MultiChoice drops channel from DStv

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DStv shuts down channel

MultiChoice's DStv will no longer carry the PBS Kids channel from the end of August 2024, and the broadcaster won't say why, TV with Thinus reports.

It is the 12th channel the satellite TV provider has removed from its catalogue this year, with other notable removals, including 1Magic, ME, WildEarth, GinX, and Africa Magic Urban.
 
PaulMurkin said:
Why is everything that MonoChoice does, news? Who cares about a dropped channel. OMFG, next we will have news articles about them changing a pixel in their fugly logo
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There's people watching the channel and this type of content garners traffic on mybroadband
 
Daniel Puchert said:
DStv shuts down channel

It is the 12th channel the satellite TV provider has removed from its catalogue this year, with other notable removals, including 1Magic, ME, WildEarth, GinX, and Africa Magic Urban.
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There has been a slow erosion of channels over the years that I'm prepared to watch. Prior to this years cuts, the German, Dutch and Animal Planet channels were cut. Russia Today remains despite not being available for two and a half years.

Additionally, several channels I might watch have degraded content and a lot of repeats:

Gordon Ramsey has inserted himself on several non food documentary channels. Sometimes two channels have him on at the same time.

After 20 years of repeating the now 25 year old Aussie border security programme, CBS Reality has slotted it into a morning instead of an evening slot.

I have not watched the Travel Channel for years after it became the Supernatural Channel specialising in Ghosts and little travel.

National Geographic has partially deviated from its documentary format and now offers "reality" shows about a fishing competition, car restoration, mysteries, survival and many repeats.

The History Channel has descended into offering pseudoscience in the form of UFO and Alien conspiracy theories. It also offers "reality" shows about pawn shops, junk collectors, car restoration, knife making competitions and mysteries among some history.

There are only 14 channels I will watch that may have something of interest. Three of them are international news channels. Yet, annually, I pay more for fewer channels. Either offer me a pay per channel option or preferably a pay per view option and still earn some revenue from me or lose me forever very soon.
 
Cosmik Debris said:
There has been a slow erosion of channels over the years that I'm prepared to watch. Prior to this years cuts, the German, Dutch and Animal Planet channels were cut. Russia Today remains despite not being available for two and a half years.

Additionally, several channels I might watch have degraded content and a lot of repeats:

Gordon Ramsey has inserted himself on several non food documentary channels. Sometimes two channels have him on at the same time.

After 20 years of repeating the now 25 year old Aussie border security programme, CBS Reality has slotted it into a morning instead of an evening slot.

I have not watched the Travel Channel for years after it became the Supernatural Channel specialising in Ghosts and little travel.

National Geographic has partially deviated from its documentary format and now offers "reality" shows about a fishing competition, car restoration, mysteries, survival and many repeats.

The History Channel has descended into offering pseudoscience in the form of UFO and Alien conspiracy theories. It also offers "reality" shows about pawn shops, junk collectors, car restoration, knife making competitions and mysteries among some history.

There are only 14 channels I will watch that may have something of interest. Three of them are international news channels. Yet, annually, I pay more for fewer channels. Either offer me a pay per channel option or preferably a pay per view option and still earn some revenue from me or lose me forever very soon.
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One thing we need to consider though is what is on offer these days from Hollywood et al, MC can't supply what no longer exists.
 
BTW, a couple of decent new series coming to M-Net, finally - The Sympathizer, and The Regime.

Credit where credit is due.
 
BBSA said:
They have poor ratings on IMDb
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Read IMDb's user reviews for The Regime, not everyone gets what it's about. I'm reserving judgement about the other one but the first episode looks good enough for me..
 
Brian_G said:
That's still going by the way. Only for the very few who stuck to it though. Usually a great selection of the sport.
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I thought they canned it.
They used to keep increasing the price so that people would drop it and go DSTV.

I used it till about 2008 i think.
 
Pegging said:
I thought they canned it.
They used to keep increasing the price so that people would drop it and go DSTV.

I used it till about 2008 i think.
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There were enough die-hards to keep it going, I think mostly for the Afrikaans soapies on that version of M-Net. Only thing that's changed is it's now just a digital transmission.

I've got access, one of the ways I avoid mainstream SuperSport adverts 😁
 
Brian_G said:
One thing we need to consider though is what is on offer these days from Hollywood et al, MC can't supply what no longer exists.
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I don't watch sports, reality, woke, pseudo anything, conspiracy, movies, series, soaps, religion, chat, opinion, cartoons, local junk, food and para anything. Which leaves me with documentaries, actuality and international news. This leaves me with 14 channels that might have something for me but are increasingly migrating into the category I won't watch.

Nat Geo Wild is also migrating to the teeth, claws and poison of animals sensationalism and infotainment. And then there is anything with Alaska in the title which is known to be fake.

Edit.: Many times the screen also goes blank or the programme becomes stuck. The voice to text sub titles on Nat Geo have also been slow for the past year resulting in half the information missing.
 
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