Six months on from the Groupe Canal+ takeover, the question is: what kind of company is MultiChoice Group now?

French media titan Groupe Canal+ is facing intensified scrutiny from the Competition Commission as it looks for areas where it can cut costs at DStv.

In March 2026, the French media giant announced plans to spend up to €100 million (R1.9 billion) to accelerate MultiChoice’s ...

France’s Canal+ has upped a buyout offer for African TV and streaming giant MultiChoice to around $1.77B. Vivendi-owned Canal+ is already MultiChoice’s biggest single shareholder, and last month had ...

Inside a SuperSport outside broadcast truck on match day. SportyTV, a streaming-only platform most South Africans have never ...

French Canal+ Group’s operation to take full control of African media and entertainment giant MultiChoice appears to be moving forward with both parties announcing they had finalized the terms of a ...

But the pay-TV giant's top goal remains serving core African audiences, with nine of the 10 most watched shows on streamer Showmax now being local and 'House of the Dragon' the big exception. By Georg ...

First up is Ditaba, set inside the high-pressure world of a national newsroom, Ditaba follows veteran anchor Sizwe, who is pushed aside for a rising star - only to storm the studio on live television ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over almost three decades, MultiChoice has become Africa’s undisputed leader in video entertainment. The company both aggregates ...

MultiChoice announces a historic price freeze for DStv and GOtv subscriptions under Canal+ ownership, offering relief amid ...

South African pay-TV operator MultiChoice, the parent company of pay-TV platforms DStv and GOtv, has reportedly suffered a substantial loss of subscribers over the past two years. According to Citizen ...

MultiChoice is to discontinue its Showmax streaming service after what it described as a comprehensive review of its streaming activities, after substantial losses made it unsustainable. The pay-TV ...