{"id":382303,"date":"2020-03-17T09:40:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-17T07:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=382303"},"modified":"2020-03-17T09:40:25","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T07:40:25","slug":"these-13-dstv-now-channels-are-free-to-watch-for-all-south-africans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/media\/382303\/these-13-dstv-now-channels-are-free-to-watch-for-all-south-africans\/","title":{"rendered":"These 13 DStv Now channels are free to watch for all South Africans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>DStv Now has made a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dstv.co.za\/whats-on\/news\/articles\/stay-informed-about-covid-19-with-dstv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>selection of channels<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0available to all South Africans for free.<\/p>\n<p>DStv Now is an online streaming service which is bundled with DStv\u2019s satellite broadcasting service, and allows subscribers to watch TV and shows from mobile devices, smart TVs, laptops, and more.<\/p>\n<p>The new free channel package is available to all South Africans, however, and not only DStv subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>The company said that in response to the coronavirus outbreak in South Africa, a number of DStv Now channels are no longer locked behind a subscription and are available to anyone with an Internet connection.<\/p>\n<p>DStv channels which are now available to stream for free are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>100<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 DStv<\/li>\n<li><strong>180<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 People\u2019s Weather<\/li>\n<li><strong>238<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 SuperSport Play<\/li>\n<li><strong>313<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 PBS Kids<\/li>\n<li><strong>320<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Channel O<\/li>\n<li><strong>343<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 TBN<\/li>\n<li><strong>400<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 BBC World News<\/li>\n<li><strong>401<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 CNN<\/li>\n<li><strong>402<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Sky News<\/li>\n<li><strong>403<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 eNCA<\/li>\n<li><strong>404<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 SABC News<\/li>\n<li><strong>406<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Newzroom Afrika<\/li>\n<li><strong>414<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Euronews Now<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Staying informed about the latest news on the virus is the first step in stopping its spread, said the company. For this reason, it has made several 24-hour news channels available.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to these channels, episodes of popular series are also available via the Catch Up portal on the free service, including Igazi, The River, Isibaya, Binnelanders, Suidooster, and Die Ware Naarheid.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">Signing up<\/h3>\n<p>To sign up for DStv Now\u2019s free service, users must navigate to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>DStv Now portal<\/strong><\/a>, select the option to Sign Up, and follow the steps below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fill in your details and click Create Account.<\/li>\n<li>Provide your ID, smartcard, or customer number. If you\u2019re not subscribed to DStv, scroll to the bottom and choose Skip.<\/li>\n<li>Name your profile and set your profile picture.<\/li>\n<li>Start watching.<\/li>\n<li>If you\u2019re planning on watching DStv on your phone or tablet, download the DStv Now app for Android or iOS.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>DStv Now noted that its free service is currently only available in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p><em>This article originally appeared on <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/broadcasting\/343021-free-dstv-now-channels-and-shows-for-all-south-africans.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MyBroadband<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/media\/380847\/government-wants-big-sports-events-to-be-free-to-air-people-that-can-afford-dstv-are-not-better-than-others\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Government wants big sports events to be free-to-air: \u2018People that can afford DStv are not better than others\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DStv Now has made a\u00a0selection of channels\u00a0available to all South Africans for free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":31,"featured_media":278363,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5554],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-382303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-media","tag-headline"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/31"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382303"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382303\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":382311,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382303\/revisions\/382311"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}