{"id":64620,"date":"2012-11-13T22:48:17","date_gmt":"2012-11-13T20:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=64620"},"modified":"2012-11-14T09:15:22","modified_gmt":"2012-11-14T07:15:22","slug":"new-internet-connected-dstv-decoder-on-its-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/64620-new-internet-connected-dstv-decoder-on-its-way.html","title":{"rendered":"New Internet-connected DStv decoder on its way"},"content":{"rendered":"

Satellite pay-TV broadcaster MultiChoice<\/a> expects to launch a new Internet-connected decoder during the first quarter of 2013.<\/p>\n

Aletta Alberts<\/a>, head of content at MultiChoice, was answering a question at a recent panel discussion about whether they are planning to launch a purely on-demand service or something similar to the season passes offered by Apple<\/a> on iTunes.<\/p>\n

Alberts explained that this new decoder will increase capacity for DStv<\/a>\u2019s \u201cCatch Up\u201d content from 20 hours to 175 hours.<\/p>\n

Additionally, \u201cif you have a fantastic Internet connection then you could have access to other content,\u201d Alberts said.<\/p>\n

This other content could include third-party services such as iTunes, Alberts said.<\/p>\n

Asked how she would define a \u201cfantastic\u201d connection that would grant access to this content, Alberts conceded with a laugh that Internet connectivity wasn\u2019t her field of expertise.<\/p>\n

\"Kasia

Kasia Kieli<\/p><\/div>\n

Kasia Kieli<\/a>, president and managing director at Discovery Networks for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa, came to her aid with a tongue-in-cheek response:<\/p>\n

\u201cA fantastic connection is the one that lets you watch high quality content streamed seamlessly.\u201d<\/p>\n

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