The French media giant says the deal will strengthen MultiChoice’s operations across Africa and expand its international reach. French media company Canal+ has completed its acquisition of MultiChoice Group, making the African pay television company a full subsidiary of the global entertainment business. The development marks the end of a transaction that began in 2023…
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Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada Canal+, the French media group that now owns MultiChoice, has listed on the JSE – barely six months after taking full control of MultiChoice and delisting it from the same exchange. The secondary inward listing on the JSE’s main board, effective Wednesday, makes Canal+ the first French company to list in…
Newly listed on the JSE, Canal+ has made it clear where it intends to spend to keep DStv subscribers paying: live sport. The French group, which took control of MultiChoice last year, on Wednesday confirmed a clutch of premium rights deals timed to coincide with its inward listing on the Johannesburg bourse. SuperSport will broadcast…
MultiChoice is bracing for a major organizational shake-up following its acquisition by French media giant Groupe Canal+. While a three-year retrenchment moratorium imposed by South African competition authorities temporarily protects local workers, industry experts warn it may merely delay deeper job cuts rather than prevent them entirely. Read: Bandwidth Blog & Smile 90.4FM Tech Tuesday:…
French media and entertainment group Canal+ has formally confirmed it will conduct a secondary listing on the main board of the JSE on Wednesday, 3 June 2026, becoming the first French company to list on the Johannesburg bourse. The pre-listing announcement, published on Tuesday, sets out the terms of the fast-track secondary inward listing of…
Canal+, the global media and entertainment group that took control of MultiChoice last year, has confirmed it will conduct a secondary listing on the JSE on 3 June, becoming the first French company to do so. The inward listing remains subject to final approval from the bourse, which the company said is “expected to be…
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Canal+ is moving to AI to cut production costs. (Graphic by Nicola Mawson, with images from Freepik & Pexels) MultiChoice owner Canal+ is deploying artificial intelligence (AI) through partnerships with Google Cloud and OpenAI, to cut production costs and make the impossible possible on screen. During the company’s recent results presentation, Maxim Saada, CEO of…
Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada has confirmed that the company will launch its flagship over-the-top (OTT) platform, the Canal+ app, in South Africa to replace Showmax. The decision follows a formal announcement by MultiChoice on March 5, 2026, to shut down the homegrown streamer after years of accelerating financial losses. Read: Oppo teases ‘zero-feel crease’ for…
