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South African regulator proposes expansion of listed events
South Africa’s broadcast regulator ICASA has continued to apply pressure on the country’s dominant pay-television broadcaster SuperSport, releasing an expanded draft list of ‘public interest’ sports events …
Canal Plus moves quickly to further increase Multichoice stake
French pay-television operator Canal Plus has further increased its holding in pan-African media group Multichoice, the parent company of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator…
Acquisitions head Jury named SuperSport CEO, Khobane takes Multichoice role
Marc Jury has been named chief executive of SuperSport, the pay-television broadcaster that operates across sub-Saharan Africa, as part of a wider shake-up at parent company Multichoice
Canal Plus increases Multichoice stake to 6.5 per cent
French pay-television operator Canal Plus has increased its holding in pan-African media group Multichoice, the parent company of pay-television broadcaster SuperSport and pay-television operator DStv
Multichoice signs ESPN carriage deal in sub-Saharan Africa
Pan-African pay-television operator Multichoice has signed a carriage deal with the Walt Disney Company to carry ESPN and ESPN2 channels on its DStv platform
SVOD service Showmax to offer SuperSport content
Showmax, the subscription video-on-demand platform in sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a new service which will incorporate sports content from its sister company, pay-television broadcaster SuperSport
MultiChoice opens up SuperSport channels to non-subscribers for limited time
Pan-African pay-television operator MultiChoice has opened up its premium SuperSport channels to non-subscribers until April 30 as the Covid-19 outbreak begins to affect the African market
PSL returns to SABC’s screens with fresh SuperSport deal
South African public-service broadcaster SABC has resumed coverage of the country’s Premier Soccer League after agreeing terms on a new sublicensing agreement with pay-television broadcaster SuperSport.