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Dstv

How DStv subscribers are becoming less and less valuable

By Tlou Legodi

Gugu Mhlungu speaks to independent television critic Thinus Ferreira on pay-TV consumer trends and on why DStv subscribers are becoming less and less valuable. 

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    MultiChoice: Russia's RT won't be aired on DStv until further notice

    In a statement released on Wednesday evening, the company said that European sanctions imposed on Russia has led to the global distributor of the channel ceasing to provide broadcast feed to suppliers including MultiChoice.

    165 days ago
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    DStv’s move to end account password sharing met with uproar

    According to MultiChoice, they will not be limiting the number of people who can login in but are only limiting services to one concurrent stream.

    172 days ago
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    DStv launches special pop-up channel in honour of Tutu

    The special pop-up channel will air on Dstv on channel 199 from Sunday evening.

    231 days ago
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    Don’t miss the third ROG invitational finals on DStv and Twitch

    South Africa's best gamers go head to head to win their share of R100 000 in prize money

    417 days ago
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    DStv rolls out its streaming service

    You can now stream all your favourite content without a decoder or satellite connection on the DSTV app

    430 days ago
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    PSL announces DStv as new Premiership sponsors

    The deal would run for five years and see the league referred to the DStv Premiership.

    689 days ago
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    Over 100k signatures on petition to make DStv cut its prices amid coronavirus

    The petition, launched by Sifiso Gwala a week ago, had 109,016 signatures by midday on Wednesday afternoon.

    837 days ago
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    DStv no longer cancelling History and Lifetime channels

    It’s understood History and Lifetime packages would be open 24/7 while the Crime Investigation will be cut off from midnight.

    1018 days ago
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    MultiChoice boss apologises for not warning DStv subscribers on billing changes

    MultiChoice CEO Mark Rayner concedes that the service should have given subscribers a heads up about the new billing system.

    1039 days ago
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    Why MultiChoice is cutting History, Crime Investigation and Lifetime channels

    The pay-TV giant said a contract with A+E Networks Africa would end this month and viewers would not be able to access the channels on the DStv platform.

    1047 days ago
  • FILE: Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng at state capture commission on 10 September 2019. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News

    Motsoeneng: I deserved bigger kickbacks for rescuing SABC, MultiChoice deal

    Hlaudi Motsoeneng maintained he negotiated the best deal for the SABC with MultiChoice and deserved the kickbacks he received for raising funds as COO.

    1067 days ago
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    Steve Hofmeyr & supporters destroy their DStv products

    South African Afrikaans musician Steve Hofmeyr has released video footage of himself destroying his DStv decoder and dish. This follows DStv owners Multichoice announcing it will no longer play any content featuring Hofmeyr on any of its platforms

    1199 days ago
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    SABC advised by board candidate to cut signal for failed paid TV licenses

    Mzwakhe Mofokeng, a lawyer by training, was one of eight candidates to be interviewed on Tuesday.

    1258 days ago
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    DStv to air 'Surviving R Kelly' docu-series next week

    The six-part docu-series which aired in the US last month looks at damning allegations of sexual abuse of multiple women against the R & B musician.

    1290 days ago
  • FILE: SA football legend Jomo Sono. Picture: Jomo Cosmos Facebook page.

    [LISTEN] Jomo Sono looks to score with free TV streaming service TV2GO

    Soccer legend Jomo Sono is going up against DStv, Netflix, Showmax when he launches a free streaming service, called TV2GO, in South Africa with more than 100 channels.

    1374 days ago
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    [LISTEN] DStv explains why it canned its mobile service

    Multichoice COO Mark Rayner speaks to Joanne Joseph to explain how - with the rise of improved mobile network services and other technological changes - the service has become obsolete.

    1410 days ago
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    [LISTEN] Why DStv Premium is on a downward spiral

    Tech expert Arthur Goldstuck says that DStv's current business model for its Premium users needs urgent fixing.

    1423 days ago
  • FILE: Mzwanele Manyi during a press conference on 30 August 2017. Picture: Christa Eybers/EWN

    CWU: Infinity Media must compensate unlawfully retrenched employees

    The Labour Court ruled on Thursday that the media company owned by businessman Mzwanele Manyi violated the labour law when it got rid of some 300 staff without following a retrenchment consultation process.

    1423 days ago
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