{"id":654788,"date":"2026-06-18T20:26:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/?p=654788"},"modified":"2026-06-18T20:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T18:29:51","slug":"dstv-stream-gives-problems-during-bafana-bafana-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/654788-dstv-stream-gives-problems-during-bafana-bafana-match.html","title":{"rendered":"DStv Stream gives problems during Bafana Bafana FIFA World Cup match"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DStv once again experienced problems on game day during the FIFA World Cup when Bafana Bafana met the Czech Republic in Atlanta Stadium in the U.S. on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several customers reported that they were unable to watch live, instead receiving an error message stating: \u201cOops. Something went wrong CDNAT 403.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others received a similar error message but without the CDNAT detail: \u201cWhoops. Looks like something went wrong. Please try again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Customers took to social media to complain about being unable to watch Bafana Bafana play in its second group match, which it drew 1\u20131.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDStv ga o re tseye serious! What are we paying for kgante? We wanna watch the game. SABC+ is also buffering! The absolute ghetto!!!\u201d one person<\/a> said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy are we paying for DStv Stream if we can’t even watch the game?\u201d said<\/a> another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Others were even more direct. \u201cDStv Stream is annoying, yerrrr,\u201d a Twitter\/X user said<\/a>. \u201cYOH,  DStv Stream sucks,\u201d another said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outage tracking platform Downdetector showed that complaints intensified around 18:00, when the game kicked off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is at least the second time DStv had problems with its online platforms during the FIFA World Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The main DStv website experienced an outage on Thursday, 11 June 2026, hours before the World Cup was scheduled to kick off with a match between Bafana Bafana and Mexico in Mexico City.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Attempting to access the website where people can sign up and manage their subscription resulted in an HTTP 503 Service Unavailable server error.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MyBroadband\u2019s testing indicated that the main website loaded intermittently, but attempting to log in and access account information resulted in the error message.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DStv\u2019s streaming service appeared unaffected by that outage. Existing subscribers could access the DStv.stream website and apps, and the SuperSport PSL channel (DStv 202) could be streamed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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DStv sets new streaming record<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The following day, DStv revealed that it had recorded more than 900,000 concurrent viewers during the FIFA World Cup 2026 opener against Mexico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DStv said the match set a new live-sport streaming record for its platform, nearly doubling its previous peak of close to 500,000 viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That previous high was recorded during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final, making Thursday\u2019s audience a significant jump for DStv\u2019s streaming service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DStv said its streaming figures reflected strong demand for football across Africa, with a record ten African nations competing at the 2026 tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was because FIFA had expanded the format to include 48 nations, up from the traditional 32-team format. It is also the first World Cup to be hosted across 3 countries: Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DStv added that making all 104 World Cup matches available on DStv Access, its cheapest package outside the basic EasyView service, was helping the tournament reach a broader audience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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