South Africans ditching DStv

South Africans ditching DStv

The broadcaster has seen a significant decline in its South African subscribers over the past two years.

 

[Brian_G]

Sneakily timed title well done Daniel

 

[FiestaST]

Ok.

 

[dualmeister]

Yes we know. Thank you.

Thread 'DStv has lost 2.8 million subscribers since its peak in March 2023'

Dec 1, 2025

Death by a million cuts — South Africans say goodbye to DStv

DStv operator MultiChoice has lost 2.8 million subscribers since its height on 31 March 2023, declining from 17.3 million to 14.5 million, a reduction of over 16% in two years.

MultiChoice’s new owner, French media conglomerate Groupe Canal+, recently published an investor presentation with charts illustrating MultiChoice’s decline in recent years.

• mylesillidge
• Replies: 79
• Forum: Broadband and IT News

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[FiestaST]

 

[chrisc]

Cut 12 channels - no reduction in fees
Provide useless customer service - no reduction in fees
Muddle up episodes, then lie about it - no reduction in fees
Poor program definition quality - no reduction in fees

 

[Lupus]

Cut 12 channels - no reduction in fees
Provide useless customer service - no reduction in fees
Muddle up episodes, then lie about it - no reduction in fees
Poor program definition quality - no reduction in fees

Cause the fee is for the sport not the 12 add on channels

 

[Brian_G]

Which cut 12 channels?

*starts a rumour about 17 more channels*

 

[Spizz]

How fscking slow are these clowns? No-one watches linear TV anymore and those that did are old tannies who are dying off. Just give us a sports package already.

 

[akescpt]

How fscking slow are these clowns? No-one watches linear TV anymore and those that did are old tannies who are dying off. Just give us a sports package already.

that generation is far from being over...they love their dstv...

 

[dontcryforme]

Dark clouds

 

[Lupus]

How fscking slow are these clowns? No-one watches linear TV anymore and those that did are old tannies who are dying off. Just give us a sports package already.

Yeah all those people in the township and squatter camps with their fibre connections

 

[My_King]

Oh no, think about the sports mos.

 

[Spizz]

Yeah all those people in the township and squatter camps with their fibre connections

Oh, are they the ones with the full bouquet?

I stand corrected.

 

[Spizz]

that generation is far from being over...they love their dstv...

Okay, so give separate packages for the tannies as well. It’s really not so hard.

These guys are losing subscribers left right and centre and they need to do something about it, but yet they still persist with the same old same old that is just not moving with the times.

Do something. Anything.

 

[FiestaST]

Taps closing.

 

[Lupus]

Oh, are they the ones with the full bouquet?

I stand corrected.

They generally don't want the full bouquet, they only require the sports and series that are on the packages they have.
Remember same as most things the premium option isn't for everyone and more money is made on the cheaper packages, the premium ones are for people who think or want to believe they require everything.

 

[satanboy]

 

[Brian_G]

the premium ones are for people who think or want to believe they require everything.

and who think they can afford it.

 

[Brian_G]

Taps closing.