Tag: DStv

In 2024, MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv, intensified its efforts against pirate streaming services, achieving several successful raids and arrests in recent months. Notably, six arrests tied to pirate ...

The rise of international streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+ has not only impacted traditional television broadcasters like DStv but has also affected cinema chains in South Africa. Siphumelele ...

As the world shifts towards streaming and away from traditional cable, DStv faces declining subscriber numbers and mounting pricing pressures. Recent financial reports from MultiChoice reveal a drop in active ...

Liberia's state TV director, Eugene Fahngon, is calling for the shutdown of MultiChoice Liberia, a private pay-TV company, due to a dispute over including state-run LNTV channels on DStv Liberia's ...

Broadcast Media Africa has learnt that Chinese pay-TV operator StarTimes has said that its StarSat platform will continue operating despite the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) ordering it ...

BMA has learnt that South Africa's Telkom is gearing up to take on MultiChoice's DStv with a new video streaming offering. The telecom plans to launch a "content mall" where ...

According to industry reports, the global entertainment landscape is witnessing a remarkable transformation, with African stories gaining prominence and captivating audiences worldwide. African narratives are celebrated across various mediums, such ...

In South Africa, MultiChoice, the owner of DStv, recently conducted a raid in Germiston on an illegal pirate streaming operation called Waka TV. The raid led to the arrest of ...

MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv, is advocating for legal reforms in South Africa to make it mandatory for Internet service providers (ISPs) to block websites illegally streaming their licensed ...

MultiChoice's DStv has made significant channel adjustments in 2024, cutting 12 channels and adding only one exclusive to its two most expensive packages. The latest change involves terminating PBS Kids ...