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  1. Luis

    Blow for DStv from Vodacom and Amazon

    DStv alternative in South Africa that people can access for free DStv suffered a blow in June when Vodacom announced a deal with Amazon, which gives many of its contract subscribers free access to Amazon Prime and world-class video streaming. Amazon launched its Prime membership programme in...
  3. Luis

    Former MultiChoice CEO took a R14.6 million pay cut between 2024 and 2025

    Former MultiChoice CEO took a R14.6 million pay cut between 2024 and 2025 Former MultiChoice CEO Calvo Mawela took a R14.6 million pay cut between 2024 and 2025 as the DStv owner began struggling financially amid a number of market pressures. According to MultiChoice's financial reporting...
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  4. Luis

    DStv Premium subscribers getting no new value for money

    Bad news for people who pay for DStv's top package in South Africa DStv Premium subscribers in South Africa have been dealt a fresh blow, with no new added value for these customers and the platform losing popular HBO and Warner Bros. Discovery content. While the pay-TV provider's lower...
  5. Luis

    DStv customers lose all major HBO and Warner Bros. shows

    End of an era for DStv DStv customers in South Africa have lost access to virtually all major HBO and first-run Warner Bros. Discovery shows, which its new owner attributed to ongoing licensing and distribution agreements. These customers will no longer find popular HBO series like House of...
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  6. Hanno Labuschagne

    DStv closing Cine Magic channel

    DStv closing Cine Magic channel South African pay-TV broadcaster DStv has started notifying viewers that it will be closing its Cine Magic channel, which falls under its M-Net business, at the end of the month. The channel is currently available on DStv's most affordable EasyView bouquet...
  7. Hanno Labuschagne

    Don't bother with DStv Stream's free plan

    Don't bother with DStv Stream's free plan DStv's free video streaming package has shrunk to just four channels and offers very little compelling content compared to other free ad-supported streaming services in South Africa in June 2026. MultiChoice initially made 13 of its linear channels...
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  8. Luis

    DStv affordability versus Openview

    DStv affordability versus Openview South Africans can get eMedia's satellite TV product, Openview, and watch it indefinitely for a one-time fee to install and activate the service. Unlike MultiChoice's DStv, which involves hardware and subscription costs, Openview only charges R799 for its...
  9. Luis

    EasyView package removed from DStv website

    EasyView package removed from DStv website DStv's most affordable satellite package, EasyView, is no longer listed for purchase on the broadcaster's website. Although the EasyView package was never available as a streaming package, the decoder package was previously available for customers to...
  10. Luis

    DStv Internet gutted

    DStv Internet gutted Canal+ has cut DStv Internet's product offering down to just three fixed-LTE packages, each offering 400GB of anytime data per month. Based on a search of cached web pages on the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine, the change occurred sometime in mid-April 2026.
  11. 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...
  12. 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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  13. 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...
  14. 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...
  15. Luis

    DStv customers with Discovery will receive double their Discovery Miles

    DStv customers with Discovery will receive double their Discovery Miles DStv and Discovery Bank have announced that customers will receive double their Ðiscovery Miles rewards until the end of June. Discovery announced on Thursday that, for the seven weeks between 11 May and 30 June 2026...
  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Groupe Canal+ announces JSE listing date

    Groupe Canal+ announces JSE listing date French media conglomerate and the MultiChoice Group’s new owner, Groupe Canal+, announced that its shares will begin trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on 3 June 2026. “The JSE has granted approval to Canal+ for a secondary listing, by way of...
  17. 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...
  18. 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...
  19. 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...
  20. 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...
  21. 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...
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