by Thinus Ferreira

MultiChoice is dumping the iTV (DStv 347) Islamic community TV channel from 17 June after a decade.

MultiChoice says it’s planning to replace iTV with another Islamic TV channel on DStv.

“MultiChoice constantly reviews its channel offering to ensure we continue to bring our customers the best quality local and international content,” the Randburg-based pay-TV operator says in a statement.

“We continue to look for fresh content that resonates with our viewers and an announcement for a channel to replace iTV will be made in due course.”

MultiChoice says although it’s taking iTV away that DStv subscribers will still have access to Radio Islam (DStv 826) and Channel Islam Internationale (DStv 865).

In 2022 MultiChoice already lost or removed TV channels including Russia’s RT and A+E Network’s Lifetime, and announced that it decided to get rid of several of eMedia’s e-packaged TV channels – eMovies, eMovies Extra, eExtra and eToonz – which is still on DStv pending the outcome of a case before South Africa’s Competition Tribunal.