{"id":226957,"date":"2017-09-03T18:04:52","date_gmt":"2017-09-03T16:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=226957"},"modified":"2017-09-03T18:06:04","modified_gmt":"2017-09-03T16:06:04","slug":"dstv-price-and-channel-comparison-premium-vs-compact-plus-vs-compact","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/226957-dstv-price-and-channel-comparison-premium-vs-compact-plus-vs-compact.html","title":{"rendered":"DStv price and channel comparison – Premium vs Compact Plus vs Compact"},"content":{"rendered":"

MultiChoice recently renamed its DStv Extra package to DStv Compact Plus<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Compact Plus sits between DStv Premium and DStv Compact, and offers sport, general entertainment, and kids channels.<\/p>\n

Its monthly fee remains R489 and its channels list is untouched, but MultiChoice said the name change eliminates confusion between the Extra package and the DStv XtraView service.<\/p>\n

Pricing<\/h3>\n

To potential and existing DStv subscribers, deciding which package to take can be tricky.<\/p>\n

To show you the differences between Premium, Compact Plus, and Compact from a channel perspective, we have created comparison tables – posted below. The price differences are also listed below.<\/p>\n

The packages all have access to the decoder-based versions of DStv Catch Up and BoxOffice, with the payment of an R85-per-month access fee.<\/p>\n

They also have access to DStv Now, which offers streaming of their respective channels through web browsers, and the DStv Now iOS and Android apps.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
DStv Package<\/th>\nPrice pm<\/th>\nNumber of Channels<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
DStv Premium<\/strong><\/td>\nR789<\/td>\n142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv Compact Plus<\/strong><\/td>\nR489<\/td>\n120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv Compact<\/strong><\/td>\nR365<\/td>\n100<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv Family<\/strong><\/td>\nR235<\/td>\n77<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv Access<\/strong><\/td>\nR99<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv EasyView<\/strong><\/td>\nR29<\/td>\n32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Channel comparison<\/h3>\n

To see how the packages compare, we first listed the channels common to the top three packages in the table below.<\/p>\n

The tables below this then detail which channels are exclusive to\u00a0DStv Compact Plus and DStv Premium, and then\u00a0DStv Premium on its own.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
DStv Compact and Up<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Movies & Entertainment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M-Net Movies Action (110)<\/td>\nBBC Brit (120)<\/td>\nDiscovery Family (136)<\/td>\nSABC Encore (156)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M-Net Movies All Stars (111)<\/td>\nFox HD (125)<\/td>\nTCM (137)<\/td>\nMzansi Magic (161)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Studio Universal (112)<\/td>\nFox Life (126)<\/td>\neMovies+ (138)<\/td>\nMzansi Wethu (163)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zee Bollywood Movies (114)<\/td>\nSony Channel (127)<\/td>\nM-Net Movies Zone (139)<\/td>\nMzansi Bioskop (164)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M-Net City (115)<\/td>\nSony Max (128)<\/td>\nkykNET & Kie (145)<\/td>\nEbony Life TV (165)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vuzu (116)<\/td>\nBET International (129)<\/td>\nkykNET Nou! (146)<\/td>\nGlow TV (167)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Universal Channel HD (117)<\/td>\nCBS Reality (132)<\/td>\nAfricaMagic Epic Movies (152)<\/td>\nZ World (166)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telemundo (118)<\/td>\nTLC Entertainment (135)<\/td>\nAfricaMagic Family (154)<\/td>\nROK (168)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv Explora Tutorials (197)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Documentaries & Lifestyle<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VIA (147)<\/td>\nFood (175)<\/td>\nTravel Channel (179)<\/td>\nIgnition (189)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IDx (171)<\/td>\nThe Home Channel (176)<\/td>\nNational Geographic Channel (181)<\/td>\nSpice TV (190)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
BBC Lifestyle (174)<\/td>\nFashion One (178)<\/td>\nNat Geo Wild (182)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free-to-air<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC 1 (191)<\/td>\ne.tv HD (194)<\/td>\nBay TV (260)<\/td>\nCape Town TV (263)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC 2 (192)<\/td>\ne.tv Extra (195)<\/td>\n1KZN TV (261)<\/td>\nGauTV (265)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC 3 (193)<\/td>\nSoweto TV (251)<\/td>\nTshwane TV (262)<\/td>\nLesotho TV (292)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sport<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SuperSport Blitz (200)<\/td>\nSuperSport 3 HD (203)<\/td>\nSuperSport 9 (209)<\/td>\nTeleTrack (239)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\nSuperSport 4 HD (204)<\/td>\nSuperSport 10 (210)<\/td>\nGinx eSports (240)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kids & Teen<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cartoon Network (301)<\/td>\nDisney XD (304)<\/td>\nDisney Junior (309)<\/td>\neToonz+ (311)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boomerang (302)<\/td>\nNickToons (308)<\/td>\nJimJam (310)<\/td>\nMindset (319)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Channel O (320)<\/td>\nMTV Base (322)<\/td>\nTrace Africa (326)<\/td>\nOne Gospel (331)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mzansi Music (321)<\/td>\nTrace Urban (325)<\/td>\nSoundcity (327)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Religion<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dumisa (340)<\/td>\nDaystar (342)<\/td>\nGod TV (344)<\/td>\nEmmanuel.TV (390)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Faith (341)<\/td>\nTBN (343)<\/td>\niTV (347)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

DStv Compact Plus and Premium<\/h3>\n

DStv Compact Plus and Premium includes the channels listed above, plus the following 20 channels.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
DStv Compact Plus and Up<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Movies & Entertainment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comedy Central (122)<\/td>\nE! Entertainment Television (124)<\/td>\nkykNET (144)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ITV Choice (123)<\/td>\nLifetime (131)<\/td>\nAfricaMagic Urban (153)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Documentaries & Lifestyle<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crime Investigation (170)<\/td>\nAnimal Planet (183)<\/td>\nHistory (186)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sport<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SuperSport 7 HD (207)<\/td>\nSuperSport 8 (208)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kids & Teen<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nickelodeon (305)<\/td>\nCbeebies (306)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VH1 Classic (323)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
News & Commerce<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sky News (402)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Specialist \/ Foreign<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rai Italia (430)<\/td>\nRTPi (435)<\/td>\nDeutsche Welle (446)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Beste van Nederlands (431)<\/td>\nTV5 Monde Afrique (437)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

DStv Premium<\/h3>\n

DStv Premium features the channels listed above, plus the following 21 channels.<\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
DStv Premium<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Movies & Entertainment<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M-Net HD (101)<\/td>\nM-Net Movies Smile (105)<\/td>\nBBC First (119)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Vuzu Amp HD (103)<\/td>\nM-Net Movies Action+ HD (106)<\/td>\nM-Net Binge (900)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M-Net Movies Premiere (104)<\/td>\nSundance TV (108)<\/td>\nM-Net Plus 1 (901)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Documentaries & Lifestyle<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Discovery HD (121)<\/td>\nBBC Earth (184)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sport<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SuperSport 1 HD (201)<\/td>\nSuperSport 5 HD (205)<\/td>\nSuperSport 11 (211)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SuperSport 2 HD (202)<\/td>\nSuperSport 6 HD (206)<\/td>\nSuperSport 12 (212)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/td>\nSuperSport Maximo (235)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kids & Teen<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Disney (303)<\/td>\nNick Jr. (307)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
News & Commerce<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bloomberg (411)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\n

Now read: Multiple enhancements to DStv Now made by MultiChoice<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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