DStv gifts subscribers free Premium upgrade – here’s who qualifies

DStv has officially rolled out its new system this week, and with it comes a free upgrade for existing subscribers from Compact Plus to its Premium tier.

The pay-per-view TV company, which falls under Multichoice and was recently acquired by French media giant Canal+, introduced the new structure on Thursday, 17 September.

Packages are priced from R99 per month, with the biggest draw card being a dedicated sports package.

Existing customers have been migrated automatically

DSTV GIVES COMPACT PLUS SUBSCRIBERS FREE UPGRADE

The new DStv package structure is aimed at giving customers more flexibility and more content, for less, with several packages seeing price cuts while offering expanded channel line-ups. 

Customers can also choose packages tailored to what they watch most, from sports and entertainment to movies and series.

Existing Compact Plus subscribers enjoyed an added advantage: as the package was effectively retired from the line-up, customers were promoted to the premium tier at no extra charge.

This effectively means that Compact Plus subscribers get the Premium channel line-up while paying their old prices.

Compact Plus on DStv Stream costs R549 per month, while the decoder-based Compact Plus is listed at R649 per month. DStv Premium costs R799 for streaming and R979 for the standard month-to-month decoder package.

Existing Compact Plus customers will continue to pay R549 for streaming or R649 for decoder while receiving the Premium channel experience, which includes the full bouquet of channels.

MultiChoice told MyBroadband that there is no fixed end date for this arrangement at .present

PACKAGES AND PRICES

Here’s a look at the new DStv package structure, its new prices and what channels are included…

New/current package	Old name	Decoder/satellite	DStv Stream	Channels	What’s included
Starter	Access	R150 pm	R99 pm	85+	Entry-level entertainment and selected live sport, including Wethu+, SuperSport KICKOFF, kykNET & Kie, VIA, WWE and more
Select	Family	R339 pm	R299 pm	100+	Mzansi Magic, full PSL, Serie A, Wethu+, CNN, History Channel, ID, Universal TV, Comedy Central and more
Sports	Compact	R479 pm	R399 pm	115+	Every Premier League, Champions League and PSL match, cricket, local rugby, selected URC, UFC, WWE and more
Movies & Series	New package	R500 pm	R500 pm	115+	M-Net, M-Net Movies+, kykNET, Discovery Channel, BBC Earth, Mzansi Magic, PSL and other entertainment
Compact Plus	Compact Plus	R649 pm	R549 pm	Premium line-up	Existing subscribers receive the full Premium channel experience at their existing Compact Plus price – including Premium sport and entertainment
Premium	Premium	R979 pm / R799 pm on 24-month contract	R799 pm	130+	Full DStv offering, including Springbok rugby, international rugby, F1, MotoGP, tennis, golf, football, cricket and entertainment