Subscriber and market share data on the African SVOD category featuring Showmax vs. Netflix Analysis of Showmax’s recipe for success: licensed hit originals, locally produced content and soccer rights ...

Canal+ has made a big early decision as the new owner of MultiChoice by axing loss-making streamer Showmax. The decision follows a “comprehensive” review into Showmax, which has carved out a ...

As pay-TV giant MultiChoice's streaming service plans a relaunch, the executive discusses local original programming hits, increasing original content spending and investment from Comcast. By Georg ...

In the chase for scale in streaming, it’s the technology behind NBCUniversal’s Peacock that could be the saving grace for African SVOD service Showmax. Pan-African pay-TV operator MultiChoice revealed ...

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African Streamer Showmax’s CEO on Doubling Down on Originals, How Africa Surprises Hollywood Folks Marc Jury discusses the appeal of the English Premier League, the challenges of serving 44 markets ...

A sad day for Showmax lovers as Multichoice, a CANAL+ company, has announced the end of the streaming service, following a comprehensive review of its streaming activities. After numerous murmurs that ...

Tali’s Wedding Diary. The Girl from St. Agnes. The Real Housewives of Durban. Blood Psalms. These were all Showmax Originals that carried Africa’s biggest streaming network for nearly a decade. Now in ...

Showmax will stop accepting new subscribers from 31 March and shut down on 30 April 2026, Canal+ Africa has announced to subscribers outside South Africa. A spokesperson for MultiChoice, which is ...

MultiChoice’s decision to shut down Showmax has prompted widespread commentary on the streaming platform’s massive losses. However, there is more to the story of how Showmax landed in a death spiral.