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“MultiChoice’s Last Ditch Effort to Save Dying DStv Stream Platform
Rochani Steenkamp, executive head of DStv product, and Daniel Courtenay, executive head of DStv Stream, are crying wolf as their streaming platform teeters on the brink of collapse. In an attempt to distract from their lack of innovative thinking, they’re peddling overhyped updates to DStv Stream, trying to convince subscribers that this is the salvation they so desperately need.
But scratch beneath the surface, and you’ll find a hollow promise of AI-powered “personalization” and clustering algorithms that can’t disguise the fact that DStv Stream is still struggling to compete with global giants like Netflix and Disney+.
The reality is, MultiChoice has been touting its DStv Now and DStv App as a “next-gen” experience for far too long. It’s time to admit that it’s just another tired streaming platform trying to cling to relevance.
As Courtenay so quaintly put it, “A lot of people still remember the streaming products as DStv Now… When we initially built DStv Stream and presented it to the market, it was actually as a companion to your decoder viewing experience.”
Yeah, okay, Mr. Courtenay. You built it as a poor man’s Netflix alternative, and it’s clear that you still haven’t learned from your mistakes.
Steenkamp tries to sugarcoat it, saying that the update has led to a “marked improvement from a personalisation, recommendation and content discovery perspective.” But ask yourself, dear reader: is this just a veiled attempt to make their stale content feel fresh? Because let’s be real, the 23% increase in series and movie streams on demand is largely due to subscribers desperate to find something new to watch on this outdated platform.
Don’t believe the hype, folks. DStv Stream is still stuck in the dark ages of streaming, trying to revive its dying relevance with limp updates and AI-powered noise. It’s time for a real overhaul, or face the cold, harsh reality: MultiChoice has already lost the streaming game.”
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