Broadcasting7.09.2026

Big change at DStv

By Jan Vermeulen

DStv will unveil new colours and branding alongside a total overhaul of its packages at a media event at its Randburg headquarters on Monday, 7 September 2026.

DStv‘s operating company in South Africa will unveil a completely restructured lineup of packages, which is set to roll out to customers on 17 September 2026.

In addition to the channel lineup changes, the Monday event featured new black DStv branding. It confirmed the names of the new packages and included the wording “DStv Expect+”

The colours and “+” iconography evoke the branding of Canal+, the French media conglomerate that acquired MultiChoice at the end of 2025.

Among the changes are a brand-new standalone package for movies and series, called DStv Movies & Series, and an overhaul of DStv Compact into a standalone sports package called DStv Sports.

It is MultiChoice’s single biggest change and content shake-up since it first created different DStv packages in 2005.

DStv Compact, available for R399 per month on a streaming-only package, will be transformed into DStv Sport.

It will feature SuperSport’s Premier League and UEFA content, PSL, international cricket, local rugby, one URC match per week, and the UFC. It will also retain some entertainment content.

DStv Sport will not offer Formula 1, MotoGP, premium international rugby, such as Springbok matches, golf, and ATP tennis.

In addition to the package changes, DStv will introduce a brand-new Movies & Series product priced below DStv Premium, which will include the pay-TV operator’s flagship M-Net channel.

It will be the first time since DStv launched in 1995 that it has made M-Net available on a lower-tier package.

Aside from these changes, DStv’s operating company in South Africa plans to reorganise its packages as follows:

DStv EasyView, at R29 per month, was not mentioned in its plans.
Starter, at R99 per month (formerly DStv Access), will include 85 TV channels, including sports like Premier League matches of the week on the SuperSport Kickoff channel.
Select, at R299 per month (formerly DStv Family), will offer 100 TV channels, carry SuperSport’s PSL soccer content, and include M-Net’s Mzansi Magic and Nickelodeon’s kids channel.
Sports, at R399 per month (formerly DStv Compact), will offer 115 TV channels, including SuperSport’s Premier League and UEFA content, as well as T20 cricket.
Movies & Series, at R500 per month, will offer 115 TV channels, including M-Net, which has only been available on DStv Premium.
DStv Compact Plus, at R549 per month, was not mentioned. MyBroadband understands it will remain largely unchanged.
Premium, at R799 per month, will offer 130 TV channels and include Formula 1, MotoGP, premium rugby, such as Springbok matches, golf, and ATP tennis.

All prices listed above are for DStv streaming-only packages. MyBroadband understands that the subscription fees for DStv’s decoder-based packages will also remain the same.