{"id":105595,"date":"2016-09-27T13:27:36","date_gmt":"2016-09-27T11:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=105595"},"modified":"2016-09-27T13:28:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-27T11:28:38","slug":"the-massive-channel-changes-coming-to-dstv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/entertainment\/105595-the-massive-channel-changes-coming-to-dstv","title":{"rendered":"The massive channel changes coming to DStv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>MultiChoice has announced that it will be making significant changes to its channel line-up in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>The DStv operator said that after careful consideration it has decided to terminate several channels.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the reason for cancelling these channels, MultiChoice said, is that subscribers were complaining that they saw too many repeats across the platform.<\/p>\n<p>The channels being cancelled and their cancellation dates are as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>CBS Action<\/strong> and <strong>CBS Drama<\/strong> \u2014 10 October<\/li>\n<li><strong>AMC<\/strong> \u2014 11 November<\/li>\n<li><strong>True Movies<\/strong> \u2014 12 November<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Compensating for the channels that subscribers on cheaper packages would be losing, MultiChoice said it would also be making several channels more broadly available.<\/p>\n<p>MultiChoice said that this decision was informed by feedback from its occasional promotions where it made more exclusive channels available to lower-tier packages.<\/p>\n<p>The following channels will become available on cheaper DStv packages:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mzansi Music<\/strong> \u2014 From DStv Access to EasyView and up<\/li>\n<li><strong>JimJam<\/strong> \u2014 From DStv Access to EasyView and up<\/li>\n<li><strong>Movies Stars<\/strong> \u2014 From DStv Compact to Family and up<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lifetime<\/strong> \u2014 From DStv Premium to Extra and up<\/li>\n<li><strong>ITV choice<\/strong> \u2014 From DStv Premium to Extra and up<\/li>\n<li><strong>Specialist language<\/strong> channels (e.g. RTP, RAI, BVN) \u2014 From DStv Premium to Extra and up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In addition to the above changes, MultiChoice said it would also continue to add more high definition channels to the platform.<\/p>\n<p>By end of December 2016, DStv will have 35 HD channels, MultiChoice said.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>This article originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/180838-big-dstv-channel-changes-coming.html\" target=\"_blank\">MyBroadband<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to One team dominates South African eSports \u2013 is that a good thing?\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/104819-one-team-dominates-south-african-esports-is-that-a-good-thing.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">One team dominates South African eSports \u2013 is that a good thing?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a 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