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MultiChoice to launch 4K SuperSport channels for World Cup

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Pan-African media group MultiChoice, owner of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv, plans to launch two 4K channels prior to the 2022 Fifa World Cup.

Two SuperSport channels will be broadcast in ultra-high-definition during the World Cup, which will be held in Qatar from November 20 to December 18. SuperSport has previously only experimented with 4K broadcasts.

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