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MultiChoice continues to lose subscribers

Kaya Biz

MultiChoice loses R4.1 billion reporting worst financial performance on record

By: Natasha Archary Image | Multichoice MultiChoice has lost R4.1 billion, reporting its worst financial performance on record between 2023/24. With a 9% decline of its subscriber base, MultiChoice continues to bleed following the R911 million loss over the last 6-months of 2023. https://www.kaya959.co.za/lineup/kaya-biz/mutlichoice-reports-r911-million-loss/ MultiChoice Group CEO, Calvo Mawela joins Gugulethu Mfuphi on Kaya Biz to share some of the obstacles the business has had to overcome and continue to […]

today13/06/2024

sporting broadcast restrictions

NEWS

Multichoice dealt a blow over sporting broadcast restrictions

By: Natasha Archary Image: Adobe Stock Multichoice has been dealt a blow after the Competition Tribunal granted eMedia interim rights to have all sporting broadcast restrictions lifted. This after Multichoice and the SABC reached an agreement in September over the broadcast rights of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. The SABC and MultiChoice were locked in nail-biting protracted talks for the Rugby World Cup until a late intervention from the Department […]

today16/04/2024

Showmax unveils trailer for true-crime documentary 'Tracking Thabo Bester'

Siz The World

Bester and Dr Nandipha take Showmax to High Court over documentary

By: Natasha Archary image: supplied Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana's application to stop the Showmax documentary, Tracking Thabo Bester will be heard by the High court in Johannesburg. The day the documentary was set to air, (Friday, 15 March) the "Bonnie and Clyde" couple's last-minute applications to stop the documentary because it threatens their rights will be heard in court. MultiChoice confirmed on Thursday, 14 March that the matter […]

today15/03/2024

MultiChoice continues to lose subscribers

Kaya Biz

MultiChoice reports R911 million loss

By: Natasha Archary Image | Multichoice MultiChoice Group has reported a R911 million loss over the last 6-months of 2023, which is a massive decline from the R55 million profit over the same period last year. Calvo Mawelo, MultiChoice Group CEO joins Kaya Biz to share what an uphill battle the entertainment business has to turn things around. "The way we would like to describe the report is that we […]

today16/11/2023

NEWS

SABC and MultiChoice have agreed on the rights to broadcast the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Zuko Komisa SABC and MultiChoice have agreed on the rights to broadcast the 2023 Rugby World Cup. Zizi Kodwa, Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, has praised the agreement reached between the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and MultiChoice for the broadcast rights to the 2023 Rugby World Cup. MultiChoice struck a deal with the SABC to sublicense Rugby World Cup broadcast rights to the national broadcaster. This means that […]

today08/09/2023

The SABC bans controversial DA ad

NEWS

SABC and MultiChoice have not yet reached an agreement on broadcasting of the 2023 Rugby World Cup games

Zuko Komisa SABC and MultiChoice have not yet reached an agreement on broadcasting the 2023 Rugby World Cup games. The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has stated that it has completed the required steps to finalize a deal with pay channel behemoth MultiChoice for the broadcasting rights to the next Rugby World Cup 2023. The news by the SABC comes only days before the tournament's opening match, which pits host […]

today07/09/2023

MultiChoice continues to lose subscribers

Siz The World

MultiChoice continues to lose subscribers

Katlego Sekhu On Business Update this morning, Gugulethu Mfuphi reflected on an interview she did with Calvo Mawela, MultiChoice Group CEO, on MultiChoice results published yesterday. During the conversation, they broke down how much Multichoice makes from each user. The company has been going through a number of transitions over the years. They are no longer just a television business that produces content; they have transformed themselves into a telecommunications […]

today14/06/2023

MultiChoice continues to lose subscribers

Kaya Biz

Interim results show Multichoice is bleeding premium subscribers

By Zuko Komisa Multichoice is bleeding premium subscribers A slower fall in Compact Plus subscribers has affected the company's overall "premium" segment, despite DStv Premium adding a few subscribers in South Africa during the past year. According to MultiChoice, the broadcaster's parent business, the most recent interim results for the first half of the broadcaster's 2023 fiscal year (1H FY23) were released on Thursday, November 10, 2022. The results revealed […]

today11/11/2022

Russia Today

NEWS

DStv removes Russia Today channel

Kaya News Reporter   Multichoice has confirmed that Russia Today will no longer be available on the DStv platform. The news channel 407, has since been removed until further notice. In a brief statement, Multichoice said the reason for the removal of the channel was due to sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union. This meant the global distributor of the channel ceased to provide the broadcast feed to […]

today03/03/2022

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