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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Don't bother with DStv Stream's free plan

    Don't bother with DStv Stream's free plan DStv's free video streaming package has shrunk to just four channels and offers very little compelling content compared to other free ad-supported streaming services in South Africa in June 2026. MultiChoice initially made 13 of its linear channels...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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  3. Luis

    DStv affordability versus Openview

    DStv affordability versus Openview South Africans can get eMedia's satellite TV product, Openview, and watch it indefinitely for a one-time fee to install and activate the service. Unlike MultiChoice's DStv, which involves hardware and subscription costs, Openview only charges R799 for its...
  4. Luis

    EasyView package removed from DStv website

    EasyView package removed from DStv website DStv's most affordable satellite package, EasyView, is no longer listed for purchase on the broadcaster's website. Although the EasyView package was never available as a streaming package, the decoder package was previously available for customers to...
  5. Luis

    DStv Internet gutted

    DStv Internet gutted Canal+ has cut DStv Internet's product offering down to just three fixed-LTE packages, each offering 400GB of anytime data per month. Based on a search of cached web pages on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, the change occurred sometime in mid-April 2026.
  6. Luis

    Canal+ signs agreements for Rugby World Cup and Premier Soccer League

    Canal+ signs agreements for Rugby World Cup and Premier Soccer League DStv owner Groupe Canal+ announced on Wednesday that it had signed agreements for the Rugby World Cup, Vodacom United Rugby Championship, and Premier Soccer League. Canal+ confirmed an agreement with World Rugby for the...
    • Luis
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    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Luis

    €100 Million committed in strategy to revive DStv

    €100 Million committed in strategy to revive DStv Groupe Canal+ is preparing a secondary inward listing on the JSE while trying to turn around DStv, as the South African pay-TV giant is now key to its African growth plans after Showmax failed. The listing fulfilled a commitment Canal+ made...
  8. Dippid

    DStv Extaview

    Need to set up extraview with: 1. Explora ultra 2. HD PVR 2P 3. Smart Lnb 502 The Explora is the primary device but only has one satellite connection. The Smart Lnb is connected to this point on the Explora. Apparently the "heart beat" is sent from this single connection point to the Smart Lnb...
  9. Luis

    Canal+ slashing costs at MultiChoice amid customer exodus

    Canal+ slashing costs at MultiChoice amid customer exodus French media conglomerate Groupe Canal+ has been aggressively cutting costs at MultiChoice while attempting to halt an exodus of DStv subscribers. Canal+ confirmed earlier in May that it would complete a secondary inward listing of its...
    • Luis
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv cut R9.6 billion in 5 years to survive

    DStv cut R9.6 billion in 5 years to survive In the five years before its acquisition by France's Groupe Canal+, MultiChoice's aggressive cost-cutting programme delivered cumulative savings of approximately R9.6 billion. The cost-cutting ensured the group's survival long enough for it to be...
  11. Luis

    MultiChoice owner already reducing staff ahead of potential mass layoffs

    MultiChoice owner already reducing staff ahead of potential mass layoffs MultiChoice is heading for a major staff shake-up after Groupe Canal+’s takeover, with a three-year retrenchment moratorium likely delaying deeper job cuts rather than preventing them. The French media giant has already...
  12. Luis

    DStv customers with Discovery will receive double their Discovery Miles

    DStv customers with Discovery will receive double their Discovery Miles DStv and Discovery Bank have announced that customers will receive double their Ðiscovery Miles rewards until the end of June. Discovery announced on Thursday that, for the seven weeks between 11 May and 30 June 2026...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Groupe Canal+ announces JSE listing date

    Groupe Canal+ announces JSE listing date French media conglomerate and the MultiChoice Group’s new owner, Groupe Canal+, announced that its shares will begin trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on 3 June 2026. “The JSE has granted approval to Canal+ for a secondary listing, by way of...
  14. Luis

    South Africans still ditching DStv

    South Africans still ditching DStv MultiChoice’s revenue continues to plummet as South Africans cut the cord and move from DStv to competing streaming services like Netflix and YouTube. On 28 April 2026, Canal+, which acquired MultiChoice at the end of 2025, provided a trading update for the...
  15. Luis

    MultiChoice owner and French media giant to list on JSE

    MultiChoice owner and French media giant to list on JSE MultiChoice owner and DStv operator Groupe Canal+ has confirmed it will list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on 3 June 2026. This came after the French media giant said it expected to list on the exchange soon alongside its...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Community TV channels demand DStv carry them

    Community TV channels demand DStv carry them The Association of Community Television (ACT-SA) wants South Africa's communications watchdog to force DStv to continue carrying community channels under the country's new digital TV regulations. However, the Independent Communications Authority of...
    • Hanno Labuschagne
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    • Replies: 9
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv losing its crown in South African living rooms

    DStv losing its crown in South African living rooms MultiChoice’s DStv, once the undisputed king of South African living rooms and the gold standard for premium entertainment, is facing an existential crisis as subscribers desert the platform in record numbers. Over the 40 years since M-Net...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    Details about DStv's cancelled Ultra decoder

    Details about DStv's cancelled Ultra decoder Another victim of Canal+'s takeover of MultiChoice appears to be the shelving of what MultiChoice planned to be its 4th-generation, likely voice-controlled, DStv Ultra decoder. MultiChoice designed this advanced, sleek white DStv Explora-type...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv cuts off 819 pirate stream viewers in SA

    DStv cuts off 819 pirate stream viewers in SA MultiChoice has confirmed to MyBroadband that the 819 pirate streaming accounts it deactivated during a raid in Cape Town belonged to end-users. In a statement last week, MultiChoice said it had accessed a pirate streaming provider's management...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv Premium cancellation headache

    DStv Premium cancellation headache A DStv Premium subscriber who tried to cancel her subscription through the company's WhatsApp self-service channel continued being billed after the system failed to process the full cancellation. Although DStv support agents helped the customer cancel her...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice has a reputation problem after Canal+ takeover

    MultiChoice has a reputation problem after Canal+ takeover PressPulse’s latest media sentiment report shows that MultiChoice has suffered significant reputational damage after the Canal+ acquisition. MultiChoice has long been criticised for the price of its DStv service, which had enjoyed a...
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