{"id":123560,"date":"2015-04-09T13:52:59","date_gmt":"2015-04-09T11:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=123560"},"modified":"2015-04-09T15:22:10","modified_gmt":"2015-04-09T13:22:10","slug":"dstv-explora-update-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/123560-dstv-explora-update-details.html","title":{"rendered":"DStv Explora update details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The DStv Explora will receive a software update that will introduce a number of new features to\u00a0subscribers who\u00a0use the PVR\u00a0device\u00a0as their DStv decoder.<\/p>\n<p>MultiChoice said when it first launched the Explora the intention was to continuously push updates to the device to improve the user experience.<\/p>\n<p>This coming update focuses on the way subscribers find and view content across the various services MultiChoice offers to PVR users, with some features exclusive to DStv Premium subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the biggest issues we face is content discovery,\u201d said Nyiko Shiburi, head of broadcast technology at MultiChoice SA.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you consider the amount of content we play out over linear TV and offer on the box, there\u2019s a lot people must search through.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Instant search<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_123588\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-Instant-search-on-Catch-Up.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123588\" class=\"wp-image-123588\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-Instant-search-on-Catch-Up.jpg\" alt=\"DStv Explora Instant search on Catch Up\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-Instant-search-on-Catch-Up.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-Instant-search-on-Catch-Up-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DStv Explora Instant search on Catch Up<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_123590\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-instant-search-through-playlist.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123590\" class=\"wp-image-123590\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-instant-search-through-playlist.jpg\" alt=\"DStv Explora instant search through playlist\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-instant-search-through-playlist.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-instant-search-through-playlist-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DStv Explora instant search through playlist<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_123586\" style=\"width: 611px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-instant-search-specific-result1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123586\" class=\"wp-image-123586\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-instant-search-specific-result1.jpg\" alt=\"DStv Explora instant search specific result\" width=\"601\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-instant-search-specific-result1.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-instant-search-specific-result1-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123586\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DStv Explora instant search specific result<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The first change coming to the Explora is an instant search feature, which lets subscribers search for TV shows and movies by keyword.<\/p>\n<p>The results update as you type, and include titles from DStv Catch Up, Catch Up Plus, and items that\u00a0have been recorded. Currently it excludes the live TV guide.<\/p>\n<p>DStv Catch Up Plus is an online video on demand service for DStv Premium subscribers. It lets users download content from the Internet to the Explora decoder, from where it can be watched.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Online downloading changes<\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_123592\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-download-queue-management.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123592\" class=\"wp-image-123592\" src=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-download-queue-management.jpg\" alt=\"DStv Explora download queue management\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-download-queue-management.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DStv-Explora-download-queue-management-640x360.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-123592\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DStv Explora download queue management<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another change coming to the Explora is\u00a0the ability to begin watching Catch Up Plus content while it is being downloaded.<\/p>\n<p>When you\u00a0begin downloading an episode of a series or a movie, you can choose to immediately begin watching while the download continues as quickly as your Internet connection allows in the background.<\/p>\n<p>You can fast forward through the content as it is being streamed, too, but it will automatically pause 10 seconds before it reaches the end of the buffer. The user must then manually unpause it to continue.<\/p>\n<p>The software update will also include improvements to the download management feature.<\/p>\n<p>MultiChoice said the new download manager offer subscribers a more visual method for administering their download queue.<\/p>\n<p>The update is set to roll out next week (mid-April 2015) and will be pushed out to subscribers automatically.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"related\">More DStv news<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/114115-dstv-internet-services-for-explora-launched.html\"><strong>DStv Explora Internet services launched<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/121868-dstv-balance-checking-payment-complaint.html\"><strong>DStv balance checking payment complaint<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/123070-new-dstv-prices-kick-in.html\"><strong>New DStv prices kick in<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/121862-dstv-premium-users-to-lose-some-services.html\">DStv Premium users to lose some services<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MultiChoice has announced a software update for the DStv Explora decoder which will roll out in the coming week<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":120242,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[85,21107,35,475],"class_list":["post-123560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","tag-dstv","tag-dstv-explora","tag-headline","tag-multichoice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123560"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123560"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123560\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":123584,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123560\/revisions\/123584"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120242"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}