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Africa’s SVOD subs to rise to 16m by 2029, with Netflix and Showmax to lead
Sub-Saharan Africa SVOD subscriptions will soar to 16 million by 2029, with Netflix and Showmax…
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Showmax partners with MTN South Africa on mobile streaming bundles
Telcom operator MTN South Africa has partnered with leading African streamer Showmax, to introduce three…
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Showmax to relaunch in February, with new Premier League mobile streaming plan
MultiChoice’s streaming service Showmax will relaunch in February, with three new plans including a new…
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MultiChoice takes a hit from currency movements
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice expects trading profit and core headline earnings per share…
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MultiChoice sees revenues and profits grow, but withholds dividend to focus on Showmax
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice has posted a rise in profit on an organic…
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MultiChoice partners with Comcast to create new Showmax streaming service
South Africa-based pay TV operator Multichoice has teamed up with Comcast’s NBC Universal and Sky…
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Africa’s Showmax extends streaming partnership with WWE Network
MultiChoice-owned streaming service Showmax has unveiled a deal that will see it become the new…
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Showmax adds live sport to streaming offering
South African pay TV operator MultiChoice’s streaming service Showmax has begun to offer live sports…
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Naspers to spin off MultiChoice
South African conglomerate Naspers is to spin off Africa’s leading pay TV operator MultiChoice as…
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Kagan: European SVOD revenues to reach US$6.8bn in 2022
The European subscription video-on-demand (SVOD) market is due to reach revenues of US$6.8 billion in…
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Vodafone Ghana teams up with Showmax
Vodafone Ghana has teamed up with Naspers-owned subscription video-on-demand service Showmax to provide content for…
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Showmax partners with Play in Poland
Naspers-owned video-on-demand service, Showmax, has partnered with Polish mobile operator Play. All new and existing Play…
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ShowMax teams up with The QYou for curated series
Naspers-owned South African subscription video-on-demand provider ShowMax has teamed up with short-form best-of-the-internet channel The…
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Naspers’ ShowMax teams up with Vodacom for low-cost SVOD offering
Naspers-owned subscription video-on-demand service ShowMax has teamed up with Vodafone-backed South African mobile operator Vodacom…
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ShowMax launches new SVOD service for Kenya
Naspers-owned South Africa-based ShowMax has launched a mobile-focused subscription video-on-demand service in Kenya. The video-on-demand…
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SVOD market in MEA to remain ‘very immature’
The Middle East and African SVOD sector will “still be very immature by 2021”, with…
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Naspers, Samsung tipped to take on Netflix
Africa-based media giant Naspers is going to roll out its Showmax SVOD service in a…
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South African Netflix rival launches
South African SVoD platform ShowMax has launched with “more than a year’s continuous viewing” for…