Ghana DStv Subscriptions Rise After Pricing Dispute Ghana’s National Communications Authority issued a public statement concerning the dispute between the government and MultiChoice, parent company of DStv, the dominant pay-TV service. Earlier in 2025, the government challenged DStv’s repeated price increases, leading to an eventual restructuring of DStv’s packages on October 1: Ghanaian subscribers continued […]
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Canal+ Unveils 2026 Film and Series Slate With Africa in the Mix
On December 16, 2025, Canal+ Group staged its first large-scale, studio-style content presentation, titled “The Original+,” at the Olympia in Paris, France, laying out its premium film and series priorities for 2026 and beyond. The event functioned as a high-visibility consolidation point for strategies that Canal+ has been building across production, international sales, and African operations since the mid-September 2025 completion of its […]
The Netflix–Warner Deal and Africa’s Position
Across conversations in my travels between Marrakech and Jeddah — and I am still en route to Jeddah after multiple flight delays and an unplanned hotel stay that will have me landing much later than my original itinerary — the Netflix–Warner announcement is a dominant topic. For those who may have missed it, Netflix has signed a definitive […]
The Canal+ / MultiChoice Baseline: Content Direction, Production Hubs, and Market Structure After the Takeover
Canal+’s takeover of MultiChoice has created the largest media group operating in Africa — more than 40 million subscribers, nearly 70 countries, and a unified structure linking DStv, Showmax, Canal+ Afrique, myCanal, and GVA’s fibre network. Most early updates focused on ownership, leadership, and infrastructure. What had been missing was a content-level explanation of how […]
Canal+ Vows to Globalize African Content via StudioCanal
Canal+ has made its first big move since the MultiChoice takeover: it will use StudioCanal to export African films and series into more than sixty countries, starting with South Africa’s “Shaka Ilembe” and “Spinners.” Backed by a $200M annual slate and the continent’s largest pay-TV and streaming footprint, the group is attempting to build the […]
Canal+ Reveals Africa Leadership Team Following MultiChoice Takeover
On September 26, Canal+ announced its new Africa leadership team, consolidating management across the continent just four days after formally completing its R35 billion acquisition of MultiChoice, Africa’s largest pay-TV provider. The new structure is presented as a single pan-African management team covering Operations (TV and Fiber), Content, and Corporate Functions. Consider this your switchboard for […]
Canal+ and MultiChoice Unite to Form Africa’s Largest Media Group
Canal+ has completed its R35 billion acquisition of MultiChoice, marking the creation of a new pan-African media powerhouse that spans television, streaming, and broadband across more than 70 countries and over 40 million subscribers. A Landmark Merger On September 22, 2025, Canal+ finalized its takeover of MultiChoice, gaining 48.2 percent control after nearly two years […]
Canal+–MultiChoice Deal Approved. Now Comes the Restructuring
🎬 Canal+ now has full legal clearance to acquire MultiChoice. South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has approved the R35B deal, clearing the way for restructuring. 📌 Canal+ gains control of DStv, Showmax, and distribution across major territories📌 R26B in public interest conditions, including local content and structural spin-off📌 Netflix, CanalOlympia, myCANAL, even possibly TF1—access now passes […]
MultiChoice Rejects Canal+ Takeover Bid
MultiChoice views the bid as not reflective of its full business value, including potential synergies from a merger.
Race to Lead Africa’s Streaming Market: Multichoice Partners With NBCUniversal, Sky to Contend with Netflix, Amazon
MultiChoice to relaunch Showmax, powered by NBCUniversal’s Peacock technology platform, along with content from NBCUniversal and Sky.