DStv drops Discovery, CNN

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GOODBYE. CNN International, the Cartoon Network and 10 other channels will be saying au revoir to DStv viewers. Picture: Getty Images

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MultiChoice, fresh after its takeover by Canal+ Group, has announced that 12 channels under its carriage agreement from Warner Bros Discovery, including the Discovery Channel and CNN International, will be terminated on 31 December.

This was sent via a push notification to customers on its app on Tuesday. It had earlier announced there was an impasse between it and Warner Bros Discovery and the two parties were in negotiations about the future of the channels.

The message reads: “Please be advised that Discovery Channel, TLC Africa, Discovery Family, Real Time, TNT Africa, Food Network, Travel Channel, Investigation Discovery (Discovery ID), Cartoon Network, Cartoonito and CNN International will not be available from 31 Dec.”