At the very top of DStv’s entertainment bouquet sits the DStv Premium. Here is the updated list of DStv Premium channels and associated subscription costs exclusively available to South African residents.
DStv Premium is R879 per month and offers 255 television and radio channels. For more information, see the overview below.
| Package | DStv Premium |
| Price | R879 per month |
| Number of Channels | 255 channels |
| Country | South Africa |
| Year | 2022/2023 |
DStv Premium is the biggest package offered in the country and has all the forms of entertainment you could wish for. See a list of available channels below.
DStv Premium Channels List
| DStv Premium Channels | Channel Number |
|---|---|
| DStv | 100 |
| M-Net | 101 |
| 1Magic | 103 |
| M-Net Movies 1 | 104 |
| M-Net Movies 2 | 106 |
| M-Net Movies 3 | 107 |
| M-Net Movies 4 | 108 |
| Studio Universal | 112 |
| KIX | 114 |
| ME | 115 |
| Universal TV | 117 |
| Telemundo | 118 |
| BBC Brit | 120 |
| Discovery Channel | 121 |
| Comedy Central | 122 |
| Timeless Dizi | 123 |
| E! Entertainment Television | 124 |
| Ginx eSports | 127 |
| BET | 129 |
| MTV | 130 |
| Lifetime | 131 |
| CBS Reality | 132 |
| TLNovelas | 133 |
| Discovery TLC Entertainment | 135 |
| Discovery Family | 136 |
| TNT Africa | 137 |
| Maisha Magic Movies | 141 |
| kykNET | 144 |
| kykNET & Kie | 145 |
| kykNet Lekker | 148 |
| fliekNET | 149 |
| Africa Magic Epic | 152 |
| AfricaMagic Urban Movies | 153 |
| AfricaMagic Family | 154 |
| Real Time | 155 |
| Moja Love | 157 |
| Moja 9.9 | 158 |
| Mzansi Magic | 161 |
| Mzansi Wethu | 163 |
| Mzansi Bioskop | 164 |
| Novela Magic | 165 |
| ZEE World | 166 |
| Star Life | 167 |
| ROK | 168 |
| Idols Extra | 198 |
| SET Asia | 450 |
| B4U Movies | 451 |
| ZeeTV | 452 |
| Star Plus | 453 |
| Sun TV | 454 |
| Star Vijay | 455 |
| Colors | 456 |
| SET Max | 457 |
| Telemundo | 507 |
| My Channel Africa | 515 |
| VIA | 147 |
| CBS Justice | 170 |
| Discovery ID | 171 |
| Honey | 173 |
| BBC Lifestyle | 174 |
| Food Network | 175 |
| The Home Channel | 176 |
| HGTV | 177 |
| Travel Channel | 179 |
| People’s Weather | 180 |
| National Geographic | 181 |
| Nat Geo Wild | 182 |
| WildEarth | 183 |
| BBC Earth | 184 |
| Curiosity Channel | 185 |
| The History Channel | 186 |
| Ignition TV | 189 |
| Spice TV | 190 |
| SABC 1 | 191 |
| SABC 2 | 192 |
| SABC 3 | 193 |
| e.TV | 194 |
| Soweto TV | 251 |
| Bay TV | 260 |
| 1 KZN | 261 |
| Tshwane TV | 262 |
| Cape Town TV | 263 |
| GauTV | 265 |
| Lesotho TV | 292 |
| NTA i | 299 |
| TV Mozambique Internacional | 701 |
| BLITZ | 200 |
| SS GRANDSTAND | 201 |
| SS PSL | 202 |
| SS Premier League | 203 |
| SS LaLiga | 204 |
| SS Football | 205 |
| 206 SS Variety 1 | 206 |
| SS Variety 2 | 207 |
| SS Variety 3 | 208 |
| SS Variety 4 | 209 |
| SS ACTION | 210 |
| SS RUGBY | 211 |
| SS CRICKET | 212 |
| SS GOLF | 213 |
| SS TENNIS | 214 |
| SS MOTORSPORT | 215 |
| ESPN | 218 |
| ESPN 2 | 219 |
| WWE Channel | 236 |
| SS MAXIMO 1 | 241 |
| TellyTrack | 249 |
| Cartoon Network | 301 |
| Boomerang | 302 |
| Disney | 303 |
| DreamWorks | 304 |
| Nickelodeon | 305 |
| Cbeebies | 306 |
| Nick Jr | 307 |
| NickTOONS | 308 |
| Disney Junior | 309 |
| JimJam | 310 |
| PBS Kids | 313 |
| Da Vinci | 318 |
| Mindset | 319 |
| KyKNet Nou | 146 |
| Channel O | 320 |
| Mzansi Music | 321 |
| MTV Base | 322 |
| MTV Hits | 323 |
| TRACE Urban | 325 |
| TRACE Africa | 326 |
| Sound City | 327 |
| One Gospel | 331 |
| Trace Gospel | 332 |
| Dumisa | 340 |
| FAITH | 341 |
| Day Star | 342 |
| TBN Africa | 343 |
| iTV Networks | 347 |
| Emmanuel TV | 390 |
| BBC World News | 400 |
| CNN International | 401 |
| Sky News | 402 |
| eNews Channel Africa | 403 |
| SABC News | 404 |
| Newzroom Afrika | 405 |
| Al Jazeera | 406 |
| Russia Today | 407 |
| Parliamentary Service | 408 |
| CGTN News | 409 |
| CNBC Africa | 410 |
| Bloomberg | 411 |
| Business Day TV | 412 |
| NDTV 24×7 | 413 |
| Euronews | 414 |
| africanews | 417 |
| RAI Italia | 430 |
| Beste van Nederlands | 431 |
| RTPi | 435 |
| TV5 Monde Afrique | 437 |
| Deutsche Welle | 446 |
| CCTV 4 | 447 |
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Movie Channels on DStv Premium
With DStv Premium, you’ll have access to all the entertainment content you need – from personal use to family and kids, and even business-related. If you can invest in it, you’re sure of satisfying your entertainment desires.
Movie channels available on this Premium include M-Net, 1Magic, M-Net Movies 1, M-Net Movies 2, M-Net Movies 3, M-Net Movies 4, KIX, Studio Universal, Universal TV, Telemundo, BBC Brit, Discovery Channel, Comedy Central, Timeless Dizi, E! Entertainment Television, FOX, Ginx eSports, BET, MTV, Lifetime, CBS Reality, TLNovelas, tvN Africa, Discovery TLC Entertainment, Discovery Family, TNT Africa, eMovies Extra, kykNET, kykNET & Kie, kykNet Lekker, fliekNET, Africa Magic Epic, AfricaMagic Urban Movies, AfricaMagic Family, Real Time, Moja Love, Moja Love 9.9 Mzansi Magic, Mzansi Wethu, Mzansi Bioskop, Novela Magic, ZEE World, Star Life, ROK, e.TV Extra, Annual African Festivals, SET Asia, B4U Movies, ZeeTV, Star Plus, Sun TV, Star Vijay, Colors, SET Max, My Channel Africa, and M-Net Plus 1.
But that’s not all, with a DStv Explora, you can add the all-new Disney+ TV network to your current subscription.
Sports Channels
Multichoice’s DStv offers African homes and businesses the best variety of live sports entertainment at an affordable rate of R879 per month. Subscribers can watch tennis, soccer, rugby, basketball, and much more!
DStv Premium offers a large selection of sports channels, such as BLITZ, SuperSport GRANDSTAND, SuperSport PSL, SuperSport Premier League, SuperSport LA LIGA, SuperSport FOOTBALL, and SuperSport VARIETY.
Recommended: Watch the Emirates FA Cup.
DStv Premium Football Channels
With this package, you get 9 football channels – SuperSport PSL, SS Premier League, SuperSport LA LIGA, SuperSport FOOTBALL, SuperSport VARIETY 1-4, and ESPN.
The 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League will be live on the SuperSports channels available on Premium. You can watch all UCL matches live on the following channels: SuperSport Grandstand (201), SuperSport Premier League (203), Supersport Premier Soccer League (202), SuperSport Variety 1 (206), SuperSport Variety 2 (207), and SuperSport La Liga (204).
BoxOffice on DStv Premium
If you own an Explora Ultra or PVR decoder capable of downloading TV content. You can always connect your BoxOffice account to your DStv account to start downloading movies. However, if you do not have a Box Office account, you can always sign up for that on the BoxOffice website.
BoxOffice is not free on DStv Premium. You will be charged R35 when you use BoxOffice.
Radio channels on DStv Premium
| Radio channels | Channel Number |
|---|---|
| CCTV 4 | 447 |
| Adult Contemporary | 751 |
| Today’s Hits | 752 |
| Hot Traxx | 753 |
| 70’s Hits | 754 |
| 80’s Hits | 755 |
| Familiar Favourites | 756 |
| Soft Hits | 757 |
| Love Songs | 758 |
| Metro Blends | 759 |
| Cityscapes | 760 |
| Groove Lounge | 761 |
| House Party | 762 |
| Power Hits | 763 |
| Dance | 764 |
| Trots Afrikaans | 765 |
| Campus Rock | 766 |
| Alternate Rock | 767 |
| Hard Rock | 768 |
| Classic Rock | 769 |
| Golden Oldies | 770 |
| 90’s Hits | 771 |
| Classic R & B | 772 |
| Urban Adult Contemporary | 773 |
| Urban Beat | 774 |
| Reggae | 775 |
| Modern Country | 776 |
| Traditional Country | 777 |
| Gospel | 778 |
| African Rhythm | 779 |
| Italian Contemporary | 780 |
| Smooth Jazz | 781 |
| Classic Jazz | 782 |
| Blues | 783 |
| Beautiful Instrumentals | 784 |
| Contemporary Instrumental | 785 |
| New Age | 786 |
| Light Classical | 787 |
| Arias And Overtures | 788 |
| Chamber Music | 789 |
| Symphonic | 790 |
| Metro FM | 801 |
| Channel Africa | 802 |
| Good Hope | 803 |
| Ikwekwezi | 804 |
| 5FM | 805 |
| Lesedi FM | 806 |
| Ligwalagwala | 807 |
| Lotus FM | 808 |
| Motsweding FM | 809 |
| Munghana Lonene FM | 810 |
| Phalaphala FM | 811 |
| Radio 2000 | 812 |
| SAFM | 814 |
| Thobela FM | 815 |
| trufm | 816 |
| Ukhozi FM | 817 |
| Umhlobo Wenene FM | 818 |
| X-K FM | 819 |
| Groot FM | 820 |
| LM Radio | 821 |
| Hot 91.9 FM | 822 |
| Mix 93.8 FM | 823 |
| Channel 7 | 825 |
| Radio Islam | 826 |
| BBC World Service English | 850 |
| BBC Afrique en Français | 851 |
| BBC African Languages | 852 |
| Voice Of America | 853 |
| World Radio Network | 854 |
| Trans World Radio | 855 |
| Talk Radio 702 | 856 |
| Classic FM | 857 |
| Jacaranda FM | 858 |
| YFM | 859 |
| Chinese Radio International | 860 |
| Kaya FM | 861 |
| Channel Islam International | 865 |
| Radio France Internationale | 866 |
| Radio Wave | 867 |
| Radio Energy | 868 |
| 1485AM Radio | 869 |
| Radio Veritas | 870 |
| Radio Vlaanderen internationaal | 871 |
| TransAfrica Radio | 872 |
| Link FM | 875 |
| Radio Kosmos | 876 |
| Jozi FM | 878 |
| 94.7 Highveld Stereo | 879 |
| 94.5 Kfm | 880 |
| Radio Pulpit | 882 |
| NNR | 883 |
| Capricorn FM | 884 |
| Cape Talk | 885 |
| Pretoria FM | 887 |
| Radio Pretoria | 887 |
| Ubuntu Radio | 888 |
| Power FM | 889 |
What is DStv Premium?
DStv Premium is a Pay TV subscription plan offered by Multichoice.
How much is DStv Premium?
If you won’t be using any add-ons, DStv Premium will cost you R879 per month.
Is Showmax free on Premium?
Yes, Showmax is free on DStv Premium.
How can I watch Showmax on DStv Premium?
Sign in to your DStv account at www.dstv.co.za.
Select My Products.
Choose the DStv Premium package.
Click Add Showmax on the Showmax banner.
Accept the quotation.
When you enable Showmax through the DStv Self-Service website, you will be taken to the Showmax page to complete your registration, log in, and begin streaming.
Source: stories.showmax.com