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MultiChoice
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MultiChoice begins selling new HD DVR
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice has begun commercialising its new HD DVR set-top box,…
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South Africa’s Saffron shuts down
South African DTH operator DStv, owned by MultiChoice, has dropped locally produced channel Saffron from…
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DStv replaces ESPN with SuperSport 9
MultiChoice-owned South African pay TV provider DStv has added sports channel SuperSport 9 to its…
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Pace strikes deal to make MultiChoice DVRs in South Africa
Set-top manufacturer Pace has struck a deal with South African pay TV broadcaster MultiChoice to…
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MultiChoice adds Cape Verde Television and SA community channels
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice has added a new Portuguese-language channel, Cape Verde Television,…
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MultiChoice opens new customer service centre in Durban
South African pay TV provider MultiChoice has opened a new customer service centre in Durban…
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Telemundo launches in Africa
NBCUniversal-backed Spanish language broadcaster Telemundo is launching a pay TV channel across almost 50 African…
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Three combine to create new business news channel for South Africa
Three South African business and financial news brands are combining to create a new business…
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MultiChoice adds True Movies 1 to DStv
South African pay TV broadcaster MultiChoice has added a new movie channel, True Movies 1,…
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Multichoice to launch new M-Net channels
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice is transforming its current M-Net Series channel into three…
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DStv launches two new channels on Access package
MultiChoice-owned South African-based DTH pay TV service DStv has added entertainment channel Mzansi Wethu and…
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MultiChoice launches new DStv Family pack
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice has introduced a new DStv Family pack, to launch…
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MultiChoice Africa takes additional capacity
MultiChoice Africa has signed up for new capacity with satellite operator Eutelsat to expand its…
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MultiChoice’s GOtv launches in Ghana
MultiChoice’s low-cost digital-terrestrial pay TV service GOtv has launched in Ghana. The service includes a…
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Universal Networks goes HD in Africa
Universal Networks International has launched HD versions of its Universal Channel and Studio Universal channels…
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Pay TV drives Naspers growth
Pay TV operator Multichoice helped owner Naspers report a 19% increase in consolidated revenue to…
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MultiChoice launches new locally-made DVR
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice has launched a new locally-developed DVR box. MultiChoice is…
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Trace Sports reaches Africa with DStv
Sports celebrity channel Trace Sports will launch in 47 African countries via DStv’s platform. The…
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Date set for Multichoice Nigeria hearing
Digital satellite TV service Multichoice Nigeria has been requested by the Federal High Court in…
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DStv SuperSports TV app on Samsung TVs
South African pay TV broadcasters DStv has launched a SuperSports TV app on Samsung’s Smart…
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SuperSport names new CEO
MultiChoice-backed South African sports channel SuperSport has named Happy Ntshingila as its new CEO. Ntshingila…
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M-Net and e.tv in dispute over DTT set-top plans
A dispute has blown up in South Africa between Naspers-owned pay TV service M-Net and…
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Studio Universal launches in 47 African countries
Universal Networks has signed a carriage deal with African pay TV operator MultiChoice that will…
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Pace supplying DVB-T2 boxes for MultiChoice GOtv
UK set-top provider Pace is supplying boxes to MultiChoice Africa to support the launch of…
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MultiChoice DTT service launches in Zambia and Uganda
African digital-terrestrial pay TV service provider GOtv has launched in Lusaka, Zambia and Kampala and…
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Nick to reach three million African homes
Kids channel Nickelodeon has expanded its footprint in Africa with a launch on Multichoice’s DStv…
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DStv launches low-cost mobile TV for Kenya
South Africa-based pay TV operator DStv has launched a low-cost mobile TV offering for Kenya….