DStv chops channels as Canal+ leans harder on sport

MultiChoice will close four DStv channels next month, three of them carrying local content, while adding four SuperSport channels. The move comes despite local content commitments Canal+ made to get its takeover of the pay-TV operator approved. “As viewing habits continue to change, MultiChoice is refining the DStv channel line-up to match,” the company said. Local content is not a neutral subject for Canal+. Four new sport channels against four fewer entertainment channels is what that logic looks like on a programming schedule.