Canal+ and Google Cloud have announced a new multi-year partnership focused on AI. Starting in June, Canal+ will deploy Google Cloud’s latest generative AI technologies across European and African markets where the Canal+ App is available. Using Google Cloud’s technologies, Canal+ will accelerate the content video indexing of its extensive content library. The new content […]
Canal+ has announced the forthcoming discontinuation of the Showmax service, following a comprehensive review of its streaming activities. The Showmax Board of Directors said the decision “reflects the continued focus of MultiChoice, a Canal+ company, on financial discipline and investment optimisation, in an increasingly competitive and capital-intensive global streaming environment”. The “substantial” annual losses experienced […]
South Africa’s DStv subscribers will not face an annual price increase, marking a significant strategic shift under new owner Canal+. In an interview with local press, newly appointed MultiChoice Group CEO David Mignot confirmed that the company will not raise DStv prices in April, breaking with a longstanding tradition of annual increases that had become […]
Canal+, which now controls South Africa-based pay-TV operator MultiChoice, has reportedly committed to trimming around Rand 7.5 billion (€400m) in its annual costs over the next few years. MultiChoice’s expenses budget topped Rand 46 billion in 2025 but recent renegotiated content supply deals will already have started to trim those fees. MultiChoice spent Rand 20.4 […]
A fall of a few thousand in any market for a pay-TV organisation is a worry. Multiply that to a total of 2.8 million cancellations over the past two years and it shows that South Africa’s DStv, even under its new Canal+ owners, has a mountain to climb. But the numbers are worrying. Back in […]
Canal+ and Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) have signed a new multi-year and multi-territory agreement. This expanded agreement covers both the distribution of HBO Max and the renewal of several WBD thematic channels across numerous regions in Africa and Europe. It builds on the agreements concluded in France in 2024 including the renewal of the exclusive […]
Canal+ has given itself the (seemingly wide) target of 50 to 100 million subscribers by 2030, as the MultiChoice acquisition which closed earlier this year alters its dimension and strategic priorities. Talking to Le Figaro before its The Originals+ content showcase on December 16th in Paris, Canal+ group CEO Maxime Saada said he considers the […]
MultiChoice, a Canal+ company, has announced the return of the NBA to SuperSport and its first appearance on Showmax Premier League platforms. For the first time since the 2015-16 season, SuperSport channels will once again carry live NBA games, marking a significant step as the sport’s popularity continues its growth trajectory across Africa. Viewers will be […]
Police in Lenasia, Johannesburg, have confiscated hundreds of illegal streaming devices valued at some R546,000 (€25,600). The seizure included Android TV boxes that were preloaded with pirated content from MultiChoice and other streaming services, as well as remotes, cables, USB sticks, a laptop, and a cellphone. The raid was carried out by the Hawks, a […]
Canal+ has announced that its MultiChoice subsidiary, SuperSport, has secured broadcast rights for the CAF TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 25 (AFCON 2025) for English and Portuguese-speaking Sub-Saharan African countries. When the 35th edition of the tournament kicks off in Morocco on December 21st, Canal+ will become the first broadcaster to bring viewers the […]