DStv Price Hikes - How Subscriptions Compare Across Africa in 2025
September 2, 2025
Back in August, MultiChoice once again hiked the subscription fees for DStv subscribers in Kenya and across Africa. The company said these changes were as a result of foreign exchange pressures and rising operational costs….
Ghana Pushes DStv to Cut Prices - Should Kenya Do the Same?
August 8, 2025
Ghana has issued an ultimatum to MultiChoice, demanding a 30% reduction in DStv subscription prices by August 7, 2025 or face a suspension of its broadcasting licence. This has sparked debate even in Kenya where…
DStv Named Africa’s Most Admired Media Brand for 2025
May 28, 2025
DStv has been named the Most Admired African Media Brand in the 2025 edition of the Brand Africa 100 | Africa’s Best Brands rankings. DStv has also been inducted into the Brand Africa Hall of…
DStv Packages in Kenya (August 2025), Prices, Channel List and Payment Methods
February 21, 2025
DStv is one of the oldest pay TV services in Kenya. Owned by MultiChoice, DStv has a wide range of TV and radio channels that users can access. The number of channels a user can…
Pay TV Subscriptions See Only a 0.1% Increase in Q1 2024
September 16, 2024
Recent data from the Communications Authority (CA) shows a slow growth in the number of TV subsscriptions in Kenya. The data covers the first 3 months ending March 2024 and show the total number of…
Content piracy: A complex web of causes
July 31, 2024
By Frikkie Jonker, director of broadcast cybersecurity and anti-piracy at Irdeto, a partner of Multichoice Africa. Content piracy is acknowledged as having enormously negative social impacts. It is a type of global organised crime that…
Soccer Streaming Has Eased Pressure on TV Remote Control During Football Season
May 15, 2024
BY ELSA LUNANI The season of soccer thrills is drawing to a close, with K’Ogalo, as Gor Mahia FC is fondly called by its diehard supporters, already asserting its authority as the winner of the…
DStv Set to Raise its Monthly Subscription Fees Again
March 27, 2024
DStv is about to adjust its monthly subscription fees yet again. This is expected to affect all packages and will take effect in April. This annual price hike by DStv will push the most expensive…
What You Need To Know About DStv Stream
August 8, 2023
A few days back, Multichoice Kenya announced that it has rebranded the DStv App to DStv Stream. I first told you about DStv streaming availability in Kenya last year and you can read more about…