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Showmax Exit Plan Rolls Out, Steering Subscribers Toward DStv Stream
MultiChoice has begun rolling out a transition plan for Showmax subscribers, moving them to DStv Stream, offering a free trial…
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Showmax to Shut Down at the End of March
There is something unusual about how Showmax is ending. Subscriptions close on 31 March 2026. Renewals stop on 1 April…
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The Canal+ Strategy Taking Shape After Showmax
The French media group Canal+ ended 2025 with 42.3 million subscribers worldwide, a figure that tells two different stories depending…
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Canal+ Breaks April Tradition as DStv Skips 2026 Price Increase
1st April has long been the date when DStv subscription prices moved in step with MultiChoice’s financial year. In 2026,…
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Without Sport, DStv Has to Sell Something Else Entirely
Sport anchored pay television in southern Africa because rights ownership secured audiences. That arrangement is weakening as control over SuperSport…
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Canal+ and DStv Keep Prices Still, but Questions Linger
When Canal+ Africa completed its acquisition of MultiChoice Group in September 2025, many pay-TV subscribers across Africa waited for one…
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Inside Canal Plus’s First Big Call on MultiChoice, and Why Showmax Took the Hit
Canal Plus did not hedge its language. Maxime Saada told analysts that Showmax was not a commercial success and confirmed…
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How the NBA Found Its Way Back to African Screens Through a Deal That Stretches Across Platforms and Rival Habits
The NBA is back on screens across Africa through a platform that once held a central place in the league’s…
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Thomas Follin’s Canal Plus Africa Diversification Brief: Bring Order to the Most Complex Market on Earth
When Canal Plus completed the deal that folds MultiChoice into its orbit, the company bought more than a pay-TV business.…
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