Canal+ on MultiChoice costs crackdown

[Hanno Labuschagne]

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, MultiChoice's procurement head is currently sitting with hundreds of unpaid invoices from suppliers affected by the strategy.

 

[Heisenborg]

Lol

African solution. Stop paying and demand discounts

 

[Lupus]

Lol

African solution. Stop paying and demand discounts

Odd Canal + is French, would seem the African solution was to pay more

 

[dontcryforme]

suspended payments to the broadcaster’s suppliers and demanded 20% discounts on invoices as part of a cost-cutting exercise

Imagine trying to pull an Elon Musk Twitter stunt when you can't cut DEI but actually have to push it even more.

And mainstream media fails to innovate - only doing so when forced to. I wont even call it innovation, they just copied Netflix. Where X has something new every other day.

Day passes may help but even that will be limited. Partner with more local internet/comm companies? I wonder who would be that stupid after the non payment stunt.

 

[Speedster]

Lol

African solution. Stop paying and demand discounts

You don't think it possible that they've been overpaying?

 

[Lupus]

You don't think it possible that they've been overpaying?

Think that's the proper African solution

 

[konfab]

Hon hon hon you will le pay less le bagguette hon hon hon

 

[FiestaST]

NGL did not expect Musky to be mentioned in this thread.

 

[Mirai]

Canal+ didn't buy NoChoice to run it as a charity for freeloaders. They need to trim the fat. And suppliers will have to tighten their belts and make products cheaper. I wonder if this also includes DSTV installers and resellers.

 

[Unreal]

I hate this management style and shrewd business tactic. You don’t force discounts when the work has already been done.
The suppliers should push for liquidation if Canal can’t pay them. Then they’ll sing a different tune.

 

[deweyzeph]

Polishing a turd.

 

[Heisenborg]

I hate this management style and shrewd business tactic. You don’t force discounts when the work has already been done.
The suppliers should push for liquidation if Canal can’t pay them. Then they’ll sing a different tune.

Canal+ has more money than God.

They can pay, they are just being poeste and showing their hand

 

[FiestaST]

I'm more interested to know who pronounces the brand the correct way.

I do.

 

[dontcryforme]

NGL did not expect Musky to be mentioned in this thread.

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the day King Elon does not get mentioned in any thread is the day we don't have DStv nor Frikkie articles.

 

[dontcryforme]

I'm more interested to know who pronounces the brand the correct way.

I do.

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Many plyoose at MultiChoice

 

[JustAsk]

Canal+ has more money than God.

They can pay, they are just being poeste and showing their hand

Not really.

For years Dstv chose to pay MORE to keep others OUT. They would buy extra rights to content and not use it, just so that others can't get it. Even Enca, a frikken news channel was bribe with extra fat, to be exclusive on dstv. This is was they see now.

You will see some discounts given, and dstv losing exclusivity on some content. Exclusivity that in most cases was not needed at all.

 

[Fuzzbox]

The previous CEO was in Dubai.
He probably didn't have a clue what was going on.
New broom definitely sweeping clean.

 

[RedViking]

They fit right in.

 

[G.A.S]

But will they still pay millions for sports rights?

 

[Speedster]

I'd agree except if you're overpaying, you don't demand discount, you demand a credit.

You misunderstood overpaying