South African consumers are increasingly shunning linear television broadcasting in favour of subscription video-on-demand alternatives such as Netflix and Showmax, according to new research. Data from GfK’s annual
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Mzwanele Manyi, the former government spin doctor who bought 24-hour news channel ANN7 from the Guptas, is seeking to break conclusively with the channel’s association with the controversial family
Much dust has been kicked up over MultiChoice’s channel agreements with the SABC and the Guptas’ ANN7 television news channel. The claim is that these parties colluded in a form of state capture and corruption to their mutual
MultiChoice has cut the price of the Showmax video-on-demand service by half for DStv Compact Plus and Compact customers by half, the broadcaster said on Thursday. This comes after the company decided last year to
Telecommunications and ICT provider Vox has unveiled plans to launch specialist Internet video-on-demand content bouquets targeting niche communities. The service, which will be launched later this
The stronger rand appears to have helped MultiChoice keep its annual price increases below inflation. The broadcaster said the price of DStv Premium, its top-end bouquet, will rise by 2.5% on 1 April 2018 – from
MultiChoice is moving quickly to commission a new 24-hour news channel on DStv, on Thursday asking interested parties to register their intention to bid. This comes just a week after the company
MultiChoice has agreed to cooperate with the Communications Workers Union to try to reduce job losses at ANN7, the formerly Gupta-owned 24-hours channel that will be pulled off the DStv bouquet in
Was MultiChoice justified in ending its contract with formerly Gupta-owned 24-hour news channel ANN7? Did the broadcaster use the deal to try to influence government policy? Did it bully the SABC to try
MultiChoice South Africa CEO Calvo Mawela on Thursday declined to comment publicly on scathing criticism by e.tv and eNCA parent eMedia Investments over remarks Mawela made at a press conference on Wednesday