kykNET
kykNET is a South African Afrikaans-language television channel. Owned by pay-TV operator M-Net, it was launched on the DStv satellite service in 15th November 1999. In its development phase, the channel had the placeholder name The Afrikaans Channel. On 16 July 2014 DStv announced that kykNET would be broadcast in high-definition from 12 August 2014.
| 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 |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 November 1999 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
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.
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