DStv Now

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Overview

If you are a DStv customer in a country within our DStv territories, the DStv app enables you to stream live TV, catch up on your favourite series, movies and sport highlights or download to watch later offline, all on the go.

The Live TV and Catch Up content in the DStv app will be as per your DStv subscription package and country where your subscription is held. Due to geo-blocking this content can only be played within the countries in the DStv territories.

As a DStv customer you can enjoy all of these features on the DStv app:

  • Live stream selected TV channels via 3G/4G or WIFI
  • Catch Up on a selection of the most popular shows, sport, and movies
  • Download up to 25 videos on Catch Up to enjoy offline later across 4 devices
  • With DStv Kids use a safe and fun viewing environment with PIN controlled access to enjoy the coolest shows and movies
  • Access the full 8-day TV Guide and set reminders to plan your viewing

Responsibilities

  • Coded in Android Studio using Java to develop features in order to fulfil business requirements.
  • Performed maintenance and implemented improvements to the project to fulfil the development requirements set out by business. This is inclusive of bug fixes.
  • Performed code reviews to assist in ensuring that high quality code is submitted into our production codebase and ensuring overall stability.
  • Reviewed peers coding to ensure quality and stability of the product.
  • Coded in IntelliJ to create a proxy REST microservice to provide the Android and iOS mobile applications with data to satisfy specific mobile app requirements.
  • Performed limited development on a POC for a television based video on demand application.
  • Developed a POC that involved integrating an android wear application with an android application, and ultimately communicating with a DStv PVR to perform recording via voice commands on the android wear device.

Technologies Used

  • Android
  • Java
  • HTML
  • Javascript
  • Android Studio
  • Jenkins
  • Gradle
  • Git
  • Bitbucket
  • SourceTree
  • Jira
  • Android Wear
  • Android TV
  • Spring boot

Description

If you are a DStv customer in a country within DStv territories, the DStv app enables you to stream live TV, catch up on your favourite series, movies and sport highlights or download to watch later offline, all on the go.