South Africa

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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…

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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…

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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…

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MultiChoice takes a hit from currency movements

South African pay TV operator MultiChoice expects trading profit and core headline earnings per share…

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Evergent deploys identity and subscriber management tools for South Africa’s e.tv

Evergent will deploy its tools for identity and subscriber management to South Africa’s free-to-air television…

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BBC Studios expands partnership with MultiChoice

BBC Studios is to expand its content distribution deal with South Africa pay TV platform…

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Telkom South Africa rejects Maseko bid

South African telco Telkom has rejected an offer for control of the company led by…

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MultiChoice sees revenues and profits grow, but withholds dividend to focus on Showmax

South African pay TV operator MultiChoice has posted a rise in profit on an organic…

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Consortium in bid to take control of South Africa’s Telkom

A consortium of investors has made a bid to acquire a controlling stake in South…

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BritBox lands on South Africa’s DStv

South African pay TV operator MultiChoice’s DStv bouquet will add best-of-british SVOD offering BritBox to…