DStv last Tuesday announced that as of 22 March this year, it would be limiting the streaming of its services on its DStv Now app to only one account in an effort to clamp down on mass password sharing and piracy throughout Africa.
“From 22 March 2022, customers will be limited to streaming DStv on one device at a time. They will still be able to watch previously downloaded content on a second device,” the broadcast group said in a statement.
According to MultiChoice, they are only limiting services to one concurrent stream, not limiting the number of people who can log in.
“The change will be made to all DStv subscriptions across Africa; however, only customers making use of more than one concurrent stream will be directly affected by the change,” MultiChoice said.
The move has been met by an uproar from Netizens all over the continent with Tech-ish.com stating the company ‘truly doesn’t understand the digital age.’
Here are a few reactions from DStv Users over on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Krashnanas/status/1496125466385817603?s=20&t=RVx3ZyD6YbL6DVO6kz2olQ
Hello @jafyaa, we regret any inconvenience caused. Kindly share the exact error that you experience when casting and your smart card number for further assistance. ^Eric
— DStv Kenya (@DStv_Kenya) February 28, 2022
I'm cancelling my subscription coz for the amount I'm paying , this is nowhere near being worth it @DStv_Kenya
— Apostle Kyalo (@apostle_kyalo) February 28, 2022
What the heck.
If my wife is streaming her Magic East programmes, I can't stream a football match being played at the same time because the kiddos want to watch cartoons?
Shocking decision in an era where they should be moving to more streaming.
— Mutie Mule (@mutiemule) February 28, 2022
https://twitter.com/ConvoswithJay/status/1496147511043661826?s=20&t=r5Xv9h8vt4av_rxF37_-jA
https://twitter.com/JayFromDigital/status/1496170891352457224?s=20&t=YUxgIdCNxrz9glZ_BS4eaA
https://twitter.com/Saddam_KE/status/1498259374057398274?s=20&t=RVx3ZyD6YbL6DVO6kz2olQ
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