DStv Now HD streaming imminent
DStv Now HD streaming is imminent, and there is a strong focus on providing sports streaming in high definition.
This is according to Graeme Cumming, head of digital media at MultiChoice.
MultiChoice launched its DStv Now mobile application for Android and iOS at the end of 2014.
At launch, DStv Now offered DStv Premium subscribers with PVR access, the ability to watch DStv Catch Up content on their mobile devices, and the ability to stream around 20 channels live over the Internet.
Sports channels, M-Net, and M-Net movie channels were available to stream through DStv Now.
Since then, the service has improved significantly, and now offers 80 live streaming channels and around 2,500 hours of Catch Up content.
Over the past few months, MultiChoice has also made DStv Now available to more subscribers.
In May, MultiChoice opened the service to DStv Compact and Extra customers.
HD streaming
As a mobile-first service at launch, DStv Now has only offered SD streaming.
This will change in the near future, however, with MultiChoice planning to launch HD streaming on the platform.
Speaking to TechCentral, Cumming said they are working to improve the streaming quality and want to get the resolution up to HD soon.
He said the resolution of content is rights dependent, and they are currently in discussions with suppliers to get HD content cleared.
The initial focus is on increasing the quality of the sports channels, which are the most popular on the DStv streaming service.
Cumming said that while it is not a technical challenge to move to HD, there are bandwidth requirements which must be met to improve streaming quality.
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