DStv Premium vs Compact Plus Package Comparisons – What Do You Gain or Lose?

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DStv Premium vs Compact Plus: The DStv Premium and DStv Compact Plus are currently the two most expensive DStv packages you can purchase right now with the Premium having a monthly subscription price of ₦21,000, and the Compact Plus following slightly behind at ₦14,250.

Now, assuming you’re on the fence right now and contemplating on which of these two packages you should go for based on the price differences and the channels you stand to lose if you went for the Compact Plus package instead of the Premium, well, today, I’ll be telling you all you need to know about these two packages and reasons why you might want to go for one instead of the other.

So, you’re ready?

Sure, then let’s begin.

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Price Differences

As I already said, the DStv Premium costs ₦21,000 which gives you a total of 229 channels, while the DStv Compact Plus package costs ₦14,250 and gives you a total of 212 channels, which is 17 channels less than what you’d get on the Premium package.

Based on these two factors, if you asked me, I’ll say you’re not missing much if you went for the Compact Plus package considering that you’re losing just 17 channels, but save almost ₦7,000 in cost.

DStv Premium vs Compact Plus: Channel Comparisons

As I said, you get a total of 229 channels on the Premium package, and 212 on the Compact Plus package, and the table below shows the list of channels.

CHANNELSDSTV PREMIUMDSTV COMPACT PLUS

MOVIE CHANNELS

M-NET
ROK
B4U Movies
Africa Magic Urban
Africa Magic Epic
eMovies
TNT Africa
KIX
Studio Universal
M-NET Movies 4
M-NET Movies 3
M-NET Movies 2N/A
M-NET Movies 1N/A
Maisha Magic Movies

GENERAL ENTERTAINMENT CHANNELS

MTV
Africa Magic Family
Africa Magic Hausa
ROK 2
Telemundo
eToonz
Cloud Plus
Trybe
Televista
POP Central
Star Life
ZEE World
ROK GH
Maisha Magic Plus
Maisha Magic Bongo
Africa Magic Igbo
Moja LoveN/A
Africa Magic Yoruba
Real Time
Akwaaba
Discovery Family
TLC Entertainment
tvN Africa
TLNovelas
CBS Reality
BET
WWE
FOX
E!
Comedy CentralN/A
Discovery Channel
BBC Brit
1Magic
Universal Channel
Vuzu
Maisha Magic POA
Big Brother Naija

LIFESTYLE & CULTURE CHANNELS

Spice TV
Travel Channel
HGTV
The Home Channel
Food Network
BBC Lifestyle
Honey

SPORTS CHANNELS

SuperSport GrandstandN/A
SuperSport Variety 4
SuperSport Variety 3
SuperSport Variety 2
SuperSport Variety 1
SuperSport Action
SuperSport GolfN/A
SuperSport Maximo 2N/A
SuperSport Maximo 1N/A
SuperSport WWE
ESPN 2
ESPN
SuperSport MotorsportN/A
SuperSport TennisN/A
SuperSport CricketN/A
SuperSport RugbyN/A
SuperSport Football
SuperSport LaLiga
SuperSport Premier League
SuperSport PSL
SuperSport Blitz

KIDS & TEEN CHANNELS

Big School
Da Vinci Kids
ZooMoo
PBS Kids
JimJam
Disney Junior
NickTOONS
Nick Jr.
Cbeebies
Nickelodeon
Disney Channel
Boomerang
Cartoon Network
eMovies Extra

DOCUMENTARY CHANNELS

WildEarth
HISTORY Channel
Curiosity Channel
Nat Geo Wild
Discovery ID
CBS Justice
Ignition TVN/A

MUSIC CHANNELS

AFRO Music
TRACE Jama
TRACE Gospel
URBAN TV
Sound City
TRACE Naija
HIP TV
TRACE Mziki
MTV Base

NEWS & COMMERCE CHANNELS

EuroNews German
EuroNews French
Joy News
CHANNELS
NTA News
TVC News
Africanews
Arise News
Euronews
Bloomberg Television
CNBC Africa
CGTN News
Newzroom Afrika
SABC News
Sky News
CNN
BBC World News
Aljazeera
News Central

SPECIALIST & FOREIGN CHANNELS

RTPi
Zhejiang TV
China Movie Channel
CGTN French
CGTN Documentary
CCTV 4
Deutsche Welle
TV5 Monde Afrique
RAI Italia
CCTV Entertainment

RELIGION CHANNELS

TV Mundial
Emmanuel TV
Dominion TV
Lumen Christi
Dove TV
Eternal World Television Network
ISLAM CHANNEL
SBN
TBN Africa
Day Star
FAITH

LOCAL CHANNELS

e.TV Extra
Plus TV Africa
Citi TV
Wasafi TV
K24 TV

FREE CHANNELS

NTA 2
Sunna TV
WAP TV
Arewa 24
OGTV
Wazobia Max
Galaxy TV
ONMAX
LAGOS TV
MiTV
AIT
Silverbird
NTA I
SABC 3

INDIAN CHANNELS

NDTV 24x7

AUDIO CHANNELS

TransAfrica Radio
Rhythm
Star
RAY FM
Radio France Internationale
Channel Islam International
Chinese Radio International
Jacaranda FM
World Radio Network
BBC African Languages
BBC Afrique en Français
BBC World Service
Symphonic
Chamber Music
Arias And Overtures
Light Classical
New Age
Contemporary Instrumental
Innovative
Beautiful Instrumentals
Classic Jazz
Smooth Jazz
Italian Contemporary
African Rhythm
Traditional Country
Modern Country
Reggae
Urban Beat
Urban Adult
90's Hits
Golden Oldies
Classic Rock
Hard Rock
Alternate Rock
Campus Rock
Trots Afrikaans
Dance
Power Hits
House Party
Cityscapes
Metro Blends
Love Songs
Familiar Favourites
80's Hits
70's Hits
Today's Hits
Hot Traxx
Adult Contemporary
Soft Hits
Groove Lounge
Classic R & B
Gospel
Voice Of America
DMX - Y2K Hits
DMX - The Light
DMX - French Contemporary
BBC World Radio 2

And that’s basically all you need to know about the DStv Premium vs the DStv Compact Plus packages.

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For ₦6,750 less, you lose about 17 channels, which to me, is still pretty reasonable, especially if you’re not a sports fan.

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