KykNET

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kykNET
Country South Africa
Broadcast area Southern Africa
Programming
Language(s) Afrikaans
Picture format 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Ownership
Owner M-Net
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
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 M-Net, it was launched on the DStv satellite service on 15 November 1999. 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]

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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]

Channels

Programmes

Kyknet lekker is available on DStv access but not on other packages. Kyknet en kie, Kyknet nou, en Kyknet via is on DStv access, family, compact, compact+ and DStv premium, while Kyknet 144 HD is available on DStv premium and compact plus. The Flieknet channel is available on all packages for R100 extra as an addon. It is available on DStv premium For free.

See also

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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