SuperSport 7 HD, the channel that is home to La Liga in Zimbabwe, went live for Compact subscribers, on October 24 from 8am.
"The DStv Compact customer has generally over the last few years evolved from being a local football purist into one that also shows appreciation for international football. It's this appreciation and their loyalty that we're rewarding by making La Liga football available to them," explained SuperSport's chief executive Gideon Khobane.
Fittingly, the switch comes just in time for the famed El Clasico, the match between super giants Real Madrid and Barcelona, which takes place on Sunday (kickoff 5.15pm, SS7).
The departure of Cristiano Ronaldo to Juventus and Lionel Messi's elbow fracture means that football's greatest club rivalry of the last decade will be without the illustrious duo for the first time in 11 years.
However, their absence presents a great opportunity to the likes of Gareth Bale, Luis Suarez, and young guns Marco Asensio and Ousmane Dembele to be the heroes when the two sides face off.
Even though both teams come into their first meeting of the season on the back of ordinary league form - both winning just once in the last five matches - it's hard to pick a winner. More certain is that the football will be world class.
The addition of La Liga on Compact will further enhance what is already an attractive package for local football fans, boasting PSL football, Premier League and Italian Serie A and continental football.
The move to Compact will also open La Liga up to a wider Zimbabwean audience.
"La Liga's South African office has been doing some tremendous work in growing the league on the continent and we as their broadcast partners are always looking for ways and means to support their efforts," concluded Khobane.
