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This division, called DStv (Digital Satellite Television), had first been launched in South Africa on October 6, 1995, making it the first direct-to-home digital pay-TV service outside the US. [8] In 2002, a "Dual-view" decoder was launched by DStv which allowed the simultaneous viewing of two different channels from a single satellite feed.
In 2015, SABC Encore launched on DStv through the family package and a few weeks later on the Easyview package. On 20 May 2020, it was announced that a longstanding partner of the MultiChoice Group, the channel will be ceasing broadcast in Africa at 00:30 on 1 June 2020 and it will no longer available from 1 June of that year.
African Cable Television - commenced operations on 1 December 2014; operations were discontinued a few months later; CTL; Daarsat; DStv [4] [5] - Other networks like HiTV (out of operations) and StarTimes have increased the competitiveness of the cable TV market.
Digital Satellite Television, abbreviated DStv, is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice and based in South Africa, with headquarters in Randburg. DStv provides audio , radio and television channels and services to subscribers across 50 countries, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] mostly in South Africa , Nigeria and Zimbabwe .
DStv dish. The Intelsat 20/36, served by Multichoice's DStv is the main digital satellite television provider in South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, broadcasting principally in English, but also in Portuguese, and Afrikaans. Multichoice's DStv had 6 million paid subscribers on 30 September 2016. [3]
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Mzansi Magic is a South African digital satellite and general entertainment channel created by Multichoice and run by M-Net's local interest division, and is broadcast on DStv. [ 1 ] History
The terrestrial TV service was founded in October 2011 by MultiChoice. It features news channels such as the BBC, Al Jazeera and CNN, sports channels such as SuperSport and ESPN, local & international content from Africa Magic and M-Net Movies among others, including free-to-air channels.