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  1. 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...
  3. Jan

    StarSat dropping Afrikaans channels

    DStv competitor kills its Afrikaans channels StarSat will drop its two Afrikaans channels from the platform on 30 September 2022, the owners of MyTV and OnseTV have announced. “StarSat, the South African branch of StarTimes Media, has ended Afrikaans on the StarSat decoder after 13 years of...
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  4. Jan

    DStv vs StarSat after hikes prices

    StarSat hikes prices — How it compares to DStv Access, Family, and Compact StarSat recently increased its pricing by around 10% for each package, bringing its Special, Super, and Max products to R120, R230, and R330, respectively. The Chinese-owned broadcaster attributed its price increases to...
  5. Jan

    Many South African contenders have tried to beat DStv and Netflix - all have failed

    DStv's list of vanquished competitors in South Africa DStv’s competitors have fought an uphill battle to attain programming rights in South Africa, as the MultiChoice-owned broadcaster often locked down premium content rights from several studios and sporting leagues. With slim pickings on...
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  6. Jan

    DStv and StarSat prices compared from 2013 to 2022

    DStv vs StarSat prices — 2013 to 2022 While MultiChoice increases the prices of its DStv bouquets almost every year, rival paid-for satellite service Starsat has only hiked its fees once in nine years. DStv's annual price adjustments have become a norm for its subscribers, typically kicking in...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv versus StarSat — channel and price showdown

    DStv versus StarSat — channel and price showdown While StarSat's channels cater more toward foreign nationals and expats in South Africa, DStv's sports coverage remains the best in the country, a MyBroadband comparison has shown. We compared DStv's Access, Family, and Compact offerings against...
  8. Jan

    Disney kills FOX channel on DStv and StarSat

    DStv channel shut down Disney will be pulling its Fox channel from broadcasters in Africa at the end of next month, including DStv, StarTimes, and StarSat. A Walt Disney Africa spokesperson confirmed to MyBroadband that the channel would shut down on these platforms a minute before midnight on...
  9. D

    StarSat - No Customer care!

    StarSat - How this company stays in business is a mystery to me. They don't reply to emails, and don't return their calls. Basically their (few remaining) customers are left to resolve issues on their own.
  10. Kevin Lancaster

    StarSat leaves business rescue, but troubles not over

    StarSat leaves business rescue, but troubles not over StarSat has ended its business rescue process, which had been running for the past four years.
  11. Kevin Lancaster

    StarSat to retrench staff

    StarSat to retrench staff StarSat plans to retrench staff, following the handing out of section 189 notices to employees.
  12. Kevin Lancaster

    MultiChoice mum on Netflix coming to South Africa

    MultiChoice mum on Netflix coming to SA While other broadcasters and VOD providers have weighed in, MultiChoice has elected to remain silent on the news that Netflix has plans to expand to South Africa
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  13. Kevin Lancaster

    Porn channel appeal bid dismissed

    Porn channel appeal bid dismissed An application for leave to appeal a court ruling on the licensing of three porn pay channels was dismissed by the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday
  14. Kevin Lancaster

    Porn channel judgement expected

    Porn channel judgement expected Judgment in an application for leave to appeal a court ruling on the licensing of three porn pay channels is expected to be handed down by the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday
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    DSTV Fraudsters - How best to deal with them

    I contacted a well known DSTV instillation company, they are quite large and operate from Kempton all the way up to Pretoria. They confirmed that they were definitely DSTV accredited and were able to complete the DSTV instillation to spec. They arrived on site and completed the instillation...
  16. Jan

    StarSat porn channel appeal process begins

    StarSat porn channel license review appeal ODM has applied for leave to appeal a court ruling which said that Icasa’s licensing of StarSat’s three porn pay channels must be reviewed.
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  17. Kevin Lancaster

    TV porn in SA - is it even relevant?

    The truth about porn in South Africa Is TV porn prevalent enough to warrant three concerned groups taking Icasa to the Western Cape High Court?
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  18. Kevin Lancaster

    TV porn does not break the law: Icasa

    TV porn is not illegal: Icasa The Independent Communications Authority of SA said it did not find anything in law to stop it from authorising the broadcast of adult pornography on pay channels
  19. Kevin Lancaster

    TV porn all about money: Doctors for Life

    Icasa do not understand “dangers” of TV porn The decision to launch three porn pay channels on local television is about money, non-profit organisation Doctors for Life has told the Western Cape High
  20. Kevin Lancaster

    Cause for Justice calls TV porn a crime

    Porn on TV is a crime The licencing of three pornographic television channels is a contravention of two criminal statutes, not-for-profit organisation Cause for Justice has told the Western Cape High Court
  21. Kevin Lancaster

    SA porn channels challenged in court

    SA porn channels on StarSat challenged The Justice Alliance of SA has filed papers in the High Court in Cape Town to challenge Icasa’s decision to allow three pornographic channels to be broadcast on TV
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