MultiChoice’s like-for-like revenue declined 3% during the nine months ending September 2026, primarily driven by softer subscription revenue in South Africa. The figures were detailed in a trading update by French media giant Canal+, which now consolidates MultiChoice within its global operations. Read: ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo Review: Two-screen titan The revenue contraction showed signs…
For years, South African consumers maintained expensive top-tier pay-TV subscriptions primarily to retain access to live sports, as international streaming platforms like Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video lack local broadcasting rights for major sporting events. However, recent structural changes to MultiChoice’s product offerings, combined with strategic subscription-sharing features, have created a far more accessible…
MultiChoice is undertaking its most significant operational overhaul in nearly 15 years, unbundling flagship content and restructuring its DStv package tiers effective 17 September. Under the revamped model, long-standing channels M-Net and KykNet lose their exclusive ties to DStv Premium, while major broadcast properties, including domestic rugby, all international cricket, and the UEFA Champions League,…
MultiChoice will close four DStv channels next month, three of them carrying local content, while adding four SuperSport channels. The move comes despite local content commitments Canal+ made to get its takeover of the pay-TV operator approved. M-Net Movies 1, KykNet Lekker, Mzansi Bioskop and Mzansi Music stop broadcasting on 16 September, MultiChoice said in…
Canal+ is aggressively moving to embed MultiChoice’s streaming ecosystem directly into African living rooms. In the clearest sign yet of a post-satellite strategy, the newly enlarged media giant is rebuilding its entire distribution model around connected televisions rather than traditional satellite decoders. Read: Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Review: Brilliant brains, flawed physics Effective 1 June,…
Canal+ is moving to embed MultiChoice’s streaming service directly into the living room, in the clearest sign yet that the enlarged group is rebuilding its distribution around connected televisions rather than satellite decoders. From 1 June, the DStv Stream app is being pre-installed on all new Samsung smart TVs sold across 18 English- and Portuguese-speaking…
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…
The South African media landscape is witnessing a seismic shift as MultiChoice, the long-standing titan of satellite television, struggles to maintain its footing. Following its acquisition by Canal+ at the end of 2025, the group’s latest financial updates reveal a challenging reality: revenue is plummeting as South Africans continue to “cut the cord,” favouring global…
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…
In a landmark shift for African broadcasting, SuperSport has announced that all 104 matches of the FIFA World Cup 2026 will be available across every DStv tier, from the entry-level Access package to the top-tier Premium. This is the first time a global marquee event of this scale has been made available to MultiChoice’s most…
