The pieces are finally moving into place for one of the most significant media deals in South African corporate history.

MultiChoice is heading for a major staff shake-up after the Canal+ takeover, with a three-year retrenchment moratorium likely delaying deeper job cuts rather than preventing them.

Groupe Canal-Plus has lost around R4 billion in market value since March, following investor concerns over its R52 billion ...

The Competition Commission has recommended the approval of Groupe Canal+’s proposed acquisition of MultiChoice Group, marking ...

The CANAL+ Group, of which the MultiChoice Group is a part, confirmed an agreement with World Rugby for the broadcast rights to the Men’s Rugby World Cup 2027 and the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2029 live ...

France’s Canal+ has upped a buyout offer for African TV and streaming giant MultiChoice to around $1.77B. Vivendi-owned Canal+ is already MultiChoice’s biggest single shareholder, and last month had ...

French Canal+ Group’s operation to take full control of African media and entertainment giant MultiChoice appears to be moving forward with both parties announcing they had finalized the terms of a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over almost three decades, MultiChoice has become Africa’s undisputed leader in video entertainment. The company both aggregates ...

World Cup bundles for new DStv and GOtv customers. The deals take effect from Monday, 1 June 2026. Under the promotion, new ...

Paris (AFP) – France's Canal+ said Wednesday it had cleared the final regulatory hurdle for the buyout of Africa's largest pay TV enterprise MultiChoice and further expand its footprint on the ...

MultiChoice’s strategy to make Showmax its growth engine and reach revenue of $1 billion and 16 million active subscribers failed spectacularly. MultiChoice has been punting Showmax as a core ...

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 ...