{"id":44054,"date":"2025-12-04T20:59:52","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=44054"},"modified":"2025-12-04T20:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T20:59:52","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndstv-sparks-outrage-as-11-major-channels-get-axed-ahead-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/12\/04\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaigndstv-sparks-outrage-as-11-major-channels-get-axed-ahead-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"DStv sparks outrage as 11 major channels get axed ahead of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-187757 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DStv-sparks-outrage-as-11-major-channels-get-axed-ahead.jpg?resize=600%2C329&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DStv-sparks-outrage-as-11-major-channels-get-axed-ahead.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/DStv-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>DStv subscribers are bracing for yet another major shake-up as the broadcaster moves to scrap 11 more well-loved channels at the start of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>This comes shortly after news that BET Africa, MTV Base, CBS Justice and CBS Reality would also be removed before the festive season ends.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, 2 December 2025, a user on X shared what appears to be an official notification from the MyDStv app, alerting customers that a long list of channels will disappear from 31 December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The screenshot quickly ignited frustration online, with many viewers saying the platform is giving them \u201cno reason to stay subscribed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The notification revealed that from 1 January 2026, DStv will no longer offer Discovery Channel, TLC Africa, TNT Africa, Food Network, Travel Channel, Investigation Discovery, Cartoon Network, Cartoonito and CNN International, among others.<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#DStv #sparks #outrage #major #channels #axed #ahead<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; 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