Wednesday, October 30, 2013

BREAKING. MultiChoice giving millions of DStv subscribers free access to dozens of premium TV channels for a week in November.


I was waiting for this announcement and now it's here: MultiChoice will be unblocking dozens of its premium access TV channels usually only available on its most expensive TV package, DStv Premium, to millions of DStv subscribers who are on lower bouquets for a week starting Monday 11 November to Sunday 17 November as part of an all-you-can-eat see TV buffet.

MultiChoice's smorgasbord "OpenWeek" TV content announcement comes as struggling rival On Digital Media (ODM) plans to unveil its brand-new StarSat pay-TV offering tomorrow in the place of the damaged TopTV brand.

MultiChoice will give subscribers to DStv Access, Select 1, Select 2, DStv Family, DStv Compact and DStv Extra dozens of TV channels for a week at no extra cost and which DStv Premium subscribers pay a premium for.

This includes the range of sought-after SuperSport channels as well as a litany of third-party and M-Net supplied entertainment, documentary, music, news, movie and kids channels.

The sought-after M-Net branded entertainment and movie channels will be made available to Select 1, Select 2, DStv Family, DStv Compact and DStv Extra subscribers on the weekend of 16 and 17 November.

The DStv Premium Open Week suddenly gives DStv subscribers access to programming ranging from cricket and rugby action to Bear Grylls, and from CBeebies to Top Gear Australia.


DStv channels available during the Premium Open Week

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 209

Music
KykNet Musiek - channel 146
MTV base            - channel 322
VH1 Classic          - channel 323
Trace Urban       - channel 325

Entertainment 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 188

Children’s
Boomerang                        - channel 302
Disney Channel                 - channel 303
Disney Channel XD          - channel 304
Nickelodeon                      - channel 305
Cbeebies                             - channel 306

News
CNN International           - channel 401
Sky News                            - channel 402
eNCA                                     - channel 403
Russia Today                      - channel 407
Bloomberg Television    - channel 411
EuroNews                           - channel 414

M-Net Channels available 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 107
M Showcase                                      - channel 108
M Action                                              - channel 110
M-Net Stars                                       - channel 111
M-Net Series Showcase                - channel 113
M-Net Series Reality                      - channel 114
M-Net Series Zone                          - channel 115
VUZU                                                    -  channel 116