Your guide to DStv online, the DStv App, Catch Up and more
How does streaming work on DStv? What’s the difference between Catch Up and DStv online and the DStv App? And where does Showmax fit in?
17 September 2020
How to watch sport online in South Africa
All DStv subscribers are able to watch all channels available to their bouquet online on DStv Now, using the app for smartphones and tablets, or in their web browser. (To find out about how to access and use DStv Now, read more here.) DStv Premium subscribers: live sport streaming is easy game, since you have access to all SuperSport channels in your bouquet.
But what about those who are on the Compact Plus, Compact, Family, Access and other packages with fewer sports channels, or those who don’t subscribe to DStv at all?
Enter Showmax Pro, which offers the following live sport from SuperSport: all Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, and PSL games as well as a wide range of live sports events including athletics, professional boxing, and the world’s biggest marathons. (Note that this is only applicable to South Africa – available sports differ between countries*.)
Showmax Pro also gives subscribers access to the full Showmax catalogue (series, movies, documentaries and kids’ shows) plus live news and music channels.
How much does Showmax Pro cost?
That depends whether you want access to Showmax Pro on only one mobile device (in which case, you’ll be looking at Showmax Pro Mobile), or on multiple devices with two simultaneous streams (Showmax Pro). Here’s the breakdown of costs.
| Showmax | Showmax Pro | |||
| Showmax | Showmax Mobile | Showmax Pro | Showmax Pro Mobile | |
| South Africa | ZAR 99 | ZAR 49 | ZAR 449 | ZAR 225 |
| Kenya | KSh760 | KSh380 | KSh2100 | KSh1050 |
| Nigeria | NGN2900 | NGN1450 | NGN6300 | NGN3200 |
| Other countries* | $7.99 | $3.99 | $17.99 | $8.99 |
What else can I watch on Showmax Pro?
| Showmax | Showmax Pro | |||
| Showmax | Showmax Mobile | Showmax Pro | Showmax Pro Mobile | |
| Series, movies, kids’ shows, documentaries | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Athletics, pro boxing, major international marathons, & more | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Music channels: Trace Urban, Trace Gospel | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| News channels: SABC News (SA only), Africanews, Euronews, Newzroom Afrika | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Football: all Champions League (SA only), Premier League, Serie A, PSL and La Liga games | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Number of concurrent streams | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Smartphone and tablet apps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart TV, laptop, Android TV, Apple TV apps | ✓ | – | ✓* | – |
| Maximum video resolution | HD | SD | HD | SD |
| 14-day trial | ✓ | ✓ | – | – |
| *Supported smart TVs: Samsung Tizen (2017-2020), LG WebOS (2014-2020) | ||||
Want to know which matches will be available every week on Showmax Pro in South Africa? Click here to find out which live sport events to watch this week.
How do I get Showmax Pro?
- Sign up or sign in to Showmax. New subscribers, select Showmax Pro – either Mobile or Standard.
- Existing subscribers: From the main profile, go to My Account > Manage Subscription and then select Showmax Pro (either Mobile or Standard).
- Start watching your favourite sports live.
*Showmax Pro is available in: Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comores, Republic of Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, DRC, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Réunion, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
