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Archive:List of channels on DStv (2007)
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The content in this channel listing is incomplete. Please help keep TV Channel Lists up-to-date by contributing the latest line-up information.
On 1 October 2007, pan-African subscription satellite television operator DStv did its Channel Shuffle, in which the line-up was altered to three-digit slots. This list consists of the line-ups before and after the Shuffle, in both satellites.
Information gathered from the following sources:
Pre-Shuffle
South Africa (Ku Band)
| Channel number | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Owner/parent company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DStv Guide | Multichoice | ||
| 3 | M-Net | Multichoice | ||
| 4 | M-Net Movies 1 | Formerly Movie Magic (strand later channel, name dropped upon multiplexing of the movie channel) | Multichoice | |
| 5 | M-Net Movies 2 | Multichoice | ||
| 6 | Action X | Multichoice | ||
| 8 | Hallmark Channel | Now Studio Universal | NBCUniversal | |
| 9 | TCM | Renamed TNT in 2015, now WarnerTV Africa | Turner Broadcasting System Europe Ltd. | |
| 10 | go | Multichoice | ||
| 17 | SuperSport Update Africa | except South Africa | Multichoice | |
| 18 | SuperSport 3 Africa | except South Africa | Multichoice | |
| 19 | SuperSport 5 Africa | except South Africa | Multichoice | |
| 21 | SuperSport 1 | Multichoice | ||
| 22 | SuperSport 2 | Multichoice | ||
| 23 | SuperSport 3 | Multichoice | ||
| 24 | SuperSport Update | Relocated due to the start of SuperSport 4 | Multichoice | |
| 25 | SuperSport 5 | Multichoice | ||
| 26 | SuperSport 6 | Multichoice | ||
| 27 | SuperSport 7 | Multichoice | ||
| 28 | SuperSport Máximo | Portuguese | Multichoice | |
| 29 | SuperSport Select | Multichoice | ||
| 30 | SuperSport Action | Multichoice | ||
| 33 | ESPN Africa | Would return following the buying of FOX Sports Africa in 2019 (the former Setanta Africa and Setanta Action) | The Walt Disney Company | |
| 34 | TellyTrack | Multichoice | ||
| 35 | KykNET | Afrikaans channel | Multichoice | |
| 36 | M-Net Series | Multichoice | ||
| 37 | Events | Pop-up | Multichoice | |
| 38 | Events | Pop-up | Multichoice | |
| 40 | 
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BBC Prime Africa | Was replaced in 2009 by an African feed of BBC Entertainment, following the phasing out of the former brand. | BBC Worldwide |
| 41 | E! | NBCUniversal | ||
| 42 | Zone Reality | Zone Vision | ||
| 45 | Games Channel | Interactive service | Multichoice and Playjam | |
| 46 | SABC 1 | South Africa | South African Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 47 | SABC 2 | South Africa | South African Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 48 | SABC 3 | South Africa | South African Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 49 | ETV | South Africa | Midi E Television | |
| 50 | BBC World | Renamed BBC World News in April 2008, downsized and merged with BBC News in 2023. | BBC Worldwide | |
| 51 | CNN International | Turner Broadcasting System Europe Ltd. | ||
| 52 | SKY News International | BSkyB | ||
| 53 | SABC Africa | Shut down due to lack of support from Multichoice. The SABC also had a pseudo-successor, SABC News International, restricted to news programming, but the channel wasn't successful either. | South African Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 54 | CNBC Africa | NBCUniversal | ||
| 55 | Home Channel | Weekends | Multichoice | |
| 55 | Summit TV | Business, weekdays | Multichoice | |
| 56 | Bloomberg TV | Bloomberg LP | ||
| 57 | Weather Channel | Interactive service | Channel 24? | |
| 58 | Parliament Service | Parliament of South Africa | ||
| 59 | 24.com NEWS | News 24 (Channel 24) | ||
| 61 | Euronews | SOCEMIE | ||
| 62 | Al-Jazeera English | Al-Jazeera | ||
| 65 | Discovery Channel | Discovery Communications | ||
| 66 | National Geographic Channel | The Walt Disney Company | ||
| 67 | Animal Planet | Discovery Communications | ||
| 68 | The History Channel | A+E Networks | ||
| 69 | crime+investigation | A+E Networks | ||
| 70 | BBC Food | Replaced by BBC Lifestyle | BBC Worldwide | |
| 71 | Travel Channel | Scripps | ||
| 72 | Fashion TV | Michel-Adam Lisowski | ||
| 77 | TBN | Trinity Broadcasting Network | ||
| 78 | Rhema | Sunday mornings | Rhema | |
| 80 | K All-Day | Shut down due to the proliferation of new channels. Nickelodeon was its last large supplier of content, the channel launched an African feed in 2008. | Multichoice | |
| 81 | Boomerang | Turner Broadcasting System Europe Ltd. | ||
| 82 | Cartoon Network | Turner Broadcasting System Europe Ltd. | ||
| 83 | Disney Channel EMEA | The Walt Disney Company | ||
| 85 | MTV Europe | Viacom International Media Networks | ||
| 86 | VH1 | Viacom International Media Networks | ||
| 87 | Channel O | Multichoice | ||
| 88 | MTV Base | Viacom International Media Networks | ||
| 89 | MK | Afrikaans | Multichoice | |
| 90 | TV5MONDE AFRIQUE | TV5MONDE SA | ||
| 91 | BVN | NPO and VRT | ||
| 92 | RTP Internacional | Rádio e Televisão de Portugal | ||
| 93 | Rai International | Radiotelevisione italiana | ||
| 94 | Iqraa | Islamic, also available in the Indian specialist package | Iqraa | |
| 95 | CCTV-4 | China Central Television | ||
| 96 | DW-TV | Deutsche Welle | ||
| 97 | ERT World | Ellínika Radiofónika Tíleorasi | ||
| 100 | Mindset Learn | Mindset | ||
| 101 | NBC Television | Namibia (now NBC 1) | Namibian Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 102 | Africa Magic | Would eventually create a network of more localized channels directly or indirectly within the AM umbrella | Multichoice | |
| 103 | M-Net Africa | Multichoice | ||
| 104 | ZBC TV | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 105 | Botswana Television | Botswana (now BTV 1) | Botswana Television | |
| 106 | CCTV-9 | Non-Mandarin CCTV channels spun off under the CGTN brand from December 31, 2016. | China Central Television | |
| 107 | ZNBC Television | Zambia | Zambian National Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 108 | Russia Today | Suspended in February 2022 as, while South Africa and many other nations in the continent show amicable ties to the Russian government, the signal being fed at the time of suspension was the same one that also served Europe, where most of the countries that issued sanctions to Russian state companies, including RT, are located. | ANO "TV-Novosti" | |
| 112 | Shopping Channel 4 | Multichoice | ||
| 113 | Shopping Channel 1 | Multichoice | ||
| 121 | Shopping Channel 2 | Multichoice | ||
| 123 | Shopping Channel 4 | Multichoice |
Specialist bouquets
List limited to the Indian, DStv Portuguesa and German (Deukom) packages, other foreign channels in the 90s range are listed in the list above.
Indian
| Channel number | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Owner/parent company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DStv Guide | Multichoice | ||
| 2 | Sony Entertainment Television Asia | Multi Screen Media | ||
| 3 | B4U | B4U Television | ||
| 4 | M-Net Movies 1 | Formerly Movie Magic (strand later channel, name dropped upon multiplexing of the movie channel) | Multichoice | |
| 5 | NDTV 24X7 | New Delhi Television | ||
| 6 | Sun TV | Sun Media | ||
| 7 | KTV | Sun Media | ||
| 46 | SABC 1 | South Africa | South African Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 47 | SABC 2 | South Africa | South African Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 48 | SABC 3 | South Africa | South African Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 49 | ETV | South Africa | Midi E Television | |
| 50 | CSN | Community Service Network. Various time-shared services | Multichoice | |
| 94 | Iqraa | Iqraa | ||
| 100 | Mindset Learn | Mindset | ||
| 101 | NBC Television | Namibia (now NBC 1) | Namibian Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 104 | ZBC TV | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 105 | Botswana Television | Botswana (now BTV 1) | Botswana Television | |
| 107 | ZNBC Television | Zambia | Zambian National Broadcasting Corporation |
DStv Portuguesa
| Channel number | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Owner/parent company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DStv Guide | Multichoice | ||
| 2 | SIC Internacional | Grupo Impresa | ||
| 3 | TV Globo Internacional África | Left DStv on June 30, 2015, when ZAP in Angola and Mozambique secured exclusive rights to Globo's content. The change implied South Africa losing Globo channels. | Grupo Globo | |
| 4 | RTP Internacional | Rádio e Televisão de Portugal | Multichoice | |
| 5 | NDTV 24X7 | New Delhi Television | ||
| 6 | Sun TV | Sun Media | ||
| 7 | KTV | Sun Media | ||
| 46 | SABC 1 | South Africa | South African Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 47 | SABC 2 | South Africa | South African Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 48 | SABC 3 | South Africa | South African Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 49 | ETV | South Africa | Midi E Television | |
| 101 | NBC Television | Namibia (now NBC 1) | Namibian Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 104 | ZBC TV | Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation | |
| 105 | Botswana Television | Botswana (now BTV 1) | Botswana Television | |
| 107 | ZNBC Television | Zambia | Zambian National Broadcasting Corporation |
German (Deukom)
| Channel number | Logo | Channel name | Notes | Owner/parent company |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | DStv Guide | Multichoice | ||
| 1 | RTL | RTL Group | ||
| 2 | SAT.1 | ProSiebenSAT.1 Group | ||
| 3 | ARD | ARD | ||
| 4 | ZDF | ZDF | ||
| 5 | ProSieben | ProSiebenSAT.1 Group | ||
| 6 | 3sat | ARD, ZDF, SF and ORF | ||
| 7 | DW-TV | Deutsche Welle |