{"id":12034,"date":"2010-04-09T13:19:00","date_gmt":"2010-04-09T11:19:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2010-04-09T13:19:00","modified_gmt":"2010-04-09T11:19:00","slug":"dstv-price-increase-kicks-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/12034-dstv-price-increase-kicks-in.html","title":{"rendered":"DSTV price increase kicks in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In March Multichoice announced that it would be increasing subscription prices on selected DSTv packages. This saw the Pay TV service&rsquo;s most popular offering, DSTv Premium, increase by R30 from R499 to R529.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A company spokesperson has now confirmed that the price increases have officially come into effect and are applicable to all DSTv subscribers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The increases are reportedly intended &ldquo;to accommodate the rise in cost of operations&rdquo; said a company spokesperson recently.<\/p>\n<p>The PVR access fee will also see an increase from R60 to R65 monthly. This is applicable to DStv subscribers who wish to access MultiChoice&rsquo;s SD PVR and HD PVR offerings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Despite significantly increasing DSTvs value proposition within its high definition package in recent months &ndash; initially by adding two new HD channels to its bouquet, which brought the total to three, and then by releasing a new UEC HD PVR decoder to compete with the current PACE model &#8211; subscribers have been questioning when they will receive DSTv on Demand and Series functionality.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thus far Mutlichoice has been unable to confirm when the firmware update, which will bring these functions to the HD PVR, will take place.<\/p>\n<p>Below is a comprehensive list detailing price increases across DSTv range of offerings since 2007.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"5\" width=\"100%\" bgcolor=\"#ececff\" bordercolor=\"#ffffff\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#000033\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Broadcast Service <\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#000033\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2007-2008 Pricing<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#000033\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2008-2009 Pricing<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#000033\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2009-2010 Pricing<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<td bgcolor=\"#000033\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">2010-2011 Pricing<br \/><\/span><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSTv Premium<\/td>\n<td>R439.90<\/td>\n<td>R468.99<\/td>\n<td>R499.00<\/td>\n<td>R529.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSTv Compact<\/td>\n<td>R199<\/td>\n<td>R199<\/td>\n<td>R219 .00<\/td>\n<td>R232.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSTv Select<\/td>\n<td>R139<\/td>\n<td>R139<\/td>\n<td>R148.00<\/td>\n<td>R148.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSTv Easy View<\/td>\n<td>R20<\/td>\n<td>R20<\/td>\n<td>R20.00<\/td>\n<td>R20.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MNet Analogue Channel<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>R269.00<\/td>\n<td>R285.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>PVR Access Fee<\/td>\n<td>R55<\/td>\n<td>R55<\/td>\n<td>R60.00<\/td>\n<td>R65.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>XtraView Access Fee<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>R60.00<\/td>\n<td>R65.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSTv North Indian<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>R237.00<\/td>\n<td>R251.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSTv North Indian Add On<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>R152.80<\/td>\n<td>R162.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSTv South Indian<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>R179.70<\/td>\n<td>R190.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSTv South Indian Add On<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>R115.60<\/td>\n<td>R122.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSTv North and South Indian<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>R416.70<\/td>\n<td>R441.70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSTv North and South Indian Add On<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>R268.40<\/td>\n<td>R284.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>East-Net<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>R32.30<\/td>\n<td>R34.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSTv Portuguesa<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>R237.00<\/td>\n<td>R251.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DSTv Portuguesa Add On<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>R152.80<\/td>\n<td>R162.00<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Zee TV<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>NA<\/td>\n<td>R110.70<\/td>\n<td>R117.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/vb\/showthread.php?225270-DSTV-price-increase-comes-into-effect&amp;p=3791722#post3791722\">DSTV price increase kicks in<\/a><\/strong>&lt;&lt; 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