Ahead of the impending relaunch of Showmax, MultiChoice has announced further management changes at the unit.
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MultiChoice Group has appointed two heavy hitters from the UK’s Sky Group to its board of directors.
MultiChoice Group will launch an overhauled version of its streaming platform, Showmax, before the end of the year.
MultiChoice Group said strong subscriber growth and profit elsewhere in Africa offset poor market conditions in South Africa.
NBCUniversal is acquiring a 30% stake in Showmax as part of a plan to build the leading streaming platform in Africa.
Comcast’s Sky dominated coverage of Europe’s top club soccer competition in Germany for the past two decades. Now the streamers are taking over.
Comcast won a bidding war for Sky with a $39-billion offer for Europe’s largest satellite broadcaster, staving off rivals 21st Century Fox and Walt Disney to extend the US cable giant’s empire abroad.
Comcast bid highest in a quick-fire auction of Sky, dealing Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox a potential knock-out blow in their battle for Europe’s largest satellite broadcaster.
Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox has boosted its bid for Sky, raising the stakes for Comcast to retaliate in a battle for control of Britain’s top pay-television company. Fox offered £14/share to value Sky at £24.5-billion
Comcast has jumped into the fray for Sky, challenging Rupert Murdoch’s 21 Century Fox and Walt Disney Co with a cash offer valuing the business at £22.1bn and opening the possibility of a bidding contest