The Ghanaian government last week instructed Africa pay-TV giant MultiChoice to cut its subscription rates in the country, which the Ghana Minister of Communications, Digital Technology and Innovation, Samual George, said were far too high. In a statement, MultiChoice has expressed regrettable disappointment over the Minister’s stance while reaffirming its commitment to constructive dialogue. “We […]

Ghana’s state-owned newspaper, the Daily Graphic, has quoted the country’s minister of communication, digital technology innovation Samuel Nartey George, and saying that MultiChoice must immediately cut its DStv fees by 30 per cent. Failure will mean MultiChoice could lose its transmission licence. The Ministry will start proceedings against MultiChoice arguing that consumers “have been cheated […]

French pay-TV operator Canal+ Group has reported H1 revenue of €3.086 billion. H1 25 EBITDA was lower than H1 24 EBITA as expected, as a result of a one-off positive item related to the OCS acquisition in H1 24 and the end of the UEFA Champions League sublicensing partnership. Maxime Saada, Chief Executive Officer of […]

South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has approved Canal+’s takeover offer of African pay-TV provider MultiChoice. But there are conditions. The takeover, valued at 35 billion Rand (€1.7bn) can go ahead provided the Tribunal’s conditions are met. The conditions require Canal+ to guarantee public commitment proposals already agreed by both parties. The package also supports the participation […]

MultiChoice and its French suitor, Canal+, have told South Africa’s competition regulators that they cannot compete effectively without building its business. MultiChoice Group told the country’s Competition Tribunal that its takeover by French broadcasting giant Groupe Canal+ would give it the scale it needs to compete effectively against Netflix and other international streamers. The Competition […]

Nigeria seems to be in near-permanent dispute with pay-TV broadcaster MultiChoice – and now Ghana has joined in, ordering MultiChoice Ghana to cut subscription rates by 30 per cent. Nigeria’s actions include a fine from the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) which has fined MultiChoice Nigeria ₦766,242,500 (about €426m) for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection […]

WildEarth, the live wildlife TV experience, has announced a new leadership team. WildEarth has appointed the newly founded agency, Everyday Africa, with a management contract to execute a new strategy that aims to revolutionise African storytelling and lay the foundation for WildEarth to be one of the most trusted brand in African Safari travel. Everyday […]

MultiChoice Nigeria has cut the price of its DStv HD decoder by 50 per cent, dropping it from ₦20,000 (€11.05) to ₦10,000. The campaign, dubbed ‘We’ve Got You’, is running to July 31st. It also offers a free one-month subscription to the Compact package. The move is seen as a response to declining subscriptions and […]

MultiChoice, the African pay-TV operator, is again under pressure in Nigeria. Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is set to arraign MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, along with its Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, and other company executives, for obstructing its investigation and failing to adhere to lawful summons. Local news reports says that this […]

MultiChoice Group has reported that it “demonstrated resilient operational performance” for the year ended March 2024, delivering a 26 per cent trading profit margin in South Africa, while increasing trading profit in the Rest of Africa by 48 per cent, despite a challenging macro-economic conditions. Clear strategic milestones were reached, with the group successfully launching […]