Timeline
Showmax & DStv Now
2017
Showmax included in DStv Premium subscription at zero cost to Kenyan customers
DStv Now available to DStv Compact Plus and Compact customers
Launch of Explora 2
2016
Launch of E36 C
2015
Launch of Express from US
2014
Launch of DStv Now App
2014
GOtv launched
2011
DStv On-Demand service, Catch Up launched
2010
HD channels launched: SuperSport, Discovery and National Geographic
2009
Launch of the HD PVR and XtraView – In time to provide Olympics in High Definition
2008
Launch of PVR (Personal Video Recorder)
2005
Launch of PAS7 Ku-Band satellite to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi, Swaziland and Angola
1999
Angola franchise launched
1998
Tanzania joint venture launched
1997
Franchise launched in Ethiopia, Malawi and Mozambique
1996
Uganda, Kenya and Zambia joint ventures launched; Zimbabwe franchise launched & Established offices in Namibia, Botswana, Ghana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya and Zambia.
1995
Nigeria joint venture launched
1994
Botswana, Namibia and Ghana joint ventures launched
1992
M-Net awarded first African licences in Namibia and Botswana
1991
M-Net becomes the first television company to be listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange
1990
SuperSport launched
1989
