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Cape Town - DStv subscribers have reacted with anger at the news that two ESPN channels will be shutting down at the end of the month.
The American sports channels ESPN (230) and ESPN Classic (231) will no longer be offered in Africa by DStv, effective July 31.
ESPN, which is owned by Disney, made the decision to yank the channels in all non-US territories where their operations are no longer financially viable.
A version of ESPN will however continue to air in the UK after a deal was struck with BT.
This potentially opens up the market for SuperSport - or the SABC - to acquire the rights to broadcast major US sports events such as baseball, basketball, the NFL in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
Predictably, subscribers to the pay-TV operator were quick to voice their disgust and anger at the news.
ESPN to cease broadcasting in Africa via DStv ... the most reprehensible behaviour I have ever encountered. Inconsolable... - Barry Havenga
So DStv is starting to behave like TopTV, by reducing channels now? I wander WHY? - Loyiso Bond Stonga
And the service keeps on deteriorating....... - Cuthbert Murwisi
In that case we should pay less.... - Flip Loots
Yes we should pay less. And while you at it take with you all of the other crap channels that nobody wacthes as well!!! - Mark Fick
Some of us are NBA and NASCAR fans so what about us dont we have a say? This is stupid...really unfair - Chicco Antonio
And why do pay so much for dstv??????????? It sucks!!!!!!! - James van der Mescht
Very disappointing...to put it mildly. - Leon Senekal
Oh no, no more nfl!!! - Simon Wilhelm
Hope they adjust the subscription accordingly enjoyed the MLB - Euan Murray
No X-Games :0. Fml! - Jarryd Junkin
Why. ESPN Classic was one of my favourite channels to relive some of those classic moments of yesteryear. Guess they will add some crap channel to show more repeats that we don't want to see. Repeats is making the pvr function a bit redundant - Naas du Toit
Unacceptable - Shane Michael Ernstzen
What??? How stupid!!! - Jeff Sean Teubes
The American sports channels ESPN (230) and ESPN Classic (231) will no longer be offered in Africa by DStv, effective July 31.
ESPN, which is owned by Disney, made the decision to yank the channels in all non-US territories where their operations are no longer financially viable.
A version of ESPN will however continue to air in the UK after a deal was struck with BT.
This potentially opens up the market for SuperSport - or the SABC - to acquire the rights to broadcast major US sports events such as baseball, basketball, the NFL in South Africa and the rest of Africa.
Predictably, subscribers to the pay-TV operator were quick to voice their disgust and anger at the news.
ESPN to cease broadcasting in Africa via DStv ... the most reprehensible behaviour I have ever encountered. Inconsolable... - Barry Havenga
So DStv is starting to behave like TopTV, by reducing channels now? I wander WHY? - Loyiso Bond Stonga
And the service keeps on deteriorating....... - Cuthbert Murwisi
In that case we should pay less.... - Flip Loots
Yes we should pay less. And while you at it take with you all of the other crap channels that nobody wacthes as well!!! - Mark Fick
Some of us are NBA and NASCAR fans so what about us dont we have a say? This is stupid...really unfair - Chicco Antonio
And why do pay so much for dstv??????????? It sucks!!!!!!! - James van der Mescht
Very disappointing...to put it mildly. - Leon Senekal
Oh no, no more nfl!!! - Simon Wilhelm
Hope they adjust the subscription accordingly enjoyed the MLB - Euan Murray
No X-Games :0. Fml! - Jarryd Junkin
Why. ESPN Classic was one of my favourite channels to relive some of those classic moments of yesteryear. Guess they will add some crap channel to show more repeats that we don't want to see. Repeats is making the pvr function a bit redundant - Naas du Toit
Unacceptable - Shane Michael Ernstzen
What??? How stupid!!! - Jeff Sean Teubes
