Telecoms operator rain is backing both SA20 schools cricket competitions as a new derby series launches.
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M-Net and KykNet are leaving the confines of Premium, cricket is dropping to R399 and Compact Plus is disappearing altogether.
M-Net Movies 1, Mzansi Bioskop, Mzansi Music and KykNet Lekker close on 16 September as four sport channels launch.
Canal+ has acquired the exclusive rights to all Uefa men’s club competitions in sub-Saharan Africa until 2031.
Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada said MultiChoice could not have delivered its half-year numbers without the World Cup.
Fresh from its JSE listing, Canal+ has locked in rugby, football and other premium sports rights for DStv.
The move is the first major sports rights showcase under Canal+’s ownership of MultiChoice Group.
Many DStv subscribers never watch sport. The cross-subsidy funding SuperSport is getting harder to sustain.
Six months on from the Canal+ takeover, the question is: what kind of company is MultiChoice now?
Canal+ is expected to lay out its strategy for MultiChoice and DStv when it reports results on Wednesday.