KykNET

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kykNET
Country South Africa
Broadcast area Southern Africa
Programming
Language Afrikaans
Picture format 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner MultiChoice (Canal+ S.A.)
Sister channels M-Net
SuperSport
kykNET & kie
kykNET NOU!
KykNet Lekker
fliekNET
History
Launched15 November 1999;25 years ago (15 November 1999)
Links
Website www.kyknet.co.za
Availability
Terrestrial
DStv Channel 144
Former logo (2009-2017) KykNET logo.png
Former logo (2009-2017)

kykNET is a South African Afrikaans-language television channel. Owned by pay-TV operator MultiChoice, it was launched on the DStv satellite service on 15 November 1999.

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In its development phase, the channel had the placeholder name The Afrikaans Channel. [1] On 16 July 2014 DStv announced that kykNET would be broadcast in high-definition from 12 August 2014. [2]

A kykNET International service is available online to subscribers in selected countries in North America, Europe and Australasia via the Showmax platform. [3]

It was also previously available in the UK, where it was launched on TalkTalk's IPTV service, TalkTalk Plus TV, in October 2013. [4] However, it was dropped by TalkTalk in December 2015. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "DStv offers niche channel to Afrikaans community", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 22, September-October 1999
  2. ↑ "kykNET goes HD". dstv.com. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. ↑ kykNET goes global with ShowMax, Independent Online , 10 December 2015
  4. ↑ "TalkTalk launches World TV Boosts". 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "TalkTalk to reduce international channel offering on YouView". a516digital.com. 25 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Tuis". kykNET - Vir 'n verskeidenheid van Afrikaanse vermaak, skakel in op kykNET (Kanaal 144). - Tuis. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Tuis". kykNET - Vir 'n verskeidenheid van Afrikaanse vermaak, skakel in op kykNET (Kanaal 144). - Tuis. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "Tuis". kykNET - Vir 'n verskeidenheid van Afrikaanse vermaak, skakel in op kykNET (Kanaal 144). - Tuis. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "KykNet Lekker".


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