09/09/2026
🔴DSTV CUSTOMERS, THIS ONE’S FOR YOU! 🔴
Have you heard? 👀 DStv is changing its package lineup! From 17 September 2026, customers in South Africa can expect some big changes, including:
✨ New package names
✨ Updated channel line-ups
✨ A dedicated Sports package
✨ A new Movies + Series package
✨ Changes to package pricing
✨ Automatic migration for existing customers
DStv's making the packages simpler and easier for our customers to understand. They're strengthening our channel lineup, giving customers more value and fresher content. It’s the first step in a wider effort to make DStv even better for customers.
🔵 But what does this actually mean for YOUR current DStv package? 🤔
Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!
We’ll break down the new packages, what’s included, what’s changing and what you need to know before the switch.
The six core packages are designed to make great content more accessible. In South Africa, there is:
Starter (85+ channels, from R99 PM)
Select (100+ channels from R299 PM)
Sports (115+ channels from R399 PM)
Movies & Series (115+ channels, R500 PM)
Premium (130+ channels, from R799 PM) (unchanged offering)
EasyView (35+ channels for R30 PM) (unchanged offering)
For the first time, DStv has a Sports package, as well as a Movies & Series package that offers the very best international and local entertainment. Both packages also offer everything that’s available to Select and Starter subscribers.
From there, Sports adds every match of the Premier League, Champions League and the South African Premiership (PSL), local rugby including the Currie Cup and SA Cup, with a taste of international club rugby (URC Match of the week), Combat sports (UFC/EFC), and cycling, including the Tour de France and Cape Epic. You’ll also get SuperSport Cricket, previously only available to Premium subscribers. It includes all the cricket from the SA20, IPL, the Proteas and Tests.
Movies & Series adds the best local and international entertainment we have to offer: M-Net, kykNET, Mzansi Magic, BBC Earth, Discovery Channel, and M-Net Movies+ (formerly M-Net Movies 1&2), now available at a much lower price point than ever before, plus the same full PSL coverage carried over from Select.
From 17 September, DStv customers are being migrated to new packages, and the new packages will be available to new subscribers. The migration is being implemented in phases, and even if your account shows your old package name, you’ll still receive any new channels.
🔵 Which customers are affected?
Premium and EasyView stay the same, although of course Premium customers have access to our exciting new channels. Compact Plus is also unchanged, although no new subscriptions to Compact Plus are possible.
🔵 All DStv subscribers will be automatically migrated to their new packages:
Premium, Compact Plus and EasyView subscribers stay on their current package.
Movies & Series is a new package.
Compact subscribers move to Sports.
Family subscribers move to Select.
Access subscribers move to Starter.
🔵What happens to my Add Ons?
Existing add-ons remain available as applicable, including Add Indian, Add Movies, Netflix, Mobile Stream, XtraView and insurance products. Disney+ is no longer available on the Streama and Explora boxes.
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