Naspers’s video entertainment assets, which include DStv operator MultiChoice, have come under severe margin pressure as investment in ShowMax and weak currencies in many of its markets put downward pressure on its trading
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Streaming video is the future of television, but it’s not necessarily a better business model than traditional, satellite-based pay TV. That’s the view of DStv Digital Media head Graeme Cumming
Vodacom will launch a new video-on-demand platform early in the new year called Vodacom On Demand, which will host content from a range of content providers. As part of the planned launch
Naspers-owned video-on-demand platform ShowMax has announced it has reached an agreement to peer at the Teraco-managed Internet exchange point NAPAfrica, in Johannesburg. “Streaming video over the
DStv parent, pay-television operator MultiChoice, has announced it is cutting the price of ShowMax for subscribers to its most expensive bouquet. DStv Premium customers with an Explora personal
Naspers’s video-on-demand service, ShowMax, has gone live in Kenya, with the company introducing a new, lower-priced tier, called ShowMax Select, in the East African nation that costs US$3/month (about R45/month). ShowMax Premium, priced at
MultiChoice is introducing a new DStv Explora personal video recorder decoder and debuting 10 new high-definition channels following the recent successful launch of the Intelsat-36 satellite
Telkom has reached an agreement with Naspers subsidiary ShowMax in terms of which the telecommunications operator will “effectively zero-rate” the Internet video-on-demand service
ShowMax, Naspers’s video-on-demand streaming service, has turned one and has refreshed its logo, which now also includes colour. ShowMax says the logo change from the framed black and white logo used in
The television landscape in South Africa has seen a shift in recent months with the launch of streaming content and video-on-demand services, says a local expert. While the launch of streaming content has not had a major impact on traditional forms