{"id":424474,"date":"2020-08-12T08:19:02","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T06:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=424474"},"modified":"2020-08-12T08:21:40","modified_gmt":"2020-08-12T06:21:40","slug":"where-to-livestream-idols-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/424474\/where-to-livestream-idols-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to livestream Idols in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Now in its 16th year, singing contest Idols SA is a juggernaut that refuses to be slowed down. If you haven\u2019t tuned in to watch the auditions, you\u2019re right on time to catch the first few <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/1051922?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_content=12_August_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>episodes online with DStv Now.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>A taste of what to expect this season<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sweet vocals and shocking antics from PTA! \u2013 Idols SA | Mzansi Magic\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oDVTHbh15Yc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>How to watch DStv on your phone or online<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>There is no extra cost to watch DStv on your phone or online, you just need to be a DStv subscriber and have Wi-Fi or mobile data.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>Here\u2019s how it works<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Go online to <a href=\"https:\/\/connect.dstv.com\/registration\/en-za?ReturnUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fnow.dstv.com%2F&amp;utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_content=12_August_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>now.dstv.com<\/strong><\/a> or download the DStv Now app from the <a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.dstvmobile.android&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Google Play<\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/za\/app\/dstv-now\/id467168196?mt=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Apple App Store<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Create a username and password OR log in using your DStv details.<\/li>\n<li>Go to Live, find the Mzansi Magic channel (161) and start watching Idols live.<\/li>\n<li>If you missed the latest episode of Idols, it\u2019s available to watch in the DStv Now app as well &#8211; just go to Catch Up.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\"><strong>PLUS download episodes to watch later<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>One of the best things about using DStv Now is downloading episodes to watch on your phone. Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/now.dstv.com\/catchup\/program\/1051922?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_content=12_August_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>latest episode of Idols<\/strong><\/a> while you\u2019re on Wi-Fi, then watch the episodes later while you\u2019re offline.<\/p>\n<p>If you don\u2019t have access to Wi-Fi, use mobile data while watching DStv via the app. MTN, Vodacom and Telkom all have data bundles for video streaming that are super cost-effective and give you more data to watch videos on your phone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/connect.dstv.com\/registration\/en-za?ReturnUrl=http%3A%2F%2Fnow.dstv.com%2F&amp;utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_content=12_August_2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Get DStv Now \u00bb<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The mega-hit reality talent show is available to watch live on the DStv Now app. #DStvNow<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":424480,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[13417],"class_list":["post-424474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-dstv-now"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424474","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\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424474"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":424568,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424474\/revisions\/424568"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/424480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}