DSTV is a pay-TV satellite service that’s owned by Multi-choice with its headquarters in South Africa. It relays TV (video ) and Audio services including those in High Definition to individual users, through the use of a decoder, dish and receiver ( LBF)
DSTV has six main packages which is divided into bouquets, each bouquets has its own number of channels. They are
– DSTV Compact
– DSTV Family
– DSTV Compact Plus
– DSTV Mobile Devices
– DSTV Mobile (able to work on most mobile devices)
– DSTV Access
– DSTV Premium
1. DSTV Access
Although DSTV Access has the most smallest number of TV channels, it’s far the most affordable subscription.
Access is the starting package on the DSTV network and it often does not give you HD channels.
Number of Channels 0n DSTV Access
Al jezeera
SuperSport BLITZ
E! Entertainment
Magic World
Mindset Learn
Africa Magic
SilverBird
AIT
NTA Channels and others.
This DSTV Access bouquet does not include some top channels like
BBC
CNN
MNET channels, and other top channels.
2. DSTV Family Bouquet
Channels in the DSTV family
Cartoon Network
CNN
Channel O
ESPN Classic
Euro News
Mnet Series
Africa Magic
Al jezeera
SuperSport BLITZ
E! Entertainment
Magic World
Mindset Learn
Africa Magic
SilverBird
AIT
NTA and others.
BBC (3 channels)
Ray power FM
RAI radio
music channels
Star FM and many others.
3. DSTV Compact
DSTV Compact has 60 channels, 5 more than Family and all the 24 audio services. TV channels that are in this package include
DSTV Compact channels
Africa Magic Plus SuperSport 10
MNET Action
Sony Entertainment
ESPN Sports
BBC World
RAI international and many others. No HD channels.
4. Compact Plus
This is the second best sports focused Bouquet, the first being DSTV Premium, where 100% of EPL matches are available. You can’t watch HD channels with this package.
5. DSTV Premium
Subscribing to the Premium Bouquet gives DSTV Mobile free of charge, provided you have a DSTV Drifta decoder.
In summary, DSTV offers lots of channels, all this channels are grouped and packaged, the number channels with each package increases in from DSTV Family to DSTV Compact Plus bouquet. DSTV Premium has the largest number of channels, it’s also the most expensive. about 11,000 Naira monthly.
Non-English audience too can enjoy special bouquets such as Indian Bouquets, French Bouquets and German Bouquets.