People living in South Africa can subscribe to seven entertainment-focused streaming services for less than the price of DStv Premium Stream and still have R46 per month to spare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, it is worth noting that one of the factors that draws people to DStv Premium is its unparalleled sports coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
South African residents can subscribe to four sports-focused streaming services for less than the price of DStv Premium Stream, with R90 per month left to spare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, while these sports services cover rugby, cricket, soccer, motorsport, and combat sports, their coverage doesn’t compare to that of SuperSport on DStv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DStv launched its Premium streaming-only product in 2020, pricing it at R819. It has seen two price changes since: first a reduction to R699 per month and then an increase to R799 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MultiChoice kept the pricing of DStv Premium Stream unchanged when it implemented its 2025 price hikes on 1 April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Those looking for alternatives to DStv Stream regarding entertainment-focused content can subscribe to seven streaming services for less than the price of DStv Premium.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
These include E-tv’s eVOD Premium, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube Premium, Showmax Entertainment, Apple TV, Disney+, and Netflix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
eVOD Premium and Showmax Entertainment are excellent options for those seeking local content. E-tv’s streaming service features local movies, series, soaps, and a selection of older international films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Showmax Entertainment subscribers get access to old and new international movies and series, as well as an extensive range of local movies and series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Marvel, Disney, Pixel Star Wars, and National Geographic fans can subscribe to Disney+ for R159 monthly. It features international movies and series, as well as exclusive content from these franchises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover, through a deal with ESPN, Disney+ subscribers in South Africa also have access to the ESPN and ESPN2 linear channels, providing them with additional sports content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Apple TV, Prime Video, and Netflix are excellent options for South African residents seeking a diverse range of international programming and original streaming content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amazon’s Prime Video is the most affordable at R79 per month, followed by Apple TV at R124.99 per month, and Netflix at R179 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It should be noted that Netflix offers a range of subscription tiers starting at R99 per month. We used the pricing for the Netflix Standard subscription, which provides HD streaming and allows for two concurrent streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The table below lists seven entertainment-oriented streaming services you can subscribe to in South Africa for less than R799 per month.<\/p>\n\n\n DStv’s SuperSport is renowned for its extensive live sports coverage, and the DStv Premium package grants customers access to all of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n While it’s almost impossible to subscribe to streaming services that offer the same extensive sports coverage, some fans may find services that cater to their specific needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those who are fans of combat sports like boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) can subscribe to DAZN for R149.99 per month. In addition to combat sports, it also features some soccer and NFL content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Formula One fans can subscribe to F1 TV Pro for $5.99 (R101.01) per month to get access to exclusive Formula One content and live race streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Those who are primarily interested in the English Premier League and local soccer may find Showmax’s Premier League subscription to be an attractive option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The MultiChoice-owned streaming service charges R99 per month for its English Premier League product.<\/p>\n\n\n\n South Africans can also subscribe to the Australia-based Stan Standard+ Sport, which covers a range of sports, including motorsport, rugby, cricket, soccer, and tennis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Customers must subscribe to the Standard Stan subscription for AUS$12 (R135) per month and add the Sports package for an additional AUS$20 (R225) per month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Combined, the package amounts to AUS$32 (R360), and it, along with the three other sports streaming services listed, totals R710 per month, R89 less than DStv Premium Stream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The table below lists four sports-focused streaming services you can subscribe to in South Africa for less than the price of DStv Premium Stream.<\/p>\n\n\n South African residents can get several streaming services for less than the monthly price of DStv’s Premium streaming package.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":341076,"featured_media":542885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[39088,2638,63449,96407,12747,102642,71342,63361,2054,32140,92171,50853],"class_list":["post-623045","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broadcasting","tag-amazon-prime-video","tag-apple-tv","tag-dazn","tag-disney-2","tag-dstv-premium","tag-dstv-premium-stream","tag-evod","tag-f1-tv-pro","tag-netflix","tag-showmax","tag-stan-sport","tag-youtube-premium"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623045"}],"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\/341076"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=623045"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623045\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":623275,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/623045\/revisions\/623275"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/542885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=623045"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=623045"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=623045"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n \nService<\/th>\n Description<\/th>\n Monthly price<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n eVOD Premium<\/strong><\/td>\n Local movies, series, soaps, and older international movies<\/td>\n R29.99<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Amazon Prime Video<\/strong><\/td>\n Old and New international movies and series. Bollywood movies and series<\/td>\n R79.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n YouTube Premium<\/strong><\/td>\n User-created content spanning a broad range of topics. Ad-free viewing across the platform.<\/td>\n R81.99<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Showmax Entertainment<\/strong><\/td>\n Old and new international movies and series. Local movies and series<\/td>\n R99.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Apple TV<\/strong><\/td>\n US and UK movies and series<\/td>\n R124.99<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Disney+<\/strong><\/td>\n Old and new international movies and series, including Marvel, Pixar Star Wars, and National Geographic<\/td>\n R159.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Netflix<\/strong><\/td>\n Old and new international movies and series. Broad range of original content, including local productions<\/td>\n R179.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total<\/strong><\/td>\n R752.97<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n DStv Premium Stream month-to-month<\/strong><\/td>\n R799.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Difference<\/strong><\/td>\n R46.03<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n
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\n \nService<\/th>\n Description<\/th>\n Monthly price<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n \n DAZN<\/strong><\/td>\n Variety of sports content, including boxing, soccer, NFL, MMA, and more<\/td>\n R149.99<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n F1 TV Pro<\/strong><\/td>\n Formula One content and live races<\/td>\n R101.01<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Showmax Premier League<\/strong><\/td>\n English Premier League soccer<\/td>\n R99.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Stan Standard+ Sport<\/strong><\/td>\n Motorsport, Rugby, Cricket, Soccer, Tennis<\/td>\n R359.83<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total<\/strong><\/td>\n R709.83<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n DStv Premium Stream month-to-month<\/strong><\/td>\n R799.00<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Difference<\/strong><\/td>\n R89.17<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"