DStv Terminates 4 Channels Despite Increase In Subscriptions

MultiChoice is dropping four E-tv channels from the DStv platform on 1 April 2022, eMedia has announced.

“eMedia and MultiChoice have renewed a channel supply agreement in which Multichoice have opted not to carry certain eMedia channels, namely eMovies, eMovies Extra, eExtra and eToonz,” an eMedia spokesperson stated.

The multichoice owned satellite broadcasting platform recently announced its annual price increase in South Africa, which will be effective from 1 April 2022.

Despite the fact that the subscriptions have gone up by between 1-5 percent, DStv has cut off four channels from its bouquets.

DStv cut off all of eMedia’s entertainment channels from the platform except for the flagship e.tv. This means that viewers will no longer be able to watch eExtra, eMovies, eToonz and eMovies Extra from 1 April 2022. e.tv, which is licenced under a separate agreement, will continue to air on the DStv platform.

eMedia’s news channels, eNCA (403) and the daily Afrikaans News bulletin on kykNet (144), will continue to be broadcast on the DStv platform. This comes after MultiChoice and eMedia renewed their licensing agreement.

In a statement, eMedia said,

“eMedia and MultiChoice have renewed a channel supply agreement in which MultiChoice have opted not to carry certain eMedia channels, namely eMovies, eMovies Extra, eExtra and eToonz.”

“We constantly review our channel offering on DStv in line with our viewer’s needs. Although these four eMedia channels will no longer be available on DStv, customers still have access to a wide range of entertainment which includes 200 channels of movies, dramas, sport, kids, news, reality, and so much more.”

However, the four channels which have been terminated will remain available on free to air platform OpenView. In a press statement, eMedia said all the e.tv channels will continue to broadcast and remain available on the Openview platform.

According to a report, around 37 permanent employees were fired from E-tv on Monday afternoon. Reportedly 23 contract workers were also let go.

March 04, 2022