I was saddened to open my feed reader this morning. A local developer and Windows Media Center enthusiast, Colin Savage, who was the man behind the ZaEpg service has been legally forced to cease and desist by the South African television monopoly known as MultiChoice. Yes everyone that is running a HTPC (Home Theatre PC) like Windows Media Center will soon have no more DStv Electronic Program Guide (EPG). It would be great if MultiChoice actually offered their guide information electronically other...
This morning I attended the First Tuesday breakfast session on IPTV . Rishaal from Accenture presented a global view of IPTV and whatnot and it was really boring. Next up was Jonathan Newman, head of strategy at MultiChoice. He effectively left the audience believing that IPTV would not be possible in South Africa until Telkom reduced the cost of broadband bandwidth as the current practice of Internet usage capping would lead to prohibitive costs for the consumer. However he failed to clarify to...