MultiChoice Zimbabwe has announced the slashing of its DSTV Premium, Compact Plus, Compact and Family bouquets effective November 1 while a major upgrade will be introduced on the same date.
Announcing the reduction in prices, Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Zimbabwe, Lovemore Mangwende said the decrease of between 11 percent and 21 percent would be greatly welcomed by viewers in the current economic environment.
“The price decrease move is a significant decision by MultiChoice Africa and we are certain this will be both welcome and valuable to all viewers, while the content upgrades will bring about increased value simultaneous with a reduction in the fees charged,” he said.
He added that the drop in prices shows the company’s great commitment to ensure that customers receive the best possible access to great local, international entertainment and outstanding value.
DStv Premium remains the ultimate television entertainment experience in Zimbabwe with the best of everything including the world’s most popular local and international channels.
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The move by the pay TV provider will mean locally based football fans will be able to view popular football leagues such as the English Premier League and Spanish La Liga.
DStv Premium will now be pegged at $72 and it will receive 11 new HD channels. DStv Compact Plus will now be priced at $47 along with 8 new channels that also include more European football.
With the addition of eight high definition (HD) channels, customers can now watch more of their favorite shows including the latest and exclusive first run movies, drama, comedy and sport in picture-perfect, crystal clear quality on the 20 HD channels now available to them.
Also this October, DStv Premium customers will celebrate with M-Net on the M-Net Movies Block party pop-up channel on 109, and can look forward to more exciting pop-up channels in the coming months like the M-Net Movies Harry Potter pop-up channel which will run from 4 to 14 November.
Earlier in the year DSTV made both the English Premier League and Spanish La Liga available on the Compact Bouquet, previously the EPL and La Liga was available for Premium and Compact Plus subscribers.
As of 1 November, new channels will include Vuzu AMP, Lifetime, Discovery channel, Crime & Investigation, HISTORY channel, Africa Magic Showcase and a new channel coming soon to DStv to bring the best of Nollywood content to the package is ROK.
DStv Compact Plus will also be injected with extra sports content with the addition of more Uefa Champions League matches alongside the best European Football leagues and the Europa league on SuperSport 6 (SS6).
