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Netflix has announced a definitive agreement to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, which will likely cause significant disruptions in South Africa’s pay-TV landscape.
The deal, if consummated, would bring seismic change to the entertainment industry, joining the world’s dominant paid streaming service with one of Hollywood’s oldest and most revered studios.
DStv subscribers could be losing over a dozen TV channels as soon as the New Year. This comes as its parent company, Multichoice, has not renewed its distribution agreement with Warner Bros. Discovery, This year, Multichoice was taken over by the French pay-TV company Canal+. DSTV SCUBSCRIBERS COULD LOSE THESE CHANNELS In an email sent…
DStv could lose as many as 16 channels on New Year’s Day, unless it can resolve an impasse surrounding a distribution agreement with a major partner.
DStv has announced four pop-up channels, free package upgrades, and price reductions on decoders.
Until the end of 2025, up to six people can watch DStv Premium channels on the same subscription at the same time.
One of South Africa’s most well-known panic button apps is now owned by the software company that built the service that connects users with emergency responders.
Canal+ has hit the ground running with new content, features, free upgrades, and hardware price cuts at DStv since acquiring its parent company MultiChoice.
The “Thol-iUpsize” upgrades include all Premium channels for customers on mid-tier packages and Compact channels for entry-level customers, while Premium users are getting two free extra concurrent streams.
Football fans can look forward to a dedicated new SuperSport channel on DStv this December.