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List of channels on DStv
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DStv (abbreviation for Digital Satellite Television) is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice. The service launched in 1995 provides multiple channels and services to their subscribers. Most subscribers are in South Africa and Nigeria, with Kenya, Ghana, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Uganda, Mauritius, Mozambique, Malawi, Tanzania, Lesotho, Ethiopia, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Eswatini and Botswana additionally served by the company.
In 1986 pay-television came to South Africa when an analogue, single-channel service, M-Net, was launched by Naspers. For almost seven years, all of M-Net's operations were handled by a single company until 1993 when a second subsidiary company, Multichoice, was created by Naspers. The decoder sales, subscriber services, account management and other business related matters were handled by Multichoice. In 1995 a new digital satellite service in South Africa was announced by Multichoice and on 6 October 1995 DStv was officially activated to subscribers. The original selection of channels included M-Net, MGM, TNT, Sci-Fi Universal, SuperSport, ESPN, Cartoon Network, BBC World News, CNN International and Sky News amongst others.
This was followed by the launch of new services including: W4 Eutelsat satellite with Ku-band services to sub-Saharan Africa and the Indian Ocean Islands in 2000, Interactive Television in 2002, Dual View decoder in 2003, and the DStv PVR decoder and DStv Compact in 2005. DStv's own high definition broadcasts, viewed via the HD PVR decoder were launched in 2008. This year also saw the introduction of the XtraView Decoder and the M-NET HD channel.
In 2010, DVB over IP (Digital Video Broadcast over Internet Protocol) and DStv on Demand services were launched. The HD PVR 2P decoder was launched in the same year and M-NET Movies 1 HD was broadcast for the first time. DStv BoxOffice (a movie on demand service) and DStv Mobile were launched in 2011. Since 2012 DStv has also been re-broadcast on Saint Helena, but with only 30 selected channels
| Channel Number | Channel Name | Notes | Owner/parent company | Broadcast hours | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | M-Net | ||||
| 102 | M-Net Edge | ||||
| 103 | M-Net Movies Premiere | ||||
| 104 | M-Net Movies Comedy | ||||
| 105 | M-Net Movies Family | ||||
| 106 | M-Net Movies Action+ | ||||
| 107 | M-Net Movies Romance | ||||
| 108 | M-Net Movies Showcase | ||||
| 110 | M-Net Movies Action | ||||
| 111 | M-Net Movies Stars | ||||
| 112 | Studio Universal | ||||
| 114 | Vuzu Amp | ||||
| 115 | M-Net City | ||||
| 116 | Vuzu | ||||
| 117 | Universal Channel | ||||
| 118 | Telemundo | ||||
| 119 | BBC First | ||||
| 120 | BBC Brit | ||||
| 121 | Discovery Channel | ||||
| 122 | Comedy Central | ||||
| 123 | ITV Choice | ||||
| 124 | E! | ||||
| 125 | FOX | ||||
| 126 | FOXCrime | ||||
| 127 | GINX eSports TV | ||||
| 128 | Sony Max | ||||
| 129 | BET International | ||||
| 130 | MTV | ||||
| 131 | Lifetime | ||||
| 132 | CBS Reality | ||||
| 133 | CBS Action | ||||
| 134 | CBS Drama | ||||
| 137 | Turner Classic Movies | ||||
| 138 | True Movies 1 | ||||
| 139 | M-Net Movies Zone | ||||
| 140 | AMC | ||||
| 141 | Eva English | ||||
| 143 | TBC 1 | available only in Tanzania | Tanzania Broadcasting Commission | ||
| 144 | kykNET | ||||
| 145 | kykNET & Kie | ||||
| 146 | kykNET nou! | ||||
| 150 | AfricaMagic Showcase | ||||
| 152 | AfricaMagic Epic | ||||
| 153 | AfricaMagic Urban | ||||
| 154 | AfricaMagic Family | ||||
| 155 | AfricaMagic World | ||||
| 156 | SABC Encore | South Africa only | |||
| 161 | Mzansi Magic | ||||
| 162 | M-Net Family | ||||
| 163 | Mzansi Wethu | ||||
| 164 | Mzansi Bioskop | ||||
| 165 | Ebony Life TV | ||||
| 166 | Zee World | ||||
| 167 | Glow | ||||
| 170 | Crime & Investigation | ||||
| 171 | ID Xtra | ||||
| 172 | TLC | ||||
| 174 | BBC Lifestyle | ||||
| 175 | Food Network | ||||
| 176 | The Home Channel | ||||
| 178 | Fashion TV | ||||
| 179 | Travel Channel | ||||
| 181 | National Geographic Channel | ||||
| 182 | Nat Geo Wild | ||||
| 183 | Animal Planet | ||||
| 184 | BBC Earth | ||||
| 186 | History | ||||
| 187 | Discovery World | ||||
| 188 | Trace Sport Stars | ||||
| 189 | Ignition | ||||
| 190 | Channel Ed | ||||
| 191 | SABC 1 | South Africa only | |||
| 192 | SABC 2 | South Africa only | |||
| 193 | SABC 3 | South Africa only | South African Broadcasting Corporation | ||
| 194 | e.tv | South Africa only | |||
| 199 | Flieknet | ||||
| 200 | SuperSport Blitz | ||||
| 201 | SuperSport 1 | ||||
| 202 | SuperSport 2 | ||||
| 203 | SuperSport 3 | ||||
| 204 | SuperSport 4 | ||||
| 205 | SuperSport 5 | ||||
| 206 | SuperSport 6 | ||||
| 207 | SuperSport 7 | ||||
| 208 | SuperSport 8 | ||||
| 209 | SuperSport 9 | ||||
| 210 | SuperSport Select | ||||
| 221 | SuperSport 1 Maximo | ||||
| 225 | SuperSport 5 Africa | ||||
| 239 | TellyTrack | ||||
| 250 | e.tv Africa | Not available in South Africa | |||
| 272 | KTN | available only in Kenya | |||
| 275 | ZNBC TV1 | available only in Zambia | |||
| 276 | ZNBC TV2 | available only in Zambia | Zambian National Broadcasting Corporation | ||
| 280 | ZBC Television | available only in Zimbabwe | Zimbabwe Broadcasting Coporation | ||
| 282 | Lesotho Television | available only in Lesotho | government of Lesotho | ||
| 283 | NBC 1 | available only in Namibia | |||
| 284 | One Africa Television | available only in Namibia | |||
| 286 | Swazi TV | available only in Swaziland | Swaziland Information Broadcasting Services | ||
| 289 | Botswana Television | available only in Botswana | government of Botswana | ||
| 295 | MBC Television | available only in Malawi | |||
| 301 | Cartoon Network | ||||
| 302 | Boomerang | ||||
| 303 | Disney Channel | ||||
| 304 | Disney XD | ||||
| 305 | Nickelodeon | ||||
| 306 | CBeebies | ||||
| 307 | Nick Jr. | ||||
| 308 | Nicktoons | ||||
| 309 | Disney Junior | ||||
| 310 | JimJam | ||||
| 319 | Mindset Learn | ||||
| 320 | Channel O | ||||
| 321 | Mzansi Magic Music | M-Net | |||
| 322 | MTV Base | ||||
| 323 | VH1 Classic | ||||
| 325 | Trace Urban | ||||
| 326 | Trace Africa | Trace Partners | |||
| 331 | 1 Gospel | ||||
| 340 | Dumisa | ||||
| 341 | Faith | ||||
| 342 | TBN Africa | Trinity Broadcasting Network | |||
| 347 | ITV Networks | ||||
| 390 | Emmanuel TV | T.B. Joshua | |||
| 400 | BBC World News | BBC Studios | |||
| 401 | CNN International | ||||
| 402 | SKY News | ||||
| 403 | eNCA | ||||
| 404 | SABC News | ||||
| 405 | ANN 7 | ||||
| 406 | Al-Jazeera English | ||||
| 407 | RT | ||||
| 408 | Parliamentary Channel | Parliament of the Republic of South Africa | |||
| 409 | CGTN | China Central Television | |||
| 410 | CNBC Africa | ||||
| 411 | Bloomberg TV | ||||
| 412 | Business Day TV | weekdays only | |||
| 413 | NDTV 24X7 | New Delhi Television |
See also
- For a historical overview, see List of line-up changes on DStv.