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DStv

Digital Satellite Television, abbreviated DStv, is a Sub-Saharan African direct broadcast satellite service owned by MultiChoice and based in South Africa, with headquarters in Randburg. DStv provides audio, radio and television channels and services to subscribers across 50 countries, mostly in South Africa, Nigeria and Zimbabwe.

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Founded
6 October 1995; 30 years ago (6 October 1995)
Industry
Pay television
Owner
Canal+ S.A.
Headquarters
Randburg, City of Johannesburg, South Africa
Area served
Sub-Saharan Africa
Products
Direct Broadcast Satellite · IPTV

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DStv

Nodes79
Edges78
Triples117
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.025316
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DStv

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related to history · 35
DStv → African, America, Aside, Cartoon Network, CNN, Digital Satellite Television, DMX, ESPN, For, Hallmark, In, K-T, M-Net, M-Net's, Movie Magic, MTV, MultiChoice, Naspers, Not, November
related to CANAL+ · 16
DStv → ActionCANAL, Bollywood, CANAL, CinémaCANAL, France, French Plus, French Touch, French-dedicated, MagicInfosport, Nollywood TVPlanète, NOVELAS, Piwi, PremièreCANAL, South Africa, Sport, These
related to DStv · 14
DStv → Access, Compact, Compact Plus, Family, French, Indian, Most, MultiChoice's, Portuguese, Premium, Showmax, Sub-Saharan Africa, The, Wi-Fi
related to Reception equipment · 12
DStv → Altech UEC, An, Arris International, Chinese, Drifta, DStv DVB-H, Explora, PVR, Skyworth, South Africa, The, XtraView
related to DStv Stream · 11
DStv → Access, Compact, Compact Plus, DStv Mobile, DStv Now, DStv Stream, DVRs, Family, PC, Premium, The
related to DStv Angola & Mozambique · 10
DStv → Angola, Bué, Básico, Família, Fácil, Grande, Mega, Mozambique, Portuguese-dedicated, Premium
related to Price fixing · 6
DStv → Competition Act, Economic Development Fund, In May, R22, R8, South Africa
Products · 2
DStv → Direct Broadcast Satellite, IPTV
Services · 2
DStv → Cable television, Streaming television
Area served · 1
DStv → Sub-Saharan Africa

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africa channels multichoice south canal services television service m-net company channel subscribers launched decoder also launch sub-saharan year 000 african

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
DStvArea servedSub-Saharan Africa1.00infobox
DStvFounded6 October 1995; 30 years ago (6 October 1995)1.00infobox
DStvHeadquartersRandburg, City of Johannesburg, South Africa1.00infobox
DStvIndustryPay television1.00infobox
DStvOwnerCanal+ S.A.1.00infobox
DStvProductsDirect Broadcast Satellite1.00infobox
DStvProductsIPTV1.00infobox
DStvServicesCable television1.00infobox
DStvServicesStreaming television1.00infobox
DStvTypePublic1.00infobox
DStvWebsiteOfficial website1.00infobox
a laptopinstance ofAn additional decoder known as the currently-discontinued Drifta allows the conversion of a DStv DVB-H signal to another digital device0.80text

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