MultiChoice gives some DStv subscribers a R49 discount if they add Disney+ at R119 but a R110 DStv Access Fee is also required.

by Thinus Ferreira

MultiChoice has revealed how it will tie Disney+ SA into its DStv offering, with the traditional pay-TV operator who will give R49 off to DStv Premium, DStv Compact Plus and DStv Compact subscribers who add Disney+ as a streaming service to their existing DStv subscription.

DStv Family, DStv Access and DStv EasyView subscribers are also able to add Disney+ to their existing DStv subscription but won't get any discount.

DStv subscribers who add Disney+ to their existing account, will pay one MultiChoice debit order for their subscription to DStv.

Disney+ launches today in South Africa as a stand-alone over-the-top (OTT) subscription video-on-demand service for R119 per month or R1190 as an annual subscription.

Disney+ will however also be available as an app on MultiChoice's DStv Explora Ultra decoder next to Netflix SA and Amazon Prime Video as part of commercial partnership with The Walt Disney Company, with DStv subscribers from the top three packages will be able to subscribe through DStv and then get R49 off of the R119 per month fee.

Oddly, MultiChoice states in its terms and conditions for Disney+ for these packages that "This offer terminates 31 March 2021, after which the discount will be discontinued".

MultiChoice is offering DStv subscribers who are part of its DStv Rewards loyalty programme three months of Disney+ for free.

A DStv subscriber who takes up Disney+ through MultiChoice, can only add one Disney+ subscription to their account. When a DStv subscriber's account is suspended for non-payment or by request, Disney+ will be suspended and stop working as well.

A DStv subscriber must pay the DStv Access Fee of R110 in addition to a Disney+ subscription fee for Disney+ to work. The DStv Access fee enables access to DStv Catch Up, DStv BoxOffice and Disney+.

With the R49 per month discount, a DStv Premium subscriber taking Disney+ with DStv Access fee will therefore pay R1019 per month, a DStv Compact Plus subscriber will pay R729, and a DStv Compact subscriber will pay R609.

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