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How to binge-watch The River for only R49 per month
How to binge-watch The River for only R49 per month
20 July 2018 / Series

How to binge-watch The River for only R49 per month

DStv Compact and Compact Plus get Showmax for only R49 per month, which means they get all 110+ episodes of The River, including brand-new episodes that land on Showmax within 15 minutes of the 1Magic broadcast.


Newsflash: From 7 February 2019 until 7 April 2019, DStv Compact and Compact Plus subscribers who add Showmax to their DStv bill will receive a two-month-long no-cost test-drive of the streaming service. This offer is reserved for first-time Showmax add-to-bill subscribers in South Africa. Once the two months have passed, customers will be charged the discounted Showmax rate of R49 per month.

Sign up to Showmax to get all previous episodes of The River plus new episodes express from the 1Magic broadcast! DStv Compact and Compact Plus subscribers get Showmax for only R49 per month, which means this is the cheapest way to binge-watch The River by far!

All you need to do as a DStv Compact or Compact Plus subscriber to get Showmax is add it to your bill.

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💎 How far will you go for inyuku? Binge-watch over 100 episodes of The River now on Showmax, and be sure to keep up with the daily releases #TheRiver1Magic 💎 pic.twitter.com/bcemfwuv4n

— Showmax (@ShowmaxOnline) July 6, 2018


How to add Showmax to DStv Compact →
DStv Compact and Compact Plus customers simply need to add Showmax to their DStv bill to enjoy the full Showmax catalogue for only R49 per month. Here’s how.

I’m not a Showmax subscriber yet

  1. Go to www.showmax.com.
  2. Sign up to Showmax with your email address.
  3. Create a password.
  4. Choose “DStv add to account” as your payment method.
  5. Choose “DStv add to account” to add Showmax to your DStv bill.
  6. Enter your South African ID number.
  7. Confirm your mobile phone number. A one-time pin (OTP) will be SMSed to this number to verify your account.
  8. Start watching your favourite shows right now at www.showmax.com, through your connected Explora or using the Showmax app on phones and tablets!

I’m already a Showmax subscriber but want to add it to my DStv Compact or Compact Plus subscription to get R50 off Showmax

If you have a credit, cheque card or Paypal subscription, simply login to your Showmax account and change your payment method to “DStv add to account”. These are the steps:

  1. Go to www.showmax.com and sign in.
  2. Go to Manage Account and click on Manage Subscription.
  3. Select “DStv add to account” as your payment method.
  4. Enter your South African ID number.
  5. Confirm your mobile phone number. A one-time pin (OTP) will be SMSed to this number to verify your account.
  6. Enter the OTP and accept the T&Cs. Your entire family can start watching Showmax on up to 5 devices.
  7. Get watching!

And non-DStv subscribers get Showmax for only R99 per month, with a 14-day free trial.

Sign up now »

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