South Africa
South Africa’s DoJ and MultiChoice team up to fight piracy
South Africa’s Department of Justice and Constitutional Development and pay TV service Multichoice have signed an anti-piracy memorandum.
Canal+ ups MultiChoice bid price and is granted exclusivity
Canal+ has raised the price it is prepared to pay to acquire MultiChoice and the…
Canal+ wins delay but will make bid for MultiChoice
Canal+ has said it will go ahead and make a mandatory offer for the shares…
Watchdog: Canal+ must make mandatory bid for MultiChoice
South African competition watchdog the Takeover Regulation Panel (TRP) has ruled that Canal+ must make…
Paramount+ ‘branded destination’ to launch on MultiChoice
Paramount Global Content Distribution has struck a licensing deal with South Africa-based pay TV operator MultiChoice…
MultiChoice takes Disney linear channels until 2027
South Africa-based pay TV operator MultiChoice has signed a multi-year distribution deal with The Walt…
MultiChoice says ‘no’ to Canal+ as it takes stake beyond mandatory offer threshold
MultiChoice has rejected Canal+’s bid to acquire control of the company, arguing that the offer…
Canal+ makes bid to acquire MultiChoice
Canal+ Group has made a US$1.7 billion bid to acquire South Africa’s Multichoice. The Vivendi-owned…
Showmax partners with MTN South Africa on mobile streaming bundles
Telcom operator MTN South Africa has partnered with leading African streamer Showmax, to introduce three…
MultiChoice takes a hit from currency movements
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice expects trading profit and core headline earnings per share…