{"id":694101,"date":"2023-06-06T11:53:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-06T09:53:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=694101"},"modified":"2023-06-06T11:53:40","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T09:53:40","slug":"multichoice-adds-new-streaming-service-to-dstv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/business\/694101\/multichoice-adds-new-streaming-service-to-dstv\/","title":{"rendered":"Multichoice adds new streaming service to DStv"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Multichoice has announced that the subscription video streaming service BritBox is now available as an add-to-bill option for DStv subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>BritBox, a joint venture between UK broadcasting powerhouses the BBC and ITV, will be available as an app on the Explora Ultra and Streama devices and as an add-to-bill option for all DStv subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough this new partnership with MultiChoice, we will bring BritBox\u2019s unparalleled original series to DStv subscribers across South Africa, express from the UK, as well as the largest collection of British programming all in one place,\u201d said CEO OF BritBox International Reemah Sakaan.<\/p>\n<p>BritBox delivers the UK\u2019s favourite programmes, ranging from brand-new commissions to favoured classics across various genres, including critically-acclaimed drama, crime thrillers, classic comedy and powerful documentaries, alongside reality hits and entertainment.<\/p>\n<p><a  data-lightbox=\"post-image\" href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BritBox.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-694113\" src=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BritBox.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BritBox.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BritBox-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/BritBox-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Sakaan, some new hits available to DStv subscribers include, and are not limited to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Stonehouse<\/em>, starring Emmy-winner Matthew Macfadyen;<\/li>\n<li>Death in Paradise spin-off <em>Beyond Paradise; <\/em><\/li>\n<li>Period drama <em>The Confessions of Frannie Langton; <\/em>and<\/li>\n<li>Dark comedy<em> The Cleaner<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>With this, DStv customers can enjoy an array of content on one device and remote \u2013 including Showmax, Netflix SA, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, YouTube and YouTube Kids \u2013 which were previously added to the Explora Ultra decoder and DStv Streama digital media player, said Multichoice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to add BritBox to the range of services our customers can enjoy on our devices, with the added benefit of paying only one bill for all their entertainment,\u201d added Marc Jury, the CEO of Multichoice South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>According to Multichoice, from 6 June 2023, DStv customers can enjoy linear broadcasting and the addition of the BritBox streaming service \u2013 <strong>costing R99.99 per month after a 7-day Free Trial.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Read: <a href=\"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/lifestyle\/692545\/south-africans-are-cutting-out-dstv-and-gym-as-they-try-to-make-ends-meet\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">South Africans are cutting out DStv and gym as they try to make ends meet<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multichoice has partnered with a British streaming service to expand it&#8217;s array of content for DStv customers. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":642271,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9872],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-694101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694101","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\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=694101"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":694133,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/694101\/revisions\/694133"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/642271"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=694101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=694101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=694101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}