Six months on from the Canal+ takeover, the question is: what kind of company is MultiChoice now?
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With the Showmax shutdown set for 30 April, MultiChoice is offering a 67% discount on DStv Stream Compact.
The cost for customers to sign up to DStv is simply too high, Canal+ has said, and it is working to fix the problem.
Raids and court convictions have occurred in the Western Cape as MultiChoice targets illegal streaming operations.
Canal+ has struck deals with Google and OpenAI to bring generative AI to its production teams and streaming app.
Canal+ is investing €100-million to fix MultiChoice – but a continued subscriber exodus shows righting the ship won’t be easy.
Canal+ is expected to lay out its strategy for MultiChoice and DStv when it reports results on Wednesday.
MultiChoice will discontinue Showmax, drawing a line under one of Africa’s most ambitious streaming experiments.
Canal+ says its MultiChoice acquisition will unlock multibillion-rand cost synergies as it targets scale across Africa.
Amid stiff competition, DStv is cutting hardware costs and letting households split subscription payments.