The business of streaming services has grown to greater heights in South Africa. Giant competitors like Netflix, Disney and Paramount have managed to find a market on our shores and grow their global subscribers.
South Africans have for a long time been relying on the satellite provider DStv for accessing international content and shows. But this has changed since we started seeing a number of streamers launching locally.
Showmax and Netflix were the first to lead in our local market proving that there is stamina for more streaming services to thrive locally.
Today consumers have a number of options depending on the type of content they would like to stream.
Below we take a look at some of the top streaming services we have in South Africa and how much they cost.
Netflix:
From R49 (mobile), R99 (basic), R159 (standard) to R199 (premium) / per month
Content includes:
– Stranger Things
– Bridgerton
– Ozark
– Money Heist
– Inventing Anna
– Top Boy
– Narcos
– Big Mouth
– YOU
– BoJack Horseman
Showmax:
From R39 (mobile), R99 (standard) a month
Content includes:
– The Wife
– Gomora
– The Real Housewives of Durban
– The Real Housewives of Lagos
– The Real Housewives of Cape Town
– Power
– Living the Dream with Somizi
– Life With Kelly Khumalo
– Temptation Island South Africa
– Lockdown
Disney+:
R119 a month
Content includes:
– The Kardashians
– The Simpsons
– Moonknight
– Prison Break
– Star Wars
– Black Panther
– Captain America
– Avengers
– Eternals
– Loki
Amazon Prime Video
R79 a month
Britbox:
R99 a month
Content includes:
– Crime
– Father Brown
– Line of Duty
– Midsomer Murders
– Sister Boniface Mysteries
– The Cleaner
– The Graham Norton Show
– The Syndicate
– Vera
– Wild Bill
Apple TV+
R84.99 a month
Content includes:
– The Morning Show
– The Afterparty
– Slow Horses
– SEE
– Severance
– Now & Then
– Defending Jacob
– Suspicion
– The Problem With John Stewart
– Truth Be Told
Amazon Prime / Prime video
R79 a month
Content includes:
– The Boys
– Dexter
– Lord of the Rings (2022 series)
– Good Omens
– Jack Reacher
– Modern Love
– Star Trek: Picard
– The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
– Wheel of Time
– The Widow
DStv Now:
From 429 (popular)
R699 premium package
eVOD:
Free
Content includes:
– Ashes to Ashes
– As Die Skoen Pas
– Daryn’s Gym
– Durban Gen
– Housewives
– Madam & Eve
– Piet’s Sake
– Rolling with Kelly Khumalo
– Vierspel Vuurspel
– Wrede Stad
VIU:
Free with ads / R69 premium
Content includes:
– Skeem Saam
– Scandal!
– Yizo Yizo
– Generations The Legacy
– Gaz’lam
– Diamond City
– The Estate
– 7 De Laan
– Muvhango
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