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  1. RedViking

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

    https://www.linkedin.com/posts/frikkie-jonker-11752780_as-i-bring-to-a-close-many-rewarding-years-activity-7409575198179352577-RaJx?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAADBfcrsBeAeDfX-0xRulme-ZfQfzkBjsf3g
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  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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...
  9. Hanno Labuschagne

    Expect big things from our DStv — Canal+ CEO

    Expect big things from our DStv — Canal+ CEO Canal+ CEO and new MultiChoice chairman Maxime Saada said DStv subscribers can expect the best content on the planet and the best service levels following the company’s acquisition of MultiChoice. This includes licensing content from American...
  10. Hanno Labuschagne

    MultiChoice reveals LicenceCom shareholding structure for Canal+ deal

    MultiChoice reveals LicenceCom shareholding structure for Canal+ deal MultiChoice has provided more details on how it will restructure its business in South Africa to ensure its sale to French media conglomerate Groupe Canal+ complies with the country's laws. The Competition Tribunal recently...
  11. Hanno Labuschagne

    Competition Commission recommends Canal+'s DStv takeover be approved

    Competition Commission recommends Canal+'s DStv takeover be approved The Competition Commission has recommended that the sale of DStv parent MultiChoice to French broadcasting giant Group Canal+ be approved, with conditions. The Commission said it considered the proposed transaction unlikely...
  12. pratlou

    Why Canal+’s MultiChoice takeover is going to get messy

    Some underreported comments from Canal+ chair and CEO Maxime Saada, who was in the country in June, suggest that MultiChoice is in for a rough ride once the takeover by the French pay TV operator succeeds. The French operation is simple. It runs pay TV services in France and a number of...
  13. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv vs Canal+ — Packages and pricing compared

    DStv vs Canal+ — Packages and pricing compared Where DStv focuses on sports, local content, and a selection of international blockbusters, Canal+ subscriptions aggregate a handful of channels with various streaming providers. Groupe Canal+ is a French media conglomerate that is in the midst of...
  14. pratlou

    Billionaire Patrice Motsepe could join $2.9bn Vivendi bid for MultiChoice

    South African billionaire Patrice Motsepe is in talks with Vivendi SE’s Canal+ to join its multibillion-dollar bid for broadcaster MultiChoice Group, according to people familiar with the matter. Bringing South Africa’s richest Black man into the deal would likely help the French media...
  15. Jan

    DStv Premium price compared to Sky, Foxtel, Dish, Canal+, with PPP conversion

    DStv vs international satellite TV operators — South Africa getting a raw deal Residents in the US, UK, Australia, New Zealand, and France can get high-end satellite TV packages at lower prices than South Africa relative to the overall costs of goods and services in these countries. According...
  16. Jan

    Canal+ now owns over 30% of MultiChoice

    French pay-TV giant scoops up shares in DStv-owner MultiChoice French media giant Groupe Canal+ SA has increased its stake in MultiChoice to 30.27%, the company told shareholders on Friday. This is up from 26.26% in September 2022, when MultiChoice disclosed that Canal+ had bought a...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  17. Jan

    Canal+ increases stake in MultiChoice to 26.26%

    French pay-TV giant buys bigger stake in DStv-owner MultiChoice MultiChoice has informed shareholders that Groupe Canal+ has increased its stake in South Africa’s biggest pay-TV player to 26.26%. This is up from 20.12% in July when MultiChoice disclosed that the French media giant had bought a...
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • calvo mawela canal+ dstv multichoice naspers richard cheesman
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  18. Jan

    MTN appoints head of digital platforms

    MTN appoints head of digital platforms MTN Group has appointed Christian Bombrun as chief executive officer for Digital Platforms, effective 1 September 2022. The operator said Bombrun would be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining the long-term growth and commercial strategy...
  19. Jan

    Canal+ increases MultiChoice stake to over 20%

    French media giant increases stake in DStv-owner MultiChoice MultiChoice has notified shareholders that French media company Groupe Canal+ SA has increased its stake in the company to 20.12%. "MultiChoice remains committed to acting in the best interest of all shareholders and to create...
  20. Jan

    Canal+ quietly buys up more MultiChoice stock

    Canal+ increases stake in MultiChoice to 18.44% Canal+, the pay-TV unit of French media holding company Vivendi, has increased its stake in MultiChoice to 18.44%. MultiChoice CEO Calvo Mawela revealed the increased shareholding by Canal+ during the company’s annual results presentation.
  21. Jan

    Digital TV Research forecast predicts problems for DStv

    DStv bloodbath coming DStv will lose half a million customers in South Africa over the next five years, while its revenue in the country will decline by around R3 billion. That is according to the Africa Pay TV Forecasts report from television industry intelligence firm Digital TV Research.
    • Jan
    • Thread
    • canal+ digital tv research disney dstv multichoice netflix paramount simon murray
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
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