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  1. Jan

    DStv Compact gets ESPN2

    MultiChoice adds major sports channel to DStv Compact DStv is adding ESPN 2 to its channel catalogue for Compact subscribers, increasing its sports offering for these customers to ten channels. ESPN 2 is the home of basketball and American football in South Africa, with the channel airing...
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  3. Jan

    DStv Premium's R994 per month vs 12 streaming services

    12 streaming services you can get for the price of DStv Premium South Africans can subscribe to 12 video streaming services for the same price as a single DStv Premium decoder subscription while getting significantly more movies and TV shows. MultiChoice's latest annual adjustment in DStv...
    • Jan
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  4. Hanno Labuschagne

    SuperSport backtracks on IPL — will now broadcast all 2023 matches

    SuperSport backtracks on IPL — will now broadcast all 2023 matches DStv's SuperSport has secured rights to broadcast the Indian Premier League (IPL), which starts today, 31 March 2023, the broadcaster revealed in a statement. This comes after SuperSport announced on Thursday, 30 March 2023...
  5. Jan

    MultiChoice couldn't afford IPL rights, and could lose the English Premier League - Cash n Sports

    Why DStv lost IPL cricket — major soccer rights also at risk Cash N Sports director Nqobile Ndlovu says MultiChoice could not afford the rights to broadcast the Indian Premier League (IPL) — the world's most popular domestic cricket tournament. It's a significant blow to SuperSport and DStv...
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  6. Jan

    SuperSport loses IPL broadcasting rights - could point to imminent Paramount+ launch in South Africa

    Massive blow to DStv's SuperSport DStv's SuperSport will no longer broadcast the world's most popular domestic cricket tournament — the Indian Premier League (IPL). In a statement on Thursday, the broadcaster said discussions with the IPL broadcasting rights holder had been unsuccessful, and...
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  7. Jan

    DStv, Openview, StarSat prices and channel count - March 2023

    DStv vs Openview vs StarSat — prices and channels compared South Africans who want to ditch DStv and its yearly price hikes but still want access to satellite TV can consider StarSat and Openview as alternatives and will likely save some money by doing so. MyBroadband compared DStv's new...
  8. Jan

    MultiChoice warns load-shedding will hurt DStv revenue in 2023 results

    Eskom load-shedding hits DStv DStv parent company MultiChoice has warned investors that it expects to report lower revenue than anticipated for its 2023 financial year (FY2023). MultiChoice said subscriber growth and activity during the Fifa World Cup and festive season had not been enough to...
  9. Jan

    DStv EasyView and Openview breakeven price comparison

    DStv vs Openview — installation and hardware price comparison South Africans who opt for Openview over DStv's cheapest package will start saving money after two years and four months, a MyBroadband analysis has revealed. If you compare DStv Access rather than DStv EasyView, Openview starts...
  10. Jan

    MultiChoice announces partnership with Peacock/NBCUniversal for 30% of Showmax

    DStv-owner MultiChoice announces massive streaming video deal MultiChoice has announced an agreement with Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky that will see South Africa’s broadcasting giant sell a 30% stake in Showmax. The new Showmax group will be powered by Peacock’s technology. It will remain...
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  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv switching off Chinese channel

    DStv switching off Chinese channel MultiChoice will remove the CCTV-4 channel from its DStv satellite TV service at the end of the month. The pay-TV broadcaster said this decision formed part of its regular review of channel offerings to ensure it provided customers with the "best in local and...
  12. Jan

    MultiChoice targets 5,000 counterfeit remotes, joins Partners Against Piracy

    Police seize and destroy 5,000 fake DStv remotes MultiChoice has announced that South African police seized and saw to the destruction of 5,000 counterfeit remote controls that infringed on the company’s DStv logo trademark. The company said the remotes undermined its intellectual property...
    • Jan
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    DSTV issues on Hisense VIDAA 5.2

    Hello friends I have a Hisense OLED A8G with VIDAA 5.2 installed (latest update) The DSTV app preinstalled will play channels perfectly at their highest quality for about 1-2 minutes, and then will just suddenly pause, and the only way to get it working is to go back and start the stream over...
  14. Jan

    DStv Premium, Family, and Access prices vs inflation - 2000 to 2023

    23 years of DStv price hikes in South Africa Price increases for DStv Premium remain below inflation, whereas DStv Family subscribers are still paying more for their service in real terms than in 2013, a MyBroadband analysis shows. Although MultiChoice’s price hikes for DStv Access have...
    • Jan
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  15. Jan

    MultiChoice announces launch target for Proximity Control system to increase DStv streaming limit

    MultiChoice reveals DStv streaming limit plans MultiChoice Group COO Simon Camerer says that DStv’s Proximity Control system is in the works, on track, and they are looking towards a mid–2023 release. Proximity Control is the name of a digital rights management system MultiChoice wants to...
    • Jan
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  16. Jan

    Netflix Premium vs Showmax Pro vs DStv Premium - February 2023

    Netflix vs DStv vs Showmax — the best value for money South Africans get the highest value from a Netflix Premium subscription than from DStv Premium stream-only or Showmax Pro, provided they don't want MultiChoice's live sports coverage. Netflix's top-tier subscription is cheaper, allows more...
    • Jan
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  17. Jan

    MultiChoice announces 2023 DStv price increases, kick in on 1 April

    DStv announces price increases MultiChoice has announced its annual DStv price adjustments that will kick in on 1 April 2023. Prices will increase by an average of 4.3% across DStv’s satellite pay-TV portfolio.
  18. Jan

    Canal+ now owns over 30% of MultiChoice

    French pay-TV giant scoops up shares in DStv-owner MultiChoice French media giant Groupe Canal+ SA has increased its stake in MultiChoice to 30.27%, the company told shareholders on Friday. This is up from 26.26% in September 2022, when MultiChoice disclosed that Canal+ had bought a...
    • Jan
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    DSTV Recently Watched

    For the past few months, DSTV Now in the browser stopped updating the "Recently Watched" tab. I think the issue may have started some time in November, but open to correction on that. It always worked perfectly before. That tab used to update FIFO/first-in-first-out with the latest 6 channels...
  20. Random3328

    Major DSTV security flaw

    Hey all I raised this to DSTV support last year and they haven't done anything, I was more asked why I did such a thing in the first place. People who have DSTV accounts outside of South Africa, can technically access another person's account in SA, just by simply logging in with their connect...
  21. Jan

    DStv business packages compared - including a hospitality bundle with all SuperSport channels for R390 per TV

    Why you cannot get DStv's R390 package with all SuperSport channels DStv sells a package that includes all its SuperSport channels for just R390 per month (per screen), but it is exclusive to accommodation establishments like hotels, lodges, and B&Bs. MultiChoice's satellite TV service offers...
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