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- 10 Jul 2026
DStv, GOtv Owner MultiChoice Officially Joins Canal+ Group
MultiChoice has officially become a wholly owned subsidiary of French media company Canal+, marking the completion of one of the largest acquisitions in Africa's media and entertainment industry. The…
- 16 Jul 2019
French Media Giant Acquires Nigeria’s ROK Studios
Canal+ Group, French media giant, has acquired Nigerian production studio, ROK film studios from VOD company IROKO TV, as part of the French company’s plan to strengthen its position in Africa's…
- 7 Feb 2024
MultiChoice Rejects Takeover Bid by Canal+, French Firm
MultiChoice Group has rejected a move by Vivendi SE’s Canal to be the highest shareholder in the company, saying the price undervalues the business. Recall that the French company last week made a…
- 4 Jun 2024
MultiChoice and Canal+ Buyout Deal Forges Ahead
MultiChoice and French media giant Groupe Canal+ have released a joint circular detailing plans and dates for the proposed buyout of the DStv operator at R125 per share. The circular covers what…
- 2 Jan 2026
MultiChoice Secures 12 Warner Bros. Discovery Channels in New Multi-Year Deal
MultiChoice, a CANAL+ company, has retained the distribution rights to 12 Warner Bros. Discovery thematic channels following the signing of a new multi-year, multi-territory agreement between CANAL+…
- 3 Apr 2024
Multichoice Extends Patel, Chairman’s Tenure to Conclude Canal+ Deal
Board of Multichoice Group have announced the extension of the tenure of Imtiaz Patel, company’s chairman, for him to spearhead the conclusion of the ongoing buyout deal with French media…
- 22 Jun 2026
CANAL+ Partners Samsung to Pre-Load DStv Stream on New Samsung TVs In Nigeria, Other African Countries
Following an expanded partnership between CANAL+ and Samsung Electronics, the DStv Stream app will now be pre-installed on new Samsung Smart TVs sold in Nigeria and 17 other African countries. The…
- 27 Oct 2025
MultiChoice to Delist from JSE after Canal+ Takeover
MultiChoice Group is set to delist from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) on December 10 2025, after Canal+ secured control of more than 90% of its shares, effectively completing its takeover of…
- 23 Sept 2025
Canal+ Takes Full Control of MultiChoice, Changes Board
Video entertainment group MultiChoice has made some changes to its board as French media giant Canal+ officially takes control of the South African-founded company. The merging parties today…
- 8 Apr 2024
Breaking.....CANAL+, MultiChoice Finalize and Agree to Buyout Offer
CANAL+ has made a mandatory offer to acquire all the issued shares of the MultiChoice Group it doesn’t already own for $1.9 billion. CANAL+ was required to make the offer after acquiring 35 percent…
- 11 Mar 2026
Canal+ Unveils €100m Rescue Plan to Revive MultiChoice after Subscriber Slump
French media group Canal+ has announced a €100 million turnaround plan to revive growth at MultiChoice, Africa’s largest pay-TV operator, after the DStv owner lost hundreds of thousands of…
- Broadcasting17 Aug 2026
MultiChoice Nigeria Says Nigerian Business will Remain Local with Global Resources
MultiChoice Nigeria has said that its leadership and strategic decisions remain locally driven following its acquisition by Canal+, as the pay-TV operator seeks to combine global resources with an understanding of Nigeria’s market.
- 14 Oct 2025
MultiChoice to Delist from JSE
Video entertainment company MultiChoice is set to delist from the JSE after French media giant Canal+ took full control of the firm. MultiChoice listed on the JSE in February 2019. Canal+ told…
- 4 Feb 2025
Canal+ to Carve, Spin out MultiChoice's LicenceCo in Aggressive Takeover Bid
Canal+ S.A., a French media and telecommunications conglomerate based in Paris, will restructure MultiChoice Group and carve out its broadcasting licence and South African DStv subscribers into…
- 10 May 2020
COVID-19: IROKO Places 28% of Nigerian Staff on Unpaid Leave
IROKO, Nigerian video-on-demand (VoD) company has placed 28 percent of its team members on unpaid leave as it aims to minimise losses during the COVID-19 crisis. According to disrupt-africa.com…
- 16 Jan 2017
Ericsson Inks Exclusive Deal with 20th Century Fox TV Distribution
Ericsson has entered into exclusive, multi-year feature film deal with leading international content distributor 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, for its subscription video on demand (VOD)…
- 25 Nov 2016
Nuvu: Ericsson, 20th Century Fox Television Distribution Ink Film Licensing Deal
Ericsson on Friday announced an exclusive, multi-year feature film deal with leading international content distributor, 20th Century Fox Television Distribution, for its subscription video on demand…
- 13 Oct 2016
Nuvu: Ericsson Signs Major Content Deals
Ericsson on Thursday announced the signing of deals with leading content distributors for its subscription video on demand (VOD) service, Nuvu. Through the deals, Ericsson has acquired more than…
- 12 Jun 2024
MultiChoice Group Posts Loss in Q1 as Subscription Rate Dips
South Africa’s TV giant MultiChoice posted a pretax loss of 706 million rand ($38 million) for the year ending in March, the company said Wednesday citing weak local currencies and a drop in…
- 27 Oct 2025
After MultiChoice Buyout, Canal+ Eyes Full Ownership of Showmax
Canal+, French media giant, is reportedly eyeing the full takeover of Showmax, the African streaming platform jointly owned with MultiChoice Group. This followed its recent push to expand across the…
- 24 Feb 2026
MultiChoice Suspends Yearly DStv Price Hike as Canal+ Pushes Growth
MultiChoice has said that it will not implement its customary yearly price increase on DStv and GOtv subscriptions. This is the first time the Pay-TV company will not be adjusting its price in April,…
- 9 Jun 2016
Africa's Pay-TV Operators Boosted by new Platforms - Ovum
Thecla Mbongue, senior analyst for Ovum MEA, said that despite a lack of funds to accelerate the DTT switchover process, Africa's DTT/VOD and TV segments have been boosted by new platforms and…
- 16 Sept 2025
MultiChoice Starts Reorganising Operations to Enable Canal Plus Takeover
MultiChoice’s plans to reorganise its operations in preparation for its deal with French media giant Canal+ have become unconditional. According to Multichoice, the implementation of the various…
- 15 Aug 2014
MTV, Ericsson Ink New 5-Year Broadcast, Media Services Deal
Following a new five-year agreement, Ericsson will provide media and broadcast services such as media management, play-out and studio facilities management for Finnish media company MTV. Ericsson…
- 23 Jul 2025
Canal+ Clears Final Hurdle to Acquire South Africa’s MultiChoice
France’s Canal+ said Wednesday it had cleared the final regulatory hurdle for the buyout of Africa’s largest pay TV enterprise, MultiChoice, and further expand its footprint on the continent. The…
- 21 May 2025
Canal+ Buyout Of South Africa’s MultiChoice one Step Closer
South Africa’s competition authority announced Wednesday it had approved the buyout of Africa’s largest pay TV enterprise MultiChoice by France’s Canal+, which wants to expand its footprint on the…
- 19 Mar 2026
Canal+ to Cut Jobs as Part Sweeping Restructuring
Canal+ is to cut jobs at MultiChoice as part of a sweeping restructuring plan aimed at stabilising the African pay-TV operator, following years of operational and financial pressure. The move comes…
- 25 Mar 2018
Naspers Refuses Vivendi's Bid to Buy MultiChoice
A multimillion Euro offer from Vivendi to buy African pay-TV platform MultiChoice has been rejected by owners Naspers. Naspers is a global internet and entertainment group with investment…
- 15 Jun 2025
Airtel Concludes Nationwide Environment Week with Market Clean-Up by Employees
Telecommunications provider, Airtel Nigeria, has wrapped up its 2025 World Environment Week campaign, themed ‘Ending Plastic Pollution’, with an employee-driven market clean-up exercise at Elegushi…
- 5 Nov 2025
IFC Unveils $310M Investments to Support Smaller Businesses and Advance Job Creation
IFC has announced investments totaling $310 million in projects that will support the growth of smaller businesses and job creation across several African countries. The projects were announced at…