South African residents can use DStv’s split bill feature to substantially cut the monthly cost of the broadcaster’s packages, including its lower-tier subscriptions. DStv launched the feature in ...

Canal+ Group, the new owner of MultiChoice, says one of the three key pillars in turning around struggling DStv is to fix its core offerings. This is what it terms “simplified and appealing commercial ...

Showmax is set to be shuttered at the end of this month and in its place, locals will need to turn to DStv Stream if they want to stream local content on demand. While not a perfect streaming platform ...

DStv announced on Wednesday that eligible Showmax subscribers will receive trial access to DStv Stream Compact. This comes ahead of the Showmax shutdown on 30 April 2026. DStv Compact, Compact Plus, ...

The campaign centres on a limited-time incentive designed to retain subscribers within the MultiChoice ecosystem. Eligible Showmax users are being offered free trial access to DStv Stream Compact ...

James Bisset is a writer and director at New Agency, which consults to brands and organisations on their communication strategies. For almost three decades, South African television has been ruled by ...

Another victim of Canal+’s takeover of MultiChoice appears to be the shelving of what MultiChoice planned to be its 4th-generation, likely voice-controlled, DStv Ultra decoder. MultiChoice designed ...

A 65-year-old Harare man who hacked MultiChoice’s DStv systems and offered parallel subscription services to clients has been convicted by a Harare court and sentenced to nine months in prison.

With the Olympic Winter Games starting in Milan, Italy, on Friday, it emerged that pay-TV broadcaster DSTV’s SuperSport will not broadcast the event. The announcement landed hard among sports fans, ...

DStv introduces shared subscription payments and new deals for 2026, including decoder discounts, new channels, and flexible payment options for households across Africa. This shared subscription ...