DSTV, you dik versin

I don't have DTSV, and I don't see why I should. Oddly, many people would ask me in surprise as to why I don't have it. I said I don't need it. I still don't.

When it first came back in the early 2000s, they offered all the cool channels and made it look so cool. It made a bit more sense, as internet in South Africa was relatively a new thing and if you did have it, it was slow. Also Google didn't exist back then and neither did torrenting.

Even then, when it was new, people were complaining at the constant repeats and many of the channels being made unavailable and that you needed to upgrade your plan to a pricier one to get all the channels. Rubbish marketing and rubbish service. Movies weren't new either, they only showcased tv shows and movies that were older than their DVD release.

Now showing

Jump to 2016 and many complaints ignored, DSTV has noticed the power of the internet and a serious loss of subscribers. Suddenly, their complaints about the service are noticed, seeing as they are not the only providers for the accessibility of entertainment in the country. Their ad campaigns starring some big shot TV star, and fancy visuals and short stories promoting the so-called benefits of DSTV bombard our basic MNET decoder driven screens.

Before, DSTV, sneakily increasing the subscription fees as they liked yearly to subscriber without actually improving or offering an extended benefit with the price increase. Now they offering 2 years with price increase. However, this is only of you take the most expensive bouquet or package which is between R900 and R1000!
Sorry, but that's still A LOT.

Nowhere in the world does it cost this must for entertainment services, especially for the television. Cable, as they call it abroad, is only around R300 per month, with over 60 channels. In many cases it comes with an internet service as well! They know they cannot compete with the rise and accessibility of entertainment available over the internet. It's just the way it is, so why not offer something realistically beneficial. People take it because, if they lazy they don't have to think what they want to watch etc. Nowadays, the TV packages come as am added plus to the internet, not the TV subscription itself.

Internet in South Africa is still expensive. However, for between R500 -R700 pr month for good internet means you can get all the best and unlimited shows and entertainment you want. It's still less than DSTV.

I'm not sure how DSTV has and was able to gain so much control over the broadcasting industry here. Slowly, as a ploy to get more customer they completely rid MNET of kid's tv viewing time. Good bye K-TV. Naturally, this led to many families with kids falling for the bait.
Now, you cant even watch a movie on MNET. The only time you can watch a film is on Sunday after 8pm, otherwise during the rest of the week from Monday to Saturday, the films all show after 12 am! the rest of the day time is filled with TV shows and repeats of those shows. Nice strategy.

The new DSTV campaign has some actor from Suits, talking us through the perks of DSTV and him going through his fancy apartment, wooing women with a single glance etc all while being the omnipotent narrator and how it's all due his DSTV viewing.
There's also this behind the scenes look at the making of these ads.

Ohh..he smells of DSTV..so sexy

As far as I know hiring a popular US actor to do these ads and using all these big names in the local industry takes a lot of money. Money used from over-charged customers. I guess there will be people who will fall for it if they like the character presented bu the actor.

Whatever, I'll stick to me cheap MNET decoder and SABC programs. E-tv still tops best movies whole week.

Taking the PIS-torius out of the Justice Sytem

So the verdict is out again on South Africa's own O.J Simpson...Oscar Pistorius. We have been bombarded with this case more than DSTV has been trying to get us to sign up to their crappy offerings.

Like O.J, Pistorius was the nation's darling of sport who overcame his disadvantages to succeeded and proudly wave the South African flag. Yet, behind the multi-coloured flag and bladed prosthesis was an over-inflated ego-pumped super star athlete who felt the world owed him everything.

He did it. He is guilty. Even before these trials, and schlep of a drama that graced our SABC screens whole day long, it was evident he did it. The final verdict last week declared that he was found guilty for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. All his crying and appeals for sympathy was only heard and even considered by the justice system because of one simple, and important, reason:

M-O-N-E-Y

Like most big shot sports stars....he had LOTS of it. He had lots of it even before he was an athlete anyway. He came form a posh, predominantly white suburb in Johannesburg with all the comforts and privileges a human could get.

Carte Blanche had this OTT interview with Pistorius giving a full on snot en traane display and a look inside his former home where the crime happened. The bathroom where he shot her has 2 doors. There was a separate door to the toilet. He walked into the bathroom, with a gun and shot her knowing she was in there screaming. Burglar my ass, that's what his lawyers told him say and maintain as there were no witnesses.

This was the same case for O.J, he had the money and means to build up a lame-ass alibi with the best lawyers.

These cases are high profile and much crime scene investigation goes into it. Why can't they then find these fabled criminals or burglars who have caused the crime? That's because there are no other suspects. Duh!

Oscar was sentenced to 6 years in prison. We all know he won't serve this measly sentence out. He doesn't care if he's guilty for killing someone, he obviously fElt above of. He will just want to get out and enjoy his life.....because he still has that privilege. Sadly, this is not the case for Reeva.

Reeva Steenkamp

Today, the Argus' Headlines were about how the head of some athletics board felt that Pistorius still has the possibility to partake in the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo!!! The had officer reckons Oscar would have "repaid society" by then.

What The Major F*ck!

Reddy

There must be some serious money opportunities in it for SASCOC (South African Confederation and Olympic Committee) to want a convicted criminal and seriously deranged person represent the South African flag. Yes, that's right, he will be representing the country. A murderer.

Tubby Reddy, the chief of the Committee reckons that after Oscar had served his time, "he can live as a normal South African".

While normal South Africans have to live with a murderer moving amidst them. It's because of idiots like this is big places with big titles that people like Oscar can literally get away with murder and do what they like.

The South African justice system has failed us. To be really honest, it has always failed us. I can't even refer to it as a "justice" system. It has ALWAYS favoured the rich. Reeva's does not come from a  super wealthy family like Pistorius, so her family could not fight and get the justice they want. This is the case for almost all cases like this. A few months ago a girl of 16 was raped and murdered in Tokai forest. Her parents did not pursue the case and left it to our "justice" system to see to the killers. The killers are walking free, as they only got slapped with a shitty R1000 bail. Why? Well nobody was putting in their personal wealth to actually get a real court case.

Well done to .....

I think Oscar should hang up his blades for the Paralympic games, and rather compete in the shooting range division. However, even that would be unfair, as he can hit his target through a closed door without seeing even having to see it.