Termination Notice Has Been Issued Out To Cartoon Network And Discovery Channel Leaving Only TNT And Discovery Family On DStv

Yesterday, it was reported that MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery "might" have settled their carriage dispute regarding the 12 channels and HBO's content on M-Net. This is because a few channels had a termination card and some didn't.

Now, MultiChoice had sent out channel termination notices for Cartoon Network and Discovery Channel leaving only Discovery Family and TNT. 

Negotiations between both parties are still ongoing so the fact that the batch to have gotten termination notices earlier doesn't mean an agreement can't be reached where they join the initial four. None of the messages list each individual channel so there's hope.

Of course several theories behind Cartoon Network's inclusion does enter the fray.

Firstly, MultiChoice's team has been incompetent for a while it's not news to any DStv customer so it's likely they took longer to add them.

But of course, when Paramount announced that BET and MTV Base alongside CBS Reality and CBS Justice in its joint venture with AMC Networks International were out the door. These notices were sent out simultaneously despite them not going dark at the same time.

It does lead some to wonder could a new agreement have been reached for the initial four and MultiChoice in its attempt to prevent a media debacle chose to now list Cartoon Network up for closure. I mean it wouldn't be the first time MultiChoice had tried scrubbing such info.

The news of those 8 channels possibly leaving DStv would anger a lot of DStv customers. But similar to the Cartoonito leak in 2023, MultiChoice and Warner Bros. Discovery probably want to address the elephant in the room - TLC and Food Network.

MultiChoice had stated they were open to replacing these channels and if an agreement had been reached. Could it be that some of this content will just resurface on a replacement as seen with Nickelodeon in New Zealand.

Its so possible that MultiChoice is more channels aside from TNT and Discovery Channel. Perhaps renewals for Food Network, Investigation Discovery and HGTV are taking a lot longer than anticipated again those are all theories.