Huge reader response to TV, homework stories
Last week, we carried two stories that elicited an overwhelming response from our readers. The first was an interview with Multichoice SA CEO Calvo Mawela, who was adamant that subscribers would never be able to choose their own channels. He also claimed
Kodak, Blackberry and Nokia never thought that they would be where they are today, especially after dominating the market segment for years. Innovation is key, quality programmes are important.
Ag shame, poor Multichoice… How about you lower your prices, stop repeating shows, like, 1 000 times over and listen to your customers. Multichoice South Africa has been milking the cow ever since and failed to innovate, was caught sleeping behind the steering wheel. Companies like Netflix, through innovation, change their business model, hence Netflix stock has just surpassed Apple as the most valuable.
Dstv is way to expensive. Cut your prices and stop all the repeats. Let the viewers choose what they want to watch. If you don’t, you will be out of business soon… Boycott Dstv. Netflix is the best option.
I realised that the CEO was denying every allegation raised with him. Start listening to your clients and you will continue to prosper. I am one of the 100 000 who left and who is streaming. Am not missing it for one moment. We know better what we want. Lose the arrogance.
Killing the competition is not the way to go. People will resent it and you will end up like e-toll. People are techsavvy and will find a way to stream anyway. You can’t kill progress. Evolve!
Dstv is slowly dying out, thanks to their over-inflated rates. Netflix is doing everything right. Dstv should be very worried.
Big companies failed because they didn’t adapt. Dstv, smell the roses. Listen to the market… if you do not migrate to online streaming, you will be out of business sooner rather than later. Netflix adapted to the market. They used to mail CDS and DVDS to customers.
Netflix is the way to go and very cheap. I no longer have Dstv; it is a waste of good money, as all you see … is repeat after repeat.
Multichoice, you lost subscribers due to your constant repeats of programmes/ movies and lack of taking your subscribers’ concerns/complaints, and not to Netflix.
I want the sports channels and four others. I am not paying R900 a month for that. Offer me something at R400 or below, or you get nothing. I can stream the sport I want elsewhere. The game-changer for me is to be able to PVR. Dstv needs to understand. It must be convenient and beneficial for me. I don’t need your services.
They have lost subscribers for two reasons – the price and the number of repeats. Is Multichoice living in cuckooland?
South Africa is 10 years late on digital migration, thanks to Multichoice and the usual state capture suspects. No sympathy here.
As the saying goes, adapt or die. Loving streaming online. Get with the times. People like to choose what they watch, when they want to watch. #Dstvmustfall
I have had a Smart TV for nearly two years and cancelled my Dstv subs when I bought the TV. I now watch very interesting documentaries and films (a bit dated, but not a problem) for free. I don’t need
Dstv and I don’t miss Dstv.
The landscape is changing; another giant caught sleeping with no strategy in place, a dictator is about to fall slowly… adapt or die, listen to your clients’ demands or become extinct.
Excellent business strategy – not! Don’t listen to you customers, overcharge, no choice and tons of repeats! Then complain bitterly that it’s all the competition’s fault!
They have lost 100k subscribers and are still so arrogant. I hope they lose 100k more; maybe then they will start listening to the public. Dstv has lost me as a customer. I am now streaming movies, series and sports for no monthly charge.
Unfortunately, in today’s world, we need to either adapt or face getting left behind. Shutting the door completely to this strategy will either kill their business or reduce their market share drastically. The streaming platform could grow their business further and attract a different audience to their offering.
Reduce your price and stop the repeats. There are some programmes on Dstv that are still showing from its inception. What a rip-off. Sick and tired of all the c**p we have to pay for.
Lower your exorbitant price and learn to compete.
It’s time for someone to start a competitive option for sport channels only.
It’s not the channels that are the issue. It’s your content. Repeats, repeats, repeats! Like seriously!
They should just up their game instead of whining about the competition.
It’s called competition! Catch up and stop ripping off the public. Serves them right. I haven’t used Multichoice for years and happier for it. Go Netflix!
The arrogant, take-it-or-leave-it attitude of Multichoice will be its downfall. Others will latch on to the needs of the consumer and capitalise on the weakness of Multichoice to please the viewers.
If we cannot choose what we want, you can keep it.
It’s time we all stand together and drop our Dstv accounts.
Mafa, Multichoice, how about you lower your crazy prices and improve the quality of your content? Tired of watching Rambo and the budget movies on 101 and 104.
Many people, like myself, are just tolerating Dstv because of the sport channels.