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| 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 kykNET & kie kykNET NOU! KykNet Lekker fliekNET |
| History | |
| Launched | 15 November 1999 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
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.[1] On 16 July 2014 DStv announced that kykNET would be broadcast in high-definition from 12 August 2014.[2]
A kykNET International service is available online to subscribers in selected countries in North America, Europe and Australasia via the Showmax platform.[3]
It was also previously available in the UK, where it was launched on TalkTalk's IPTV service, TalkTalk Plus TV, in October 2013.[4] However, it was dropped by TalkTalk in December 2015.[5]
- ^ "DStv offers niche channel to Afrikaans community", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 22, September-October 1999
- ^ "kykNET goes HD". dstv.com. 16 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ^ kykNET goes global with ShowMax, Independent Online, 10 December 2015
- ^ "TalkTalk launches World TV Boosts". 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2016.
- ^ "TalkTalk to reduce international channel offering on YouView". a516digital.com. 25 November 2015.