In recent years, the streaming revolution has taken South Africa by storm, ushering in a new era of entertainment consumption. Gone are the days when satellite tv and free channels reigned supreme as the sole gateway to international content. Today, global streaming giants such as Netflix, Disney, and Paramount have set their sights on the vibrant South African market, enticing viewers with their vast libraries of movies, series, and documentaries. As a result, a wave of local streaming services has emerged, offering a compelling alternative to traditional television.
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 what it costs today to subscribe to these streaming giants.
*Pricing (South African Rand)
Netflix:
Mobile: R49/month, Basic: R99, Standard: R159, Premium: R199
Content includes:
– Stranger Things
– Bridgerton
– Ozark
– Money Heist
– Inventing Anna
– Top Boy
– Narcos
– Big Mouth
– YOU
– BoJack Horseman
Showmax:
Mobile: R39 /month, Standard: R99, Pro Mobile: R225, Pro: R349
Content includes:
– The Wife
– Adulting
– The Mommy Club
– Gomora
– The Real Housewives of Durban
– Rosemary’s Hitlist
– Power
– Living the Dream with Somizi
Disney+:
R119 a month
*From 19 July Standard: R139 /month, Annual: R1390
Content includes:
– The Bear
– Secret Invasion
– The Simpsons
– Moonknight
– Prison Break
– Star Wars
– Black Panther
– Captain America
– Avengers
– Eternals
– Loki
Britbox:
Standard: R99 /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+
Standard: R124,99/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
Standard: R79 a month
Content includes:
– The Boys
– Citadel
– Good Omens
– Jack Reacher
– Modern Love
– Star Trek: Picard
– The Marvelous Mrs Maisel
– Wheel of Time
– The Widow
DStv Now:
Compact: R369/month (popular), Premium: R699 premium
eVOD:
Standard: R29.99 / month
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 / Premium: R69 /month
Content includes:
– Skeem Saam
– Scandal!
– Yizo Yizo
– Generations The Legacy
– Gaz’lam
– Diamond City
– The Estate
– 7 De Laan
– Muvhango
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