Death by two million cuts as South Africans drop DStv

MultiChoice has said decreases in subscribers, revenue, and trading profit were due to unpredecented operating challenges.
BusinessTech

Last-minute deal saves DStv channels

MultiChoice owner Canal+ signed a multi-year and multi-territory agreement which saved DStv from losing many prominent ...

DStv owner’s R8.8 billion tax bill

MultiChoice paid a substantial amount in taxes during its 2025 financial year, much of which went to the South African ...
Daily Maverick

Canal+ flexes global muscle to keep Warner Bros. Discovery channels on DStv

A midday deal between Canal+ and Warner Bros. Discovery averted a looming New Year’s blackout that would have seen 12 major ...
The Hollywood Reporter

African Content Is Ready for Its “Global Moment,” MultiChoice Executive Tells MIP Africa (Exclusive)

But the pay-TV giant's top goal remains serving core African audiences, with nine of the 10 most watched shows on streamer Showmax now being local and 'House of the Dragon' the big exception. By Georg ...
Nairametrics

Multichoice signs multi-year deal with Warner Bros. Discovery, retains CNN, other channels

MultiChoice, a CANAL+ company, has retained the distribution rights to 12 Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) thematic channels following a new ...
The Citizen

DStv’s MultiChoice makes changes to pave way for Canal+

DStv’s parent company, Multichoice Group, will restructure the company to comply with the Electronic Communications Act (ECA), enabling the French media giant Canal+ to acquire it. MultiChoice’s ...
News24

As MultiChoice keeps losing DStv Premium subscribers, it puts premium content at risk

MultiChoice keeps losing its most-valuable DStv Premium subscribers who no longer see the expensive offering providing enough value for money. The drop puts pressure on budgets and spells danger for ...
Business Daily Africa on MSN

Last-minute deal keeps 12 Warner Bros. channels on DStv and GOtv

Subscribers to pay-television firm MultiChoice Kenya will retain access to 12 popular international channels in 2026 after Canal+, the French media group that recently acquired the owner of DStv and ...
Vanguard

MultiChoice vs FIRS: Tax tribunal’s strange flip-flop

Over the last three months, the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT) has been among the headlines, notably for the tax disputes between pay television service provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, its parent company, ...
Htxt.Africa

MultiChoice needs to restructure before Canal+ can take over

Section 64 of the Electronic Communications Act of 2005(PDF) reads, “A foreigner may not, whether directly or indirectly (a) exercise control over a commercial broadcasting licensee; or (b) have a ...
Advanced Television

MultiChoice sheds 3.7m subs

South African pay-TV operator MultiChoice, the parent company of pay-TV platforms DStv and GOtv, has reportedly suffered a substantial loss of subscribers over the past two years. According to Citizen ...