The Competition Commission has referred a complaint against MultiChoice SA and Altech to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution. Pay-TV giant MultiChoice has rejected allegations of wrongdoing in its set-top box deal with Altech, dismissing claims that the agreement was anti-competitive. This, after the Competition Commission yesterday referred a complaint against MultiChoice South Africa and Altech…
The Altech Node set-top box was discontinued in 2015 The Competition Commission has referred MultiChoice South Africa and Durban-based decoder manufacturer Altech UEC to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution, alleging the two companies entered into a market-division agreement in February 2014 under which Altech would not compete with MultiChoice in the pay-TV market. The referral…
According to the Competition Commission, MultiChoice sources set-top boxes from Altech. (Image source: 123RF) The Competition Commission (CompCom) has referred a complaint against MultiChoice South Africa and Altech to the Competition Tribunal for prosecution. In a statement, the CompCom says Altech is a manufacturer of set-top boxes (STBs) used to operate subscription-based or pay-television (pay-TV)…
Six months on from the Canal+ takeover, the question is: what kind of company is MultiChoice now? The official line is that the DStv parent, now owned by France’s Groupe Canal+, remains a focused African video entertainment business, backed by the scale and capital of a global pay-television operator. The combined group serves more than…
MultiChoice has unveiled a significant retention strategy as it prepares to shutter the Showmax platform on April 30, 2026. In an attempt to migrate its standalone streaming audience, the broadcaster is offering Showmax subscribers DStv Stream Compact for R99/month—a 67% discount on the standard R299/month rate. Read: ShopriteX debuts Pixie, an AI assistant for Sixty60…
The case forms part of a broader contest between MultiChoice and eMedia over competition in SA’s pay-TV market. (Image source: 123RF) Pay-TV giant MultiChoice has suffered a legal blow after the High Court ordered that its confidential submissions be partially disclosed to rival eMedia. The Gauteng Division of the High Court in Pretoria this week…
MultiChoice is intensifying its fight against DStv pirates. A series of enforcement actions led by MultiChoice and its subsidiary Irdeto, in partnership with South African law enforcement authorities, has resulted in arrests, seizures and multiple court convictions linked to illegal internet streaming operations in the Western Cape. In a statement, the DStv operator says the…
Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters French media group Canal+’s warning on Wednesday that subsidiary MultiChoice Group had lost subscribers and would see further revenue erosion, resulted in its shares cratering 23.5% in their worst one-day performance since listing in London 15 months ago. Canal+ acquired MultiChoice in 2025 in a move designed to further its ambition to become…
Sarah Meyssonnier/Reuters French media group Canal+’s warning on Wednesday that subsidiary MultiChoice Group had lost subscribers and would see further revenue erosion, left its shares on track for their worst one-day performance in history. Its shares were down more than 20% at 2.54pm SAST (12.54pm GMT), their worst day since listing in London 15 month…
Canal+ has announced a €100-million (R1.9-billion) “boost plan” to stabilise and restart subscriber growth at MultiChoice. This aggressive investment follows a difficult financial year for the South African-headquartered pay-TV giant, which has continued to lose both customers and revenue since being acquired by its new French parent. Read: Oppo teases ‘zero-feel crease’ for upcoming Find…
