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- 27 Oct 2021
MultiChoice Africa Rejects Tax Tribunal Ruling, to Appeal
MultiChoice Africa Holdings (MAH), the parent company of MultiChoice Nigeria, has rejected Tuesday’s ruling of the Tax Appeal Tribunal (TAT), which dismissed its appeal against the $342million Value…
- 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…
- 26 Oct 2021
Multichoice Loses Appeal on $342m Tax to FIRS
The long-drawn legal battle by the South African Company, Multichoice Africa Holdings B.V, with the Nigerian government-owned Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS) over the disputed $342 million tax…
- 9 Aug 2016
Africa Magic, MultiChoice Begin Entries for 2017 AMVCAS
Africa Magic, in association with Multichoice and proud sponsors Amstel Malta, is announcing the call to entry for the 2017 edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs), the…
- 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…
- 22 Jun 2021
African Content Producers get Boost with Supreme Court Judgement
A recent finding of the Supreme Court of the Seychelles in the case of MultiChoice Africa Holdings B.V and SuperSport International (Pty) Ltd v Intelvision Limited, shows African courts are willing…
- 18 Mar 2022
Eight Days of Magic: Africa Magic Unveils Plans for 8 the AMVCAs
Africa Magic, in association with MultiChoice, has announced an eight-day series of events to herald the 8th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) set to hold on May 14, 2022.…
- 22 Feb 2019
Our Perfect Wedding set to premiere on Africa Magic Showcase
MultiChoice Nigeria, Africa's leading video entertainment company, today announced that a new reality television series titled "Our Perfect Wedding" will premiere on Africa Magic Showcase starting 24…
- 5 May 2022
South African Media Personality, Bonang Matheba, Joins IK Osakioduwa as Co-Host for 8th AMVCAs
Africa Magic in association with MultiChoice have announced the hosts for the eighth edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards, set to hold on May 14, 2022, in Lagos. The multi-talented…
- 9 Dec 2025
End of an Era as Multichoice Delists from JSE After Canal+ Takeover
South Africa’s leading pay-TV operator, Multichoice, owner of DStv and Showmax, will officially delist from the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) this week following its acquisition by French media…
- 24 Jun 2014
DStv Eutelsat Star Awards Competition 2014 Begins
The 2014 edition of the DStv Eutelsat Star Awards has commenced and the entries are for all learners between the ages of 14 - 19 to write an essay or design a poster on the topic “Imagine you are a…
- 15 Jan 2024
Africa Magic Viewer’s Choice Awards Revises Award Categories as It Calls for Entries Ahead of Its 10th Edition
Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards have celebrated the best of the African film industry since 2013 and will hold its tenth edition this year. After an exciting three-day ninth edition in 2023, the…
- 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…
- 14 Nov 2024
Multichoice Writes Off N31.6Bn with liquidated Heritage Bank
Multichoice Group, South African Pay-TV operator, has announced that it has written off N31.6 billion ($21 million) in cash that was held with the recently liquidated Heritage Bank. A write-off is…
- 17 Jun 2014
Big Brother Africa Season 9 Auditions Begins September
The ninth edition of Africa’s biggest reality series Big Brother Africa kicks off in September and already fans are asking…who will the new housemates be? Who will find their names and…
- 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…
- 21 Oct 2025
NECLive 2025 Celebrates Nollywood and Afrobeats’ Global Rise, Eyes Sustainable Growth
Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive), West Africa’s largest creative industry gathering, will hold its 2025 edition in Lagos on Friday, Nov. 28, under the theme “Powering Africa Through…
- 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 Jun 2018
AMVCA 2018: Nominees’ Announcement to Hold on June 30
The 2018 edition of Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs) nominees will be announced via a televised broadcast on all Africa Magic channels on DStv and GOtv on Saturday, 30 June at 7pm WAT.…
- 3 Dec 2017
Big Brother Nigeria Returns For Third Edition, Auditions hold in Six Cities
By peter oluka MultiChoice Nigeria, the leading Pay TV operator in the country, has announced the return of Africa’s biggest reality television show, Big Brother Nigeria, for a third edition proudly…
- 23 Nov 2015
DStv, GOtv Plan Live Coverage of Pope’s First Visit to Africa
Following the success of the live coverage of United States President, Barack Obama’s historic visit to Kenya in July 2015, MultiChoice Africa is bringing DStv and GOtv subscribers yet another…
- 19 Jan 2009
CNN, MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2009 Entry Opens
Cable News Network (CNN) International and MultiChoice have opened entry for this year’s African Journalist schedule to hold in July. Tony Maddox, executive vice president and managing…
- 8 Mar 2013
BBA season 8 Auditions Holds
Organisers of the annual Big Brother Africa reality TV show have announced that auditions for shortlisted candidates in Nigeria will take place at Protea Hotel Leadway, Lagos from Monday, March 11…
- 12 Jan 2015
Internet Solutions Buoys SMEs with MWEB Acquisition
Internet Solutions (IS) said that Dimension Data (Pty) Ltd acquisition of MWEB Business, Optinet Service Division and the Optinet Network Division from MWEB Connect (Pty) Ltd, will offer SME market…
- 3 Mar 2017
Timi Dakolo, DNA, Others for AMVCAS 5th Anniversary
Nigerian musical powerhouse Timi Dakolo, and two of Africa’s leading vocalists Waje and Lira, are billed to perform at the fifth edition of the prestigious Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards…
- 12 Jul 2020
New Broadcast Code Unworkable and Unenforceable- Okoroji
Chief Tony Okoroji, chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), has joined the stakeholders in the creative and broadcast industries calling for a revisit of the recently amended 6th edition of…
- 22 Feb 2022
Africa Magic Taps Victor Okhai as Head Judge for Eighth AMVCAs
Africa Magic, the continent’s leading provider of local entertainment content, has announced the appointment of Nigerian filmmaker, Victor Okhai, as Head Judge of the eighth Africa Magic Viewers’…
- 3 Dec 2018
Africa Magic Celebrates 15 Years of Quality Entertainment for Africa, by Africa
Africa Magic, the leading provider of entertainment content for Africa by Africans, is celebrating 15 years of magic, quality content and the continuous development of the local African television…
- 6 May 2026
EFCC Drags Metro Digital to Court over Alleged Illegal Access to Multichoice Signals
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned Metro Digital Limited before a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt over alleged cybercrime and unlawful interception and rebroadcast of…
- 17 Apr 2024
Canal+ Offer for MultiChoice Gains Shareholders’ Support
Some MultiChoice shareholders have expressed relief at the offer by Canal+ to buy Africa’s pay TV giant for $2.9 billion, essentially viewing the potential deal as a vehicle for them to be rescued…