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  1. Luis

    Canal+ signs agreements for Rugby World Cup and Premier Soccer League

    Canal+ signs agreements for Rugby World Cup and Premier Soccer League DStv owner Groupe Canal+ announced on Wednesday that it had signed agreements for the Rugby World Cup, Vodacom United Rugby Championship, and Premier Soccer League. Canal+ confirmed an agreement with World Rugby for the...
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  3. Luis

    €100 Million committed in strategy to revive DStv

    €100 Million committed in strategy to revive DStv Groupe Canal+ is preparing a secondary inward listing on the JSE while trying to turn around DStv, as the South African pay-TV giant is now key to its African growth plans after Showmax failed. The listing fulfilled a commitment Canal+ made...
  4. Luis

    Canal+ slashing costs at MultiChoice amid customer exodus

    Canal+ slashing costs at MultiChoice amid customer exodus French media conglomerate Groupe Canal+ has been aggressively cutting costs at MultiChoice while attempting to halt an exodus of DStv subscribers. Canal+ confirmed earlier in May that it would complete a secondary inward listing of its...
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  5. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv cut R9.6 billion in 5 years to survive

    DStv cut R9.6 billion in 5 years to survive In the five years before its acquisition by France's Groupe Canal+, MultiChoice's aggressive cost-cutting programme delivered cumulative savings of approximately R9.6 billion. The cost-cutting ensured the group's survival long enough for it to be...
  6. Luis

    MultiChoice owner already reducing staff ahead of potential mass layoffs

    MultiChoice owner already reducing staff ahead of potential mass layoffs MultiChoice is heading for a major staff shake-up after Groupe Canal+’s takeover, with a three-year retrenchment moratorium likely delaying deeper job cuts rather than preventing them. The French media giant has already...
  7. Luis

    Subscriber frustration over missing DStv Stream discounts

    Subscriber frustration over missing DStv Stream discounts Several former Showmax subscribers have not received a special discount on DStv Stream Compact after MultiChoice shut down the on-demand video streaming service at the end of April. Many more have vented their frustration that much of...
  8. Luis

    South Africans still ditching DStv

    South Africans still ditching DStv MultiChoice’s revenue continues to plummet as South Africans cut the cord and move from DStv to competing streaming services like Netflix and YouTube. On 28 April 2026, Canal+, which acquired MultiChoice at the end of 2025, provided a trading update for the...
  9. Luis

    MultiChoice owner and French media giant to list on JSE

    MultiChoice owner and French media giant to list on JSE MultiChoice owner and DStv operator Groupe Canal+ has confirmed it will list on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on 3 June 2026. This came after the French media giant said it expected to list on the exchange soon alongside its...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    Koos Bekker watching the collapse of his brainchild

    Koos Bekker watching the collapse of his brainchild Koos Bekker, the man who transformed a South African newspaper business into a global tech powerhouse, is witnessing the slow-motion collapse of the very company that started it all. DStv, the pay-TV giant that Bekker built from an MBA thesis...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Concerns over knock-on impact of Showmax shutdown

    Concerns over knock-on impact of Showmax shutdown While MultiChoice has been blocked from retrenching any permanent South African employees up to mid-2028, Showmax's discontinuation will likely cost jobs in the local film industry in the near future. The outcome was part of discussions between...
  12. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv losing its crown in South African living rooms

    DStv losing its crown in South African living rooms MultiChoice’s DStv, once the undisputed king of South African living rooms and the gold standard for premium entertainment, is facing an existential crisis as subscribers desert the platform in record numbers. Over the 40 years since M-Net...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    Details about DStv's cancelled Ultra decoder

    Details about DStv's cancelled Ultra decoder Another victim of Canal+'s takeover of MultiChoice appears to be the shelving of what MultiChoice planned to be its 4th-generation, likely voice-controlled, DStv Ultra decoder. MultiChoice designed this advanced, sleek white DStv Explora-type...
  14. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice has a reputation problem after Canal+ takeover

    MultiChoice has a reputation problem after Canal+ takeover PressPulse’s latest media sentiment report shows that MultiChoice has suffered significant reputational damage after the Canal+ acquisition. MultiChoice has long been criticised for the price of its DStv service, which had enjoyed a...
  15. RedViking

    End of an Era at MultiChoice as Executive Embarks on New Chapter - Goodbye oom Frikkie

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    • Forum: Entertainment: Movies and TV Series
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Uncharted territory for DStv

    Uncharted territory for DStv After nearly 40 years, South Africa’s premier pay-TV company, MultiChoice, is no longer South Africa-owned. It has been acquired by French media titan Groupe Canal+ and delisted from the JSE. At the same time, MultiChoice faces the loss of one of its...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Major changes for DStv customers in 2025

    Major changes for DStv customers in 2025 2025 has been a year of upheaval at South Africa's biggest pay-TV service, DStv, whose parent company was taken over by a foreign broadcasting giant. French firm Canal+ has a challenging task ahead to return the three-decade-old MultiChoice to growth...
  18. Hanno Labuschagne

    The MultiChoice finance veteran tasked with turning around DStv in South Africa

    The MultiChoice finance veteran tasked with turning around DStv in South Africa MultiChoice veteran Byron du Plessis has the enormous task of turning around the company's South African division's struggling business. Du Plessis was appointed as MultiChoice South Africa CEO a year ago. His...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Canal+ hits the ground running after DStv acquisition

    Canal+ hits the ground running after DStv acquisition Canal+ has hit the ground running at DStv with new content, features, free channel upgrades, and hardware price cuts since acquiring the broadcaster's parent company, MultiChoice. The French firm gained effective control over MultiChoice...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    Canal+ on MultiChoice costs crackdown

    Canal+ on MultiChoice costs crackdown MultiChoice's new owner, Groupe Canal+, has reportedly suspended payments to the broadcaster's suppliers and demanded 20% discounts on invoices as part of a cost-cutting exercise. According to an insider at the broadcaster who spoke to Business Times...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Canal+ wants to take more MultiChoice content global

    Canal+ wants to take more MultiChoice content global MultiChoice's new owner, French firm Canal+, plans to sell some of the content the South Africa-based company produces for DStv's platforms to overseas markets. Canal+ Africa CEO David Mignot recently told the Sunday Times that the...
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