As Expected, Disney XD And FOX Life Stop Airing On DStv By The End Of September

This news came from another African market and not South Africa but I'm certain that it includes every other market considering the state of both channels.

At the beginning of September, Disney Channel started airing shows from Disney XD so they kind of gave it away at that point while FOX Life is replacing the remaining telenovelas with repeats of past reality shows.

MultiChoice will be adding TLNovelas and from what I remember FOX Life supplied content from there so that should make a fine replacement for the FOX Life channel while Disney XD doesn't need replacing since Disney Channel will now supply content from that channel.

Disney XD launched in the early 2010s on DStv and kind of outshined Disney Channel in a way since most children prefer animation as opposed to sitcoms. I wasn't a fan of XD because it made it easier for Disney Channel to cancel programs. Now that XD will be off the market Disney Channel will have to work extra hard to please viewers.

FOX Life launched in 2016 in the place of FOX Crime and FX. The channel started out as a general entertainment channel carrying all the realistic programs with FOX handling the niche, crime and paranormal stuff then FOX Life dedicated themselves to unfinished Turkish shows and boring reality shows. This channel is definitely getting canned from StarSat/StarTimes I'm confident about that now.

MultiChoice in that mysterious market had this to say to the individual:
MultiChoice Group (MCG) has confirmed that as of September 30th at 23:59 CAT, Disney XD (channel 304) and FOX Life (channel 126) will stop airing on the DStv platform. The change is a result of ongoing review of channels by content providers and platform partners.

Update:

As per your query, I wanted to close the loop with this update:

 

We can now confirm that the Disney XD and FoxLife channels will close at midnight on Wednesday 30 September.

 

As the television landscape and viewer consumption evolves, we continue to develop and review our products and services - including with our platform partners - to ensure we are offering the best possible experience for consumers.

 

Whilst Disney XD will no longer air, some of the channels most popular and iconic animated and live action series will be brought to Disney Channel, expanding the channel’s programming offer to viewers. Whilst FoxLife will no longer air, we are excited to continue to entertain DStv viewers with world-class series and programming from Fox Channel.

 

We are excited to continue to bring our viewers popular and iconic programming from our extensive media networks channels.

 

You may quote “Disney Africa spokesperson”, should you require.

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