Why DStv has repeats

This is becoming as annoying: Why does Multichoice keep repeating their statements about repeats?
 
Why does Mybroadband have repeats hey?

Slow news day = article re-runs on this site!
 
ScottulusMaximus said:
It's Easter Monday, give them a break ;) I know I'm hungover as hell, maybe they are too.
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I let the "most popular cellphones of the past" article slide but now this one has pushed my button.

Yes, the advertisers need site traffic to tick over but that doesn't mean loyal readers need to shut up and accept it.
 
thats the one part about their funding model i cant understand
Netflix vs DSTV

Neflix needs to purchase content rights for all the shows they offer, and they need to provide enough to make sure all their customers can watch what they want when they want. - not an easy task (expensive hardware, multiple countries etc etc)

DSTV - purchases the content, then BROADCASTS and repeats it a few times - eg they are not worried if their users wants to watch it or not . BROADCASTING is multiple times cheaper than providing on-demand services - esepcailly if your users counts in the millions - no additional costs.


yet - DSTV premium is about 5? times more expensive. W T F
 
what a load of Bollocks!! ... You cant tell me that people dont have PVR's and they can record what they want.. and watch it when they want to. DSTV are clinging to an outdated method of how people watch TV
 
I can understand movies yes maybe once or twice, but the series is repeated about 50 times and then sometimes advertised on a different channel as a new series.

can't wait for fiber and more reasonable prices on data and I'll switch off DSTV immediately.

Also why the fv<k advertise DSTV on DSTV and programs whilst the program is showing.

One would swear it's a parastatal.
 
Neo_X said:
thats the one part about their funding model i cant understand
Netflix vs DSTV

Neflix needs to purchase content rights for all the shows they offer, and they need to provide enough to make sure all their customers can watch what they want when they want. - not an easy task (expensive hardware, multiple countries etc etc)

DSTV - purchases the content, then BROADCASTS and repeats it a few times - eg they are not worried if their users wants to watch it or not . BROADCASTING is multiple times cheaper than providing on-demand services - esepcailly if your users counts in the millions - no additional costs.


yet - DSTV premium is about 5? times more expensive. W T F
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Older series are cheaper, hence why you can't get the latest episode on Netflix, hence why some of the less prominent channels have older content on them. The actual Dstv channels, M-Net, Edge and the Vuzu Amp channel have recent to currently airing series which repeat maybe three times in a week. First time broadcast can be the initial airing in the States which is at 3am. The next at a prime time slot (7 to 10) and lastly a few days later through the day sometime.
This is done for people who don't have pvrs, people who are recording another thing at the time of broadcast, due to unforseen circumstances (i.e power failure) so viewer missed it or couldn't record it and finally if a newer subscriber just joined.
The other channels that repeat older content are generally also on discounted packages so those viewers eventually get a chance to view it, also a lot of those channels are out of Dstv control.
And having seen Sky for example they're just as bad at repeats even more so with channels running behind with the same content an hour earlier.
Regarding Dstv advertising itself on dstv it's two fold. First it's trying to get the smaller packages to upsize and second it's supposed to attract newer subscribers who are watching at a friend's, pub or out and about.
Is it worth R800 probably not, but considering how much things cost in this country I pay it because it keeps me and the family entertained when we need it. We went to the movies and one trip cost R460 or so was like wtf!
 
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It's not so much the repeats it's the lack of new content
 
ScottulusMaximus said:
It's Easter Monday, give them a break ;) I know I'm hungover as hell, maybe they are too.
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This guy gets it ;)

(Also, not everyone reads every article on the site like you guys. A new post from DStv on its website about repeats might not be newsworthy to you, but to others it is.)
 
Jan said:
This guy gets it ;)

(Also, not everyone reads every article on the site like you guys. A new post from DStv on its website about repeats might not be newsworthy to you, but to others it is.)
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“Not everyone has the freedom to watch what they want, when they want to,” said DStv.

tfw you realise your content distribution model is old af
 
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