French media giant Groupe Canal+ has acquired a not-insignificant stake in South Africa’s largest broadcasting company, DStv parent MultiChoice Group, prompting a surge in the JSE-listed firm’s shares.
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MultiChoice Group has launched a major new version of its DStv Explora personal video recorder decoder that can deliver content to subscribers in resolutions of up to 4K ultra high definition.
MultiChoice Group has launched a “dishless” streaming version of DStv. The offering, which works using the DStv Now app or website, doesn’t require customers to buy and install a satellite dish and decoder.
MultiChoice Group-owned Netflix rival Showmax has launched a Pro version of its service in South Africa, offering the full catalogue of content, plus live-streamed sport.
MultiChoice Group is ditching the channel numbers on its vast SuperSport line-up and introducing football on what is currently known as SuperSport 1 but which will soon be renamed as SuperSport Grandstand.
MultiChoice Group is adding two, 24-hour ESPN sports channels to its DStv platform following an agreement with Walt Disney Co. The channels will be launched on DStv on 29 July.
A week after launching Showmax Pro in Kenya and Nigeria, MultiChoice Group has announced the service, which includes live sports, is now available in 40 more countries. South Africa isn’t one of them.