies, but I wont miss them either.....
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Contrary to what some may believe soccer is the most supported sport in south Africa. This is why it is offered on the cheaper packages, so it is not rubbish that no one actually wants.

That being said, I don't have any DSTV and Naspers only ges my R 99 for Showmax.
 
Geoff.D said:
One of the big risks facing MC is the loss of technical competence in their field, The drop in the quality of their decoders, the poor software written for the decoders, the incredibly debilitating service authentication process MC runs, and their security paranoia.
MC is making it incredibly difficult to continue using their services across the board, not only because of the competition they now face.
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This is what happens when you make the technical people contractors, and then hire people with little or no experience because of an AA/BB-BEE quota to be met.
 
ArtyLoop said:
This is what happens when you make the technical people contractors, and then hire people with little or no experience because of an AA/BB-BEE quota to be met.
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Their poor maintenance and quality on the EPG, the CU and CU+ downloads, and the bad way in which they sort out and maintain the DStv NOW services is another area. There are daily complaints about all of the above. MC did recently let us know that they had disbanded and shut down the QA division dealing with EPG, CU and CU+. So there is apparently now no one overseeing this process anymore. either.
 
Geoff.D said:
Their poor maintenance and quality on the EPG, the CU and CU+ downloads, and the bad way in which they sort out and maintain the DStv NOW services is another area. There are daily complaints about all of the above. MC did recently let us know that they had disbanded and shut down the QA division dealing with EPG, CU and CU+. So there is apparently now no one overseeing this process anymore. either.
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Well, to be fair, the code base for MonoChoice's decoders is a dog's breakfast, and some fool back in 2010 decided JAVA was a good idea for an embedded platform. Also, the C++ fail is strong there. Boxes overseas, using the same chipset, reliable as nails, with code written in C, some C++ where needed, and NO JAVA!

You see it often.. the audio stops working or the remote control stops responding... because that Java thread dies..

Yet the OpenView box, which is mainly decent C code, runs without a hitch.
 
Geoff.D said:
Their poor maintenance and quality on the EPG, the CU and CU+ downloads, and the bad way in which they sort out and maintain the DStv NOW services is another area. There are daily complaints about all of the above. MC did recently let us know that they had disbanded and shut down the QA division dealing with EPG, CU and CU+. So there is apparently now no one overseeing this process anymore. either.
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There wasn't anyone overseeing those processes before.. they were horrendous at the best of times.
 
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