{"id":446644,"date":"2022-05-31T15:33:58","date_gmt":"2022-05-31T13:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=446644"},"modified":"2022-05-31T15:36:02","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T13:36:02","slug":"dstv-dropping-movie-channel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/446644-dstv-dropping-movie-channel.html","title":{"rendered":"DStv dropping movie channel"},"content":{"rendered":"

DStv has announced<\/strong><\/a> it will stop offering the dedicated Afrikaans movie channel fliekNET as a permanent channel.<\/p>\n

FliekNet will be closed at midnight on 15 July 2022 and switched back to a pop-up channel. It is unconfirmed when the channel will “pop up” again.<\/p>\n

Initially launched as a temporary channel in 2014 to broadcast Afrikaans movies during the December holidays, DStv switched it to a permanent offering for DStv Premium subscribers in September 2020.<\/p>\n

The channel primarily airs full-length feature films, 50-minute short films, and documentaries from MultiChoice’s archive of Afrikaans content.<\/p>\n

To support fliekNET, the broadcaster launched a 50-minute film project in December 2020.<\/p>\n

That resulted in the creation of more than 80 Afrikaans short films that were broadcast on fliekNET over the last 18 months.<\/p>\n

Once fliekNET is shut down, new Afrikaans movies will premiere on DStv’s main Afrikaans channel \u2014 kykNET \u2014 at 20:00 every Saturday.<\/p>\n

MyBroadband asked DStv why it was shutting down the channel.<\/p>\n

While it did not provide a specific reason, the broadcaster said it continuously evaluated channel content to ensure good entertainment for its viewers while limiting repeats.<\/p>\n

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DStv said it would continue to produce new Afrikaans short films and has also started developing and producing new 90-minute films that will start airing in 2023.<\/p>\n

The broadcaster also said it would add dozens of kykNET movies to Showmax from 16 July 2022.<\/p>\n

The other major Afrikaans DStv channel \u2014 kykNET & Kie \u2014 is following in the footsteps of Openview’s rival ePlesier.<\/p>\n

In July, it will start broadcasting dubbed Turkish telenovelas In die ysterhand se greep <\/em>and Kind van die noodlot<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The decision to drop fliekNET comes after the broadcaster’s recent announcement that it will also shut down the Islamic community channel iTV<\/a><\/strong> on 17 June 2022.<\/p>\n

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Now read: MultiChoice gets Dolby Atmos production studio<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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