DreamWorks Channel went off on the StarTimes and StarSat platforms across Africa leaving viewers baffled on where to view the content as not everyone has access to Netflix or Showmax to watch the best of DreamWorks library.
According to sources, the channel will soon be added to MultiChoice's DStv and this had been rumoured since last year as a list of potential or scrapped DStv channels had surfaced alongside another post directed particularly at DreamWorks Channel where it's listed as pending.
DreamWorks Channel being added onto the platform doesn't seem far fetched as MultiChoice already bundle several other channels from NBCUniversal including E!, Universal and the repeat padded Studio Universal with DreamWorks Channel following the same footsteps.
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As some are aware, the content seen on the channel can be viewable on other outlets heck even free-to-air broadcasters air the fresher batch of content even before the 24 hour channel. Just like TLNovelas, the content benefits a certain group of people.
The likelihood is that the channel will be added onto channel 304/312 a place once occupied by the boy focused brand Disney XD seeing that 313-319 are being used for educational content unless MultiChoice plans to sprouse the channel numbers.
On the basis of availability it wouldn't surprise me if it were to be made available to Premium, Compact+, Compact and possibly Family customers later in the following month. Won't be shocked if it came as a pop-up channel and potentially a permanent addition I mean the school holidays are around the corner.
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StarSat/StarTimes moving to DStv
As seen last year, several channels from the platform have since went off air with a portion of them available to MultiChoice's DStv with more likely to get chopped. Is it possible some of these channels will end up on DStv?
StarTimes hasn't replaced any of the channels which have been removed and have been ignoring consumers in regards to that. It seems as if the brand stopped carrying about offering premium international channels.
Why else would they launch a couple of regional channels in some markets and dub Blood Sisters in Zulu?
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Aside from DreamWorks Channel, I wouldn't be surprised if Discovery Science launched as well perhaps to replace a brand like Travel Channel which has since then been forgotten by Discovery Inc.
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