DStv launches new channel bouquet

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Pay-television operator MultiChoice has launched a new DStv channel bouquet called the “Family” pack, which will be launched on 9 April at R175/month.

DStv Family will consist of more than 45 channels, 17 of which have not been on the company’s cheaper bouquets previously. These include a range of general entertainment, documentary and childrens’ channels such as Sony Entertainment, Discovery TLC, Nat Geo Wild, KykNet Musiek and Cartoon Network, it says in a statement.

In addition, on 9 April, two new channels will be added to the DStv platform — Fox and KykNet & Kie. Fox will be available to DStv Premium customers, while KykNet & Kie will be available to DStv Family, Compact and Premium customers, MultiChoice says.

Foxwill be available in both high-definition and standard-definition as simulcast on channel 125. This 24-hour channel will feature series such as Falling Skies, The Walking Dead, The Transporter — the TV series, Being Mandela, The Simpsons, House of Payne and Cougar Town.

KykNet & Kie is an expansion of KykNet’s existing offering on DStv and will make Afrikaans content available to DStv customers in the lower-tier packs namely DStv Family and DStv Compact.  — (c) 2013 NewsCentral Media

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  • Alexis_Zenios

    Meh, phone me when live sports pack arrives.

  • Sean Burns

    +1, just need sports pack.

  • Traveller

    Still waiting for a Scifi channel. Happy to have a rehashed and repackaged channel as long as it carries scifi content.

  • Greg Mahlknecht

    Congratulations to Multichoice on doing market research, finding out what parents want, then excluding the most popular Kids channel, CBeeBees.

  • Piet

    How about brining back M-Net only channel, like the good old days. You can charge R175 just for that!

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=527737873 Vusi Sibiya

    While others are trying to push through an “adults only” pack, the smart guys counter with a new “aptly named” family pack. Nice one DStv!!

  • http://www.facebook.com/gary.gordon.961993 Gary Gordon

    Does such a channel exist? I would enjoy that as well.

  • Davebee

    A new bouquet? I thought you meant one without 60% of the on screen time being devoted solely to ads telling us to watch DSTV which we are doing in any case!
    Praise the Lord for books.

  • http://www.facebook.com/gary.gordon.961993 Gary Gordon

    Best to record and watch a day later.. Skim through the endless ads.

  • http://twitter.com/fiekie8 Shafiek Christian

    I would agree with piet just bring back old Mnet, its a waist of time paying stupid amount of money to watch nothing but nothing.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1111170713 Thabiso Makelo

    WAWAWEEWAH !! Fox Entertainment ! Can’t wait for Family guy !

  • Dubious Sceptic

    I want a Live bouquet. Live content only – Sport, News. Keep your canned content, there are way better sources for anything not real time.

  • andre

    please sell us a pick and pay channel so we can pick the channels we want to see !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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