DStv currently offers 67 high definition (HD) channels in South Africa, with content ranging from general entertainment and sport, to documentaries and news.<\/p>\n
This extends back to when MultiChoice launched M-Net HD in 2008, using the Beijing Olympics to showcase the technology.<\/p>\n
The second HD channel on DStv was Discovery HD Showcase, which launched on 21 December 2009. DStv then launched its first dedicated SuperSport HD channel a few days later.<\/p>\n
While MultiChoice added several more HD channels to its line-up in the years that followed, it was limited by the satellite capacity at its disposal at the time.<\/p>\n
MultiChoice explained to MyBroadband that deciding whether to add more HD channels was a balancing act, as they consume the same amount of bandwidth as four standard definition (SD) channels.<\/p>\n
The pay TV operator said that nowadays the efficiency is around three SD channels for every one HD channel.<\/p>\n
When DStv got a replacement satellite in Intelsat\u201320, and its backup satellite Intelsat-36,<\/a><\/strong> it said that the additional capacity available would allow enable many more services to be launched, including HD channels.<\/p>\n The number of HD channels on the pay TV platform then exploded, climbing to the 67 high definition channels available today.<\/p>\n All of the HD channels currently available on DStv are listed below.<\/p>\n DStv currently offers 67 high definition channels in South Africa, with content ranging from general entertainment to sport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":120244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_threads_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[85,35,20163,475],"class_list":["post-302058","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","tag-dstv","tag-headline","tag-high-definition-hd","tag-multichoice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302058"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=302058"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302058\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":302082,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/302058\/revisions\/302082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/120244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=302058"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=302058"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=302058"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Channels<\/h3>\n
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\n Entertainment – Available in HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 101 – M-Net HD<\/td>\n 121 – Discovery Channel HD<\/td>\n 130 – MTV HD<\/td>\n 163 – Mzansi Wethu HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 103 – 1 Magic HD<\/td>\n 122 – Comedy Central HD<\/td>\n 135 – Discovery TLC HD<\/td>\n 166 – Zee World HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 116 – VUZU HD<\/td>\n 123 – ITV Choice HD<\/td>\n 136 – Discovery Family HD<\/td>\n 167 – Star Life HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 117 – Universal TV HD<\/td>\n 124 – E! Entertainment HD<\/td>\n 144 – Kyk NET HD<\/td>\n 195 – eTV Extra HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 119 – BBC First HD<\/td>\n 125 – FOX HD<\/td>\n 145 – Kyk NET & Kie HD<\/td>\n 901 – M-Net Plus 1 HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 120 – BBC Brit HD<\/td>\n 129 – BET HD<\/td>\n 157 – Moja Love HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Movies – Available in HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 104 – M-Net Movies Premiere HD<\/td>\n 109 – M-Net Movies Epic Battles HD<\/td>\n 138 – eMovies HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 105 – M-Net Movies Smile HD<\/td>\n 111 – M-Net Movies All Stars HD<\/td>\n 139 – M-Net Movies Zone HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 106 – M-Net Movies Action + HD<\/td>\n 112 – Studio Universal HD<\/td>\n 140 – eMovies Extra HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 108 – Sundance TV HD<\/td>\n 137 – TNT Africa HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Lifestyle & Culture – Available in HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 147 – VIA HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 175 – Food Network HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Documentary – Available in HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 170 – Crime & Investigation Network HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 171 – Discovery ID HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 184 – BBC Earth HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 186 – The History Channel HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Sport – DStv Available in HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 200 – BLITZ HD<\/td>\n 205 – SuperSport HD 5<\/td>\n 210 – SuperSport HD 10<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 201 – SuperSport HD 1<\/td>\n 206 – SuperSport HD 6<\/td>\n 211 – SuperSport 11 HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 202 – SuperSport HD 2<\/td>\n 207 – SuperSport HD 7<\/td>\n 212 – SuperSport HD 12<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 203 – SuperSport HD 3<\/td>\n 208 – SuperSport HD 8<\/td>\n 235 – SuperSport Maximo HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 204 – SuperSport HD 4<\/td>\n 209 – SuperSport HD 9<\/td>\n 240 – Ginx eSports HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Free-to-air – Available in HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 191 – SABC 1 HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 192 – SABC 2 HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 193 – SABC 3 HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 194 – e.TV HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Children – Available in HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 300 – Superhero HQ HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 301 – Cartoon Network HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 302 – Boomerang HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 305 – Nickelodeon HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Music – Available in HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 320 – Channel O HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 322 – MTV Base HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 325 – TRACE URBAN HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n News – Available in HD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n 401 – CNN International HD<\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\nNow read:\u00a0DStv package price and channel comparison \u2014 Premium vs Compact vs Compact Plus<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"