DStv Adds YouTube to Explora Ultra Set-top box

 

 

DStv continued to rack up new third-party ups for subscribers to stream on its new Explore Ultra set-top box with the addition of YouTube.

Explora Ultra when connected to the internet allows the subscriber to stream content from their decoder which comes with in-built Wi-Fi.

YouTube joins a number of streaming services and apps available on the Explora Ultra, including Showmax, Box Office, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Joox.

The Entertainment giant has been on a two-pronged strategy to solidy its leadership of viewers on the continent by signing multiple deals with Over-The-Top content providers to have their content on the DStv platform.

It is also aggressively going after copyright infringement for its broadcast and content rights including Internet Service Providers and streaming sites.

DStv is seeking to leverage its experience in negotiating global TV sports broadcast rights to bring on board other content generators who will no doubt be impressed by its willingness to protect IP rights.

 

 

UPDATE: LAUNCH OF THE ARDHISASA SYSTEM AND THE AUTOMATION OF LAND TRANSACTIONS IN NAIROBI

The Ministry of Lands has launched the Ardhisasa system for land transactions in Nairobi.

In essence it represented the culmination of two concurrent activities:

i.                Digitalizing of land records

ii.               Conversion of land titles to conform with the Constitution and the Land Registration Act, 2012

The first is to allow land transactions to be automated and to eliminate the need for manual handling of the same.

Automated interactions with the system will include conduct of searches, transfers, consents, charges and discharges and so on.

The second is to create sequential land reference numbers for titles. This is because existing titles had been issued under different statutes or land regimes. Upon consolidation and repeal of many of those Acts, and the enactment of the Land Act, and the Land Registration Act, it became necessary to convert those titles, a process that is now ongoing.

Nairobi has two land registries. The Nairobi Registry, and the Central Registry.

The Nairobi Registry has been fully digitalized, and what remains is data cleanup so that the new title numbers correspond with the cadastral maps developed by Survey of Kenya.

The full list of the Nairobi registry titles with the new LRNs will be Gazetted by end of next week.

The Central Registry digitalization of records is ongoing and is expected to be done by end of this month/early next month, after which it will also be Gazetted.

Land owners/customers will have 90-days to verify their details including the LRN, and the acreage of their properties and register any complaints.

Registering in the system

Land owners will be required to register on the system where they will be issued with a one-time password (OTP).

DStv donates 10,000 KN95 Protection Masks to MoH

Multichoice Kenya, the proprietor of the DStv and GOTV brands, yesterday gave to the Ministry of Health, 10,000 KN95 PPE masks as well as isolation gowns to aid in the fight against the spread of the Covid pandemic.
The masks worth about Sh2.3million are to be mainly used by frontline health workers who have repeatedly raised concern about the lack of adequate personal protective equipment for them as they attend to Covid patients.
The KN95 masks are a type of filtering facepiece respirator that meets the requirements of the US National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) to provide the expected level of protection as long as it is worn and fit properly.
Multichoice CEO Nancy Matimu said the company would continue to support the MoH in the fight against Covid.
"At MultiChoice Kenya, we recognize that co-operation and solidarity is important from each one of us at individual and collective levels alike. We therefore come here today, to commit our solemn support towards the COVID-19 pandemic fight in Kenya,” said Matimu."

DStv Uganda to Power App with new Airtel Streaming Bundles

Airtel Uganda customers can now stream high-definition content on their DStv App with the launch of new bundles designed specifically for content streaming.

Features on the DStv App expected to come alive with these bundles are Live-streaming of sports events, DSTV Catch-Up, and general sports content.

The bundles are different from the usual bundles for surfing or chatting, and will according to Airtel, allow users to stream the content from wherever they are.

Uganda has eight Pay Tv service provider including DStv, Zuku, Azam, Star Times, Kwese and GOtv among others who are battling for the more than 1.5m subscribers in the country.