{"id":9723,"date":"2020-03-19T22:28:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-19T20:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=9723"},"modified":"2020-03-19T22:28:16","modified_gmt":"2020-03-19T20:28:16","slug":"dstv-now-adds-24-hour-news-channels-to-free-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/03\/19\/dstv-now-adds-24-hour-news-channels-to-free-service\/","title":{"rendered":"DStv Now Adds 24-hour News Channels To Free Service"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In response to the COVID-19 situation, DStv Now has added a new way to get free access (no DStv subscription needed) to six 24-hour news channels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Coronavirus news: Get all the COVID-19 updates for free on DStv\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bE9VI4FCgS4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>BBC World<\/li><li> CNN<\/li><li> eNCA<\/li><li> SABC News<\/li><li> Newzroom Afrika<\/li><li> Euronews Now<\/li><li> Al Jazeera<\/li><li> What is DStv Now and what can I see for free?<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>DStv Now is the online version of DStv and it\u2019s free to DStv subscribers. Watch on a smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer, smart TV or Xbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The TV channels and Catch Up content on DStv Now mirror the content available on the underlying DStv subscription. In other words, Compact subscribers see Compact channels on DStv Now, Premium subscribers get all channels, etc\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what many people don\u2019t know is there\u2019s a totally free section to DStv Now available to people who don\u2019t have a DStv subscription at all. This free service has the following channels on top of the news channels mentioned above:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Channel O<\/li><li> PBS for the kids<\/li><li> SuperSport Play<\/li><li> TBN<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, episodes of some of South Africa\u2019s best-loved soapies are available free, including Igazi, The River, Isibaya, Binnelanders, Suidooster and Die Ware Naarheid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How to sign up for DStv Now\u2019s free service<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to now.dstv.com and click on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Sign Up (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.dstv.com\/registration\/signup\" target=\"_blank\">Sign Up<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Fill in your details and click Create An Account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the next step, you\u2019ll be prompted to provide your ID, smartcard or customer number. If you\u2019re not subscribed to DStv, scroll to the bottom and choose Skip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Name your profile and set your profile pic, and start watching.<br \/> If you\u2019re planning on watching DStv on your phone or tablet, download the DStv Now app for Android or iOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that this free service is currently limited to South Africa.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In response to the COVID-19 situation, DStv Now has added a new way to get free access (no DStv subscription needed) to six 24-hour news channels. BBC World CNN eNCA SABC News Newzroom Afrika Euronews Now Al Jazeera What is DStv Now and what can I see for free? DStv Now is the online version&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2020\/03\/19\/dstv-now-adds-24-hour-news-channels-to-free-service\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">DStv Now Adds 24-hour News Channels To Free Service<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[97],"tags":[127],"class_list":["post-9723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-online","tag-dstv-now","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9723\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}