Canal+ is putting MultiChoice’s DStv streaming app on the home screen of new Samsung TVs across Africa.
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Fresh from its JSE listing, Canal+ has locked in rugby, football and other premium sports rights for DStv.
The move is the first major sports rights showcase under Canal+’s ownership of MultiChoice Group.
Six months on from the Canal+ takeover, the question is: what kind of company is MultiChoice now?
Showmax gives subscribers shutdown dates: no new sign-ups from 31 March, lights out 30 April.
The cost for customers to sign up to DStv is simply too high, Canal+ has said, and it is working to fix the problem.
MultiChoice will discontinue Showmax, drawing a line under one of Africa’s most ambitious streaming experiments.
DStv subscribers will not face a price increase in April, marking a significant strategic shift under new owner Canal+.
MultiChoice Group CEO David Mignot has confirmed big decisions are coming soon regarding the loss-making Showmax.
Canal+ says its MultiChoice acquisition will unlock multibillion-rand cost synergies as it targets scale across Africa.