MultiChoice, providers of satellite television offering DStv, will be opening the floodgates for most of their lower-tier subscribers for a limited period in November.
DStv subscribers on the Access, Select 1 and 2, Family, Compact and Extra packages will find themselves with access to few more DStv channels, free of charge, from 11 November to 17 November, with additional M-Net channels unlocking for 16-17 November for everyone bar the Access customers.
Below is a full list of the channels that will be available during DStv’s Premium Open Week, as they call it, followed by the M-Net channels which will be available to the subscribers listed above on 16 and 17 November.
Sport
SuperSport 1 – channel 201
SuperSport 2 – channel 202
SuperSport 3 – channel 203
SuperSport 5 – channel 205
SuperSport 6 – channel 206
SuperSport 7 – channel 207
SuperSport 8 – channel 208
SuperSport 9 – channel 209Music
KykNet Musiek – channel 146
MTV base – channel 322
VH1 Classic – channel 323
Trace Urban – channel 325Entertainment and Movies
Studio Universal – channel 112
Universal Channel – channel 117
BBC Entertainment – channel 120
Discovery Channel – channel 121
Comedy Central – channel 122
E! Entertainment – channel 124
FOX – channel 125
FOX CRIME – channel 126
Sony Entertainment Television – channel 127
Sony Max – channel 128
MTV – channel 130
Turner Classic Movies – channel 137
True Movies – channel 138
kykNET – channel 144
KykNet & Kie – channel 145
Africa Magic Entertainment SA – channel 150
Africa Magic Movies 1 – channel 153
AfricaMagic – channel 154
Mzansi Magic – channel 161
Crime & Investigation Network – channel 170
Discovery ID – channel 171
BBC Lifestyle – channel 174
Style – channel 173
Food Network – channel 175
Travel Channel – channel 179
National Geographic Channel – channel 181
Animal Planet – channel 183
BBC Knowledge – channel 184
The History Channel – channel 186
Discovery World – channel 187
Trace Sports – channel 188Children’s
Boomerang – channel 302
Disney Channel – channel 303
Disney Channel XD – channel 304
Nickelodeon – channel 305
Cbeebies – channel 306News
CNN International – channel 401
Sky News – channel 402
eNews Channel Africa – channel 403
Russia Today – channel 407
Bloomberg Television – channel 411
EuroNews – channel 414Available on 16 and 17 November
M-Net– channel 101 M Premiere– channel 103 M Comedy– channel 104 M Family– channel 105 M Action +– channel 106 M Drama & Romance – channel 107M Showcase– channel 108 M Action– channel 110 M-Net Stars– channel 111 M-Net Series Showcase – channel 113M-Net Series Reality – channel 114M-Net Series Zone – channel 115VUZU– channel 116