The subscription packages offered by DSTV are several and each caters to different people based on their budget.
If you are looking to get some entertainment on a tight budget, the Padi package and the access package are always the best ones to choose from.
However, if you are looking to get the best in entertainment available on DSTV, then you look at the compact plus package and the premium package.
In this article today, we will take a look at the compact plus package and the premium package to see what sets them apart from each other as well as how similar they relate to each other.
Let us first look at each of them before we come to their differences.
DSTV compact plus package
The DSTV compact plus package has a lot of channels on offer than the previous packages and less than the premium package.
It is the second most expensive package offered. The compact plus package comes with 135 channels and 30 HD channels, aside from this, there are 56 audio channels on offer. On this package, you get access to great sports and local entertainment.
Below are the channels offered on the compact plus package.
- Variety 1
- Action
- PSL
- Variety 2
- Football
- Premier League
- La Liga
- CBS Justice
- Variety 3
- ME channel
- Vuzu
- Telemundo
- One magic
- News Central
- Showcase HD
- Africa Magic Igbo
- M-Net movies 3 and 4
- Africa magic epic
- Variety 4
- Deutsche Welle
- CCTV 4
- RTPI
- Rai Italia
- TBN
- Daystar
- Dumisa
- Faith
- Trace Urban
- Beste van Nederlands
- TV5 monde Afrique
- Al Jazeera
- SABC news
- Emmanuel TV
- Sky News
- eNews channel
- Studio Universal HD
- Cartoon network
- Disney Junior
- Moonbug
- Nicktoons
- Nick jr
- TBN Africa
These are some of the channels you get access to when you subscribe to the DSTV Compact Plus package.
DSTV Premium package
The premium package is the most expensive package offered on DSTV and it has every good thing DSTV has to offer.
The premium package comes with more channels than what you get on the compact plus package.
It offers great channels if you are a sports or movie lover. The channels offered on the premium package are more than 150.
The HD channels on the premium package are 38. However, the audio channels offered are 56, which is the same as the number offered on the Compact Plus package.
Below are the channels you can access on the DSTV premium package:
- Premier League
- Variety 1
- Variety 2
- La Liga
- Variety 3
- Variety 4
- Action
- DC Heroes
- Comedy Central
- National Geographic
- Rugby
- Cricket
- SABC
- KZN TV
- GauTV
- Cape Town TV
- Soweto TV
- MTV base
- Muzika
- Trace Mziki
- Trace Naija
- Afro Music channel
- Discovery
- CBS Justice
- NatGeo world
- Wild Earth
- CBS Justice
- NatGeo discovery
- Curiosity
- Music channel
- Qwest TV
- Africa music Yoruba
- Maisha Magic plus HD
- History
- BBC lifestyle
- M-Net west HD
- One magic
- Showcase HD Igbo
- TLNovelas
- Food Network
- Spice TV
- Supersport grandstand
- Supersport rugby
- Supersport cricket
- Supersport golf
- Supersport motorsport
- Africa magic urban
- Trace JAMA
- Afro music channel
Price Difference
When it comes to pricing, however, the premium package costs more than the compact plus package.
The prices for the subscription packages were hiked by DSTV in 2022, bringing the subscription fees to what they currently cost.
- The DSTV compact plus package has a subscription fee of GHS 380 per month.
- The DSTV premium package has a subscription fee of GHS 600 per month
From the above, we have seen that the premium package offers more than the compact plus package in terms of sports and entertainment.
The premium package also offers seven more supersport channels. This means that people who love sports and love watching all the best leagues in the world would be better off with the premium package.
What Sets The Two Packages Apart From Each Other
The main differences between the two packages fall under the kind of movies, sports, and entertainment channels they offer.
The premium package offers more channels in these categories than the compact plus package.
The premium package also has more free channels than the compact plus package.
The Compact Plus package subscribers get access to 43 channels in the movies category and 14 channels in the sports category.
People who subscribe to the premium package also get access to BBC Earth which can be found in the documentaries section.
They also get access to Bloomberg News. In the table below, we will look at the number of channels offered by both the premium package and the compact plus package.
Entertainment and movies
- Premium package – 49
- Compact plus package – 43
Lifestyle and documentary
- Premium package – 18
- Compact plus package – 17
Free channels
- Premium package – 13
- Compact plus package – 13
Sports channels
- Premium package – 21
- Compact plus package – 14
Kids and teens channels
- Premium package – 13
- Compact plus package – 13
Music channels
- Premium package – 10
- Compact plus package – 10
Religion channels
- Premium package – 5
- Compact plus package – 5
News and commerce channels
- Premium package – 16
- Compact plus package – 15
Foreign and specialist channels
- Premium package – 6
- Compact plus package – 6
The above shows how the two most expensive packages on DSTV stack up when put side by side with each other.
As you can see, the premium channel seems to be ahead of the compact plus channel by just a little bit.
There are categories in which they offer the same number of channels and the same number of shows and programs.
Other packages
Aside from the premium package and the compact plus package, there are other less expensive packages available on DSTV. These packages are:
- Compact package which costs GHS 255 a month
- Family package which costs GHS 130 a month
- Access package which costs GHS 70 a month
- Padi package which costs GHS 45 a month
Frequently Asked Questions
That will depend on the customer and his budget. If he has enough money to spend, the premium is the best one to choose.
However, if he wants as many channels as possible at a low cost, the compact package will be the best choice.
The premium package on DSTV has a fee of GHS 600 a month and it is the most expensive package offered on DSTV.
The DSTV compact plus package has a fee of GHS 380 a month and it is the second most expensive package offered on DSTV.
Conclusion
The premium package and the compact plus package are the most expensive subscription packages offered by DSTV at the moment.
They feature great sports and entertainment channels that are sure to have you glued to your seat for a long time.
