kykNET

{{Use South African English|date=March 2025}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox television channel

| name = kykNET

| logo_size = 200px

| logo = File:Logo KykNet (2017-).png

| logo_alt = kykNET logo

| launch_date = {{start date and age|15 November 1999}}

| picture_format = 16:9 (576i, SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)

| owner = M-Net

| country = South Africa

| language = Afrikaans

| area = Southern Africa

| website = {{URL|http://www.kyknet.co.za}}

| sister_channels = M-Net
SuperSport
kykNET & kie
kykNET NOU!
KykNet Lekker
fliekNET

}}

File: KykNET logo.png

kykNET is a South African Afrikaans-language television channel. Owned by pay-TV operator M-Net, it was launched on the DStv satellite service on 15 November 1999. In its development phase, the channel had the placeholder name The Afrikaans Channel."DStv offers niche channel to Afrikaans community", Africa Film & TV Magazine, nº. 22, September-October 1999 On 16 July 2014 DStv announced that kykNET would be broadcast in high-definition from 12 August 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.dstv.com/News/kykNET-goes-HD/83155 |title=kykNET goes HD |publisher=dstv.com |date=2014-07-16 |access-date=2014-07-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723100443/http://www.dstv.com/News/kykNET-goes-HD/83155 |archive-date=2014-07-23 }}

A kykNET International service is available online to subscribers in selected countries in North America, Europe and Australasia via the Showmax platform.[http://www.iol.co.za/tonight/tv-radio/kyknet-goes-global-with-showmax-1958341 kykNET goes global with ShowMax], Independent Online, 10 December 2015

It was also previously available in the UK, where it was launched on TalkTalk's IPTV service, TalkTalk Plus TV, in October 2013.{{Cite web|url =http://www.talktalkgroup.com/press/press-releases/2013/05-08-2013.aspx|title =TalkTalk launches World TV Boosts|date =5 August 2013|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20160215160405/http://www.talktalkgroup.com/press/press-releases/2013/05-08-2013.aspx|archive-date =15 February 2016}} However, it was dropped by TalkTalk in December 2015.{{Cite web|url = http://www.a516digital.com/2015/11/talktalk-to-reduce-international.html|title = TalkTalk to reduce international channel offering on YouView |date = 25 November 2015 |website = a516digital.com }}

==Channels==

• kykNET
• kykNET HD{{Cite web|url=https://kyknet.dstv.com/South/home|title=Tuis|website=kykNET - Vir 'n verskeidenheid van Afrikaanse vermaak, skakel in op kykNET (Kanaal 144). - Tuis|language=en|access-date=2018-05-28}}
• kykNET&kie{{Cite web|url=https://kyknet.dstv.com/South/home|title=Tuis|website=kykNET - Vir 'n verskeidenheid van Afrikaanse vermaak, skakel in op kykNET (Kanaal 144). - Tuis|language=en|access-date=2018-05-28}}
• kykNET NOU! {{Cite web|url=https://kyknet.dstv.com/South/home|title=Tuis|website=kykNET - Vir 'n verskeidenheid van Afrikaanse vermaak, skakel in op kykNET (Kanaal 144). - Tuis|language=en|access-date=2018-05-28}}
• KykNet Lekker{{Cite web|url=https://prsdube16.blogspot.com/2020/02/as-expected-kyknet-is-launching-repeats.html|title=KykNet Lekker|language=en}}
• fliekNET