Tuesday, November 5, 2013

DStv Mobile adds kykNET and Mzansi Magic as channels; ends Africa Magic Movies; hopes to 'reach a broader audience'.


DStv Mobile is adding kykNET and Mzansi Magic as TV channels to its mobile offering and removing Africa Magic Movies.

"With the addition of Mzansi Magic and kykNET we hope to reach a broader audience," says John Kotsaftis, the CEO of DStv Mobile.

kykNET on DStv Mobile devices will only be available to DStv Premium subscribers; Mzansi Magic won't be a 100% duplicate but will be largely the same as the DStv satellite channel - where licences have not been granted for certain movies, substitute filler movies will be broadcast on DStv Mobile.

DStv Mobile provides 15 DStv channels at no subscription cost to DStv Premium subscribers. All other subscribers pay R49 per month.

DStv Mobile coverage is currently available in 10 South African cities: Johannesburg (including Soweto), Pretoria, Cape Town, Port Elizabeth, Polokwane, East London, Mbombela, Rustenburg, Bloemfontein and Durban.