kykNET | |
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Launched | October 1999 |
Owned by | M-Net |
Picture format |
16:9 (576i, SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Country | South Africa |
Language | Afrikaans |
Broadcast area | Southern Africa |
Sister channel(s) |
M-Net SuperSport |
Website | www |
Availability
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Satellite | |
DStv | Channel 144 (SD/HD) Channel 145 (& Kie) Channel 146 (Music) |
kykNET is a South African television channel, which broadcasts in Afrikaans. Owned by pay-TV operator M-Net, it was launched on the DStv satellite service in October 1999. On 16 July 2014 DStv announced that kykNet would be broadcast in high-definition from 12 August 2014.
A kykNet International service is available online to subscribers in selected countries in North America, Europe and Australasia via the ShowMax platform.
It was also previously available in the UK, where it was launched on TalkTalk's IPTV service, TalkTalk Plus TV, in October 2013. However, it was dropped by TalkTalk in December 2015.