{"id":405383,"date":"2021-07-08T14:01:52","date_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:01:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=405383"},"modified":"2021-07-08T14:06:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-08T12:06:24","slug":"dstv-package-price-and-channel-comparison-compact-vs-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/405383-dstv-package-price-and-channel-comparison-compact-vs-family.html","title":{"rendered":"DStv package price and channel comparison \u2014 Compact vs Family"},"content":{"rendered":"

MultiChoice’s recent financial results revealed that although the satellite pay-TV broadcaster is bleeding DStv Premium subscribers, its lower-end packages show substantial growth.<\/p>\n

Its 2020\/21 annual results showed that subscribers to DStv Premium and Compact Plus declined by around 100,000 customers.<\/p>\n

However, the subscriber base of its Compact and Commercial packages increased by 100,000 and its DStv Family, Access, and Easy View subscribers grew by 600,000 clients.<\/p>\n

MultiChoice reported that it saw the second-highest number of new DStv sign-ups in its history in South Africa during the last year.<\/p>\n

It said that this was driven, in part, by an acceleration in the growth of DStv Compact subscribers thanks to the success of its hit show Gomora.<\/p>\n

The following charts of DStv’s subscriber mix in South Africa show how DStv Premium and Compact Plus subscribers have decreased in the past two years and how these declines were more than made up for by increases in DStv Compact, Family, Access, and EasyView subscribers.<\/p>\n

MultiChoice’s premium segment in South Africa consists of DStv Premium and Compact Plus subscribers.<\/p>\n

Its mid-market consists of the Compact and Commercial packages, while its mass-market segment comprises DStv Family, Access, and Easy View.<\/p>\n

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DStv South African subscriber mix \u2014 2020\/21 (left) and 2019\/20 (right)<\/p><\/div>\n

During the past year, MultiChoice also announced several changes to its channel line-up.<\/p>\n

It shut down SABC Encore, Sundance TV, Disney XD, and Fox Life; launched ESPN and ESPN 2; and reorganised its movie channels.<\/p>\n

With all these changes, it is useful to compare the prices and available channels of MultiChoice\u2019s DStv packages to understand their relative value better.<\/p>\n

The monthly price and number of channels in each DStv package are summarised in the table below. The total channels exclude the DStv channel (DStv 100), and the price excludes the monthly PVR Access Fee.<\/p>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
DStv packages prices and channels<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv package<\/th>\nPrice<\/th>\nChannels<\/th>\nPrice per channel<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
DStv Premium<\/td>\nR829<\/td>\n152<\/td>\nR5.45<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv Compact Plus<\/td>\nR539<\/td>\n139<\/td>\nR3.88<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv Compact<\/td>\nR409<\/td>\n115<\/td>\nR3.56<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv Family<\/td>\nR295<\/td>\n86<\/td>\nR3.43<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv Access<\/td>\nR115<\/td>\n61<\/td>\nR1.89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv EasyView<\/td>\nR29<\/td>\n32<\/td>\nR0.91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

For this comparison, we looked at how MultiChoice’s mid-market consumer offering, DStv Compact, stacks up to its main entry-level packages, DStv Family and DStv Access.<\/p>\n

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DStv Compact \u2014 R409 per month<\/h3>\n

The following table shows the channels available on DStv Compact that are not available on DStv Family or DStv Access.<\/p>\n

All of these channels are also included with DStv Compact Plus and DStv Premium<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

DStv Compact subscribers can add Showmax at a 50% discount on the monthly fee (R49 per month).<\/p>\n

You can also add M-Net Movies 1, M-Net Movies 2, and fliekNET to your DStv Compact subscription for an additional R99 per month.<\/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
DStv Compact channels<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Movies & Entertainment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
M-Net Movies 3 (107)<\/td>\nBBC Brit (120)<\/td>\nBET (129)<\/td>\nROK (167)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Studio Universal (112)<\/td>\nE! Entertainment Television (124)<\/td>\nMTV (130)<\/td>\nAnnual Nigerian Festivals (198)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
ITH (114)<\/td>\nFox (125)<\/td>\nLifetime (131)<\/td>\nTelemundu (507)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M-Net City (115)<\/td>\nGinx eSports (127)<\/td>\nMzansi Magic (161)<\/td>\nTV Record (515)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Documentaries & Lifestyle<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Discovery ID (171)<\/td>\nBBC Lifestyle (174)<\/td>\nFood Network (175)<\/td>\nHGTV (177)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Honey (173)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free Channels<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
TV Mozambique Internacional (701)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sports<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
SS PSL (202)<\/td>\nSS Variety 3 (208)<\/td>\nESPN (218)<\/td>\nWWE Channel (236)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SS Euro2020 (203)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kids & Teen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Disney (303)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
News & Commerce<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
CNN International (401)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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DStv Family \u2014 R295 per month<\/h3>\n

The following table shows the channels that are available on DStv Family packages and up.<\/p>\n

All of these channels are also included in DStv Compact, DStv Compact Plus, and DStv Premium.<\/p>\n

You can add M-Net Movies 1, M-Net Movies 2, and fliekNET to your DStv Family subscription for an additional R99 per month.<\/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
DStv Family channels<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Movies & Entertainment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Vuzu (116)<\/td>\nkykNET & Kie (145)<\/td>\nNovela Magic (165)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Universal Channel (117)<\/td>\nAfricaMagic Family (154)<\/td>\nZEE World (166)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TLNovelas (133)<\/td>\nMoja Love (157)<\/td>\nStar Life (167)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Documentaries & Lifestyle<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
VIA (147)<\/td>\nNational Geographic (181)<\/td>\nIgnition TV (189)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Travel Channel (179)<\/td>\nWildEarth (183)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sports<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
SS La Liga (204)<\/td>\nSS Football (205)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kids & Teen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Boomerang (302)<\/td>\nNickTOONS (308)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
kykNET Nou (146)<\/td>\nTRACE Africa (326)<\/td>\nTRACE Gospel (332)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
TRACE Urban (325)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
News & Commerce<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
eNews Channel Africa (403)<\/td>\nEuronews (414)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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DStv Access \u2014 R115 per month<\/h3>\n

The following table shows the channels that are available on DStv Access and up.<\/p>\n

These channels are also included in DStv Family, DStv Compact, DStv Compact Plus, and DStv Premium.<\/p>\n

You can add M-Net Movies 1, M-Net Movies 2, and fliekNET to your DStv Family subscription for an additional R99 per month.<\/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\n
DStv Access channels<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Movies & Entertainment<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
DStv (100)<\/td>\nDiscovery TLC (135)<\/td>\neMovies Extra (140)<\/td>\nMzansi Wethu (163)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
M-Net Movies 4 (108)<\/td>\nDiscovery Family (136)<\/td>\nAfricaMagic Epic (152)<\/td>\nMzansi Bioskop (164)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Telemundu (118)<\/td>\nTNT Africa (137)<\/td>\nReal Time (155)<\/td>\ne.TV Extra (195)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
CBS Reality (132)<\/td>\neMovies (138)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Documentaries & Lifestyle<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
The Home Channel (176)<\/td>\nPeople’s Weather (180)<\/td>\nNat Geo Wild (182)<\/td>\nSpice TV (190)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Free Channels<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC 1 (191)<\/td>\ne.TV (194)<\/td>\n1 KZN (261)<\/td>\nGauTV (265)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC 2 (192)<\/td>\nSoweto TV (251)<\/td>\nTshwane TV (262)<\/td>\nLesotho TV (292)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC 3 (193)<\/td>\nBay TV (260)<\/td>\nCape Town TV (263)<\/td>\nNTA I (299)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sports<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
SuperSport Blitz (200)<\/td>\nSS Variety 4 (209)<\/td>\nTellyTrack (249)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kids & Teen<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Cartoon Network (301)<\/td>\nJimJam (310)<\/td>\nPBS Kids (313)<\/td>\nMindset (319)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Disney Junior (309)<\/td>\neToonz (311)<\/td>\nDa Vinci (318)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Music<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Channel O (320)<\/td>\nMTV Base (322)<\/td>\nSound City (327)<\/td>\nOne Gospel (331)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mzansi Music (321)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Religion<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Dumisa (340)<\/td>\nDay Star (342)<\/td>\niTV Networks (347)<\/td>\nEmmanuel TV (390)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
FAITH (341)<\/td>\nTBN Africa (343)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
News & Commerce<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
BBC World News (400)<\/td>\nAl Jazeera (406)<\/td>\nCGTN News (409)<\/td>\nNDTV 24×7 (413)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
SABC News (404)<\/td>\nRussia Today (407)<\/td>\nCNBC Africa (410)<\/td>\nAfricanews (417)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newzroom Afrika (405)<\/td>\nParliamentary Service (408)<\/td>\nBusiness Day TV (412)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Specialist & Foreign<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
CCTV 4 (447)<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Now read: DStv vs Online streaming \u2014 Pricing showdown<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MultiChoice reported significant growth from its DStv Compact, DStv Family, and DStv Access packages. Here is how the company’s mid-market and mass-market products compare in price and channel line-up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":397927,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[85,19137,12745,18642,35,475],"class_list":["post-405383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","tag-dstv","tag-dstv-access","tag-dstv-compact","tag-dstv-family","tag-headline","tag-multichoice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405383"}],"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=405383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405383\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/397927"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}