DStv launches On Demand
2010-05-05 14:00
Cape Town - MultiChoice has announced the launch of DStv On Demand.
The DStv On Demand service is now available through any of DStv's PVR decoders and On Demand Online through MWEB. This is a service where subscribers are able to catch up on TV series and sports highlights at a time that is convenient to them.
On Demand is available to Premium subscribers only and the first phase of the service is free. It provides 20 hours of the most popular TV series and sports magazines shows for up to 7 days after broadcast on DStv Channels.
DStv On Demand Online can be accessed by using a personal computer or similar device through the dstv.com website and provides 80 hours per week of premium content including movies, series, sports action, kids' shows and documentaries.
At launch, the online service will only be available through the MWEB ADSL service.
Rudi Jansen, CEO of MWEB, said via a press statement that the company is proud to be first to offer this content online to its subscribers in an easily accessible way. "DStv On Demand offers easy access to quality, locally-available online video content that users can watch using their MWEB ADSL service.
"MWEB has a top quality, reliable network that has been engineered to world-class standards and is able to support the demand for this service," said Jansen. "We operate and manage a high capacity and highly redundant carrier grade network with sufficient bandwidth allocation to enable the streaming of video content online. Importantly, MWEB also does not throttle its ADSL service which is a requirement for delivering DStv On Demand.
"For users still on a capped service, this product offering also provides a compelling reason to switch to uncapped ADSL. Users enjoying this product won't want to be restricted in how much online TV and video entertainment they can watch and uncapped ADSL will help avoid high internet costs," he added.
The product will be available from 5 May 2010, and MWEB ADSL subscribers with a DStv Premium subscription can go to www.dstv.com to register for the DStv ON DEMAND online service.