How to watch kykNET live online
kykNET is on DStv, channel 144. DStv's package page lists it in Premium, from R799 a month, and in Movies & Series, from R500 a month, and you can stream it on DStv. The DStv app works only in African countries that have DStv.
DStv's package page lists kykNET in its 130+ channel package, from R799 a month (Premium), and its 115+ channel package, from R500 a month (Movies & Series).
DStv calls it kykNET Channel 144 and says its shows can also be streamed on DStv.
- Country
- South Africa
- Run by
- MultiChoice
- Type
- Entertainment
- Language
- Afrikaans
- Watch live
- DStv 144 / DStv app
- Cost at home
- From R500 a month (DStv)
- Abroad
- Partly: other African countries with DStv
- Checked
- 13 November 2026
Can you watch kykNET abroad?
DStv says its app is available in all African countries that offer DStv via satellite. We found no official way to watch kykNET outside Africa.
DStv in other African countries
Your own DStv channels in the DStv app, in African countries that offer DStv.
Watch kykNET in the UK, Australia, the USA and more
kykNET in the UK, Australia, the USA, Canada, the UAE (Dubai) and Ireland
We found no official way to watch kykNET live in the UK, Australia, the USA, Canada, the UAE or Ireland.
Apps for kykNET: TV, phone and laptop
What is kykNET?
kykNET is a South African Afrikaans-language TV channel of MultiChoice, launched on the DStv satellite service on 15 November 1999.
kykNET: common questions
What channel is kykNET on DStv?
Channel 144.
Which DStv package has kykNET?
Premium, from R799 a month, and Movies & Series, from R500 a month.
Can I watch kykNET outside South Africa?
In other African countries with DStv, in the DStv app; we found no official way outside Africa.
Which app do I need to watch kykNET live?
DStv (South Africa; African countries with DStv): phones, tablets, smart TVs, web.
Can I watch kykNET on a smart TV?
Yes. DStv has an app for smart TVs (South Africa; African countries with DStv).
Is kykNET free to watch?
In South Africa: from R500 a month (DStv), on the DStv 144 / DStv app. Abroad: partly (other African countries with DStv).
Can I watch kykNET in the USA?
We found no official way to watch kykNET live in the USA.
Where the facts come from
We check every fact on the broadcaster's own pages, or on two independent sources that agree.
- DStv: compare packages
- DStv: Compact Plus highlights (kykNET channel 144, 1 July 2026)
- DStv: the new DStv packages from 17 September 2026
- DStv: stream with DStv (in the country of subscription)
- DStv help: which countries is the DStv app available in?
- Wikipedia: kykNET
Last checked: 13 November 2026. Prices and rules change: the official pages always win.
