Africa’s biggest pay-TV operator is battling subscriber loss, inflation in key markets, and competition from online entertainment leaders
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The payTV giant is facing a steep decline in subscribers, falling by nearly half a million
M&A activity in South Africa experienced a sharp decline in 2023 and a rebound in 2024 is only plausible after the elections
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If the biggest-ever media deal in Africa is successful, a French billionaire with a track record of buying media to promote far-right ideologies will have access to tens of millions of African homes
The certificate underscores its steadfast dedication to supporting and amplifying local content, talent and industries
Multichoice has elected to enter the burgeoning sports betting market
Restaurant and entertainment owners have urged the DStv pay service to reconsider its up to 50% price increases, saying it is abusing its monopoly
Investing in alternative energy results in the middle class cutting out luxuries to pay off debt
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MultiChoice’s Showmax has been struggling to compete with Netflix because of its technology interface, but a new deal is set to change that
Telkom plans to retrench 15% of its employees across the group as the sector rebalances after the online boom during the pandemic
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At just 32, she has blazed a trail in media as a presenter, radio personality, producer and news anchor to run two TV channels
Lax data protection has one customer worrying about how ‘effortlessly’ fraud can be committed and data breached at the pay-TV provider
The festival is making a grand return after two years of absence due to the pandemic
More and more, supporters are treated as an afterthought in a game that is nothing without them. It’s a state of affairs that could seriously hurt the growth of the sport
Local firms have struggled to adapt to the regulatory environment and the dynamics of an unpredictable market
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The SABC is simply too important to South Africa’s democracy for it to be gutted: we cannot allow it to die
Africa’s largest subscription television operator says it is under threat amid the emerging popularity of global platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime
Countries such as Australia, Germany and the UK are pushing back against the tax practices of global giants such as Google and Facebook
The NBA’s been on pause since March but will be back in full effect on Thursday. What’s happened since the stoppage and what’s about to happen?
The SABC says it needs to cut R700-million to survive. But senior politicians have allegedly interfered to stop retrenchments from proceeding
Strict copyright laws, championed by media mega-monopolies, dash the prospects of young learners, performance artists and the blind in South Africa
There are not often consequences for men who are reported to have sexually abused women. But maybe, just maybe things are changing for the better.
Controversy over the set-top box, which has delayed the government’s rollout of digital television for 16 years, rages on at the Zondo commission
The SABC and MultiChoice finally reached an agreement, but the threat of future blackouts remains
The new channel, founded by Thabile Ngwato and Thokozani Nkosi, is a 24-hours channel that will be launched by the MultiChoice Group on Thursday
MultiChoice was previously part of Naspers and unbundled from its parent company in September 2018
The firm is countering threats from streaming services and is investing strongly in local content
Big investors seem to be mainly interested in Nollywood’s already established popularity with African audiences
The broadcaster will only be saved from ongoing disaster when politicians are not in the script
The ANC’s deputy secretary general says the governing party is perceived as being on trial at the state capture inquiry
A new Bill seeks to recognise and protect the economic and moral rights of actors
Naspers is no longer reliant on its entertainment business cash flow to support new ventures