Last month we reported on the future of television and looked at the main role players on the VOD (video on demand) field – Naspers’ Showmax, VIDI and FrontRow.
Barely a month later, last Wednesday, a new contender, ONTAPtv.com, was announced. And with packages starting at R39-00 it will be an attractive choice if you need to keep your budget in check.
Standard packages include a family package with family friendly content, one for just TV series, one for the movie buffs, a package for over 16s and a Mega Pack, which includes all these options. Package are R69-00 per month, but you can also subscribe to two per month at a cost of R79-00 or opt for the Mega Pack at a monthly fee of R89-00.
Apart from the local content, ONTAPtv provides the opportunity to watch specific African content at R39-00, Chinese television (nowTV) at R88-00 and FightSports at R69-00 per month.
Alternatively, if you don’t feel like committing just yet, you can just download movies at R15-00 (old movies) and R25-00 (new releases). Just like ShowMax you don’t have to sign your name away immediately – ONTAPtv does provide a trial period to ensure you are happy with your selection.
What makes ONTAPtv different from other VOD choices, is the option to download your chosen content instead of watching it online. Series and movies are also available in lower resolution to save bandwidth.
ONTAPtv.com is accessible via the service’s web platform and is currently compatible with PC, Mac, iOS- and Android devices. The platform was built with Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari in mind. At the moment it does not support on Google Chrome, but this might change in the future.
[SOURCES: www.memeburn.com]
Verlede maand het ons berig oor die toekoms van televisie en gekyk na die hoofspelers op die veld van VOD (video on demand) – Naspers se Showmax, VIDI en FrontRow.
Skaars `n maand later, verlede Woensdag, is nuwe kompetisie aangekondig in die vorm van ONTAPtv.com. En met pakkette wat by R39-00 begin, is dit `n aanloklike opsie vir diegene wat hul begroting dophou.
Standaard-pakkette sluit `n familiepakket in met familievriendelike inhoud, een met slegs TV-reekse, een vir die fliekvlooie, `n pakket vir 16+ en `n Mega Pack wat alle hierdie opsies insluit. Elkeen is R69-00 per maand, maar jy kan ook vir twee inskryf teen R79-00 per maand of die Mega Pack vir R89-00 per maand.
Buiten plaaslike inhoud bied ONTAPtv ook aan jou die geleentheid om Afrika-spesifieke inhoud te kyk teen R39-00 per maand, Chinese televisie (nowTV) teen R88-00 per maand en FightSports teen R69-00 per maand.
Alternatiewelik, as `n maandelikse inskrywing vir jou te bindend is, kan jy altyd net flieks aflaai teen R15-00 (ouer flieks) en R25-00 (nuwe vrystellings). Net soos met ShowMax hoef jy nie dadelik jou naam of geld weg te teken nie – jy kan dit eers vir `n toetsperiode gebruik om seker te maak dit werk vir jou.
Anders as al die ander VOD-opsies, laat ONTAPtv sy kliënte toe om inhoud af te laai in plaas van om dit slegs aanlyn te kyk. Reekse en flieks is ook beskikbaar in laer resolusie om bandwydte te spaar.
ONTAPtv.com is toeganklik deur middel van die diens se webplatform en is tans versoenbaar met PC, Mac, iOS- en Android-toestelle. Die platform is gebou vir Firefox, Internet Explorer, en Safari. Op die stadium werk dit nog nie op Google Chrome nie, maar dit behoort in die toekoms te verander.
[BRONNE: www.memeburn.com]
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