Kenyans who rely on DStv for entertainment will now have to cough up more money to stay connected. This is after MultiChoice, the company that owns DStv and GOtv, announced that it is increasing the DStv monthly package prices by up to Sh700.

This increase comes barely months after the company hiked the prices by up to Sh500 in November last year. In April 2024, the company had also reviewed its prices upwards.

In the latest review, all the new prices of DStv packages will come into effect starting from August 1, 2025. Under the new cost of DStv packages the Premium package will now cost Sh11,700 up from Sh11,000. The package had previously been hiked from Sh10,500 in 2024. This means that within nine months, the cost of subscribing to this package has been increased by Sh1,200.

Subscribers on the Compact Plus package will pay now Sh7,300 up from Sh6,800. In November 2024, this package had been hiked from Sh6,500 to Sh6,800.

On the Compact package, viewers will pay Sh4,200 which will be Sh300 more than the previous price of Sh3,900. Last year, this package had been hiked from Sh3,700 to Sh3,900.

On the Family package, subscribers will cough up Sh2,250 from the current Sh2,100. In the latest review, the cost of this package has been hiked by Sh150. Last year, it had been increased by Sh100 from Sh2,000 to Sh2,100 per month.

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The cost of viewing the Lite package has however remained unchanged at Sh750. The company has also introduced a new package that it has dubbed as Xtra View which will cost Sh1,700 per month.

“These changes are part of MultiChoice’s annual subscription review, which is conducted with great care to ensure customers receive the best of both local and international content,” MultiChoice said in a statement. “The company aims to keep these adjustments sustainable while continuing to provide quality services to its customers.”