After billions of rands in losses, Showmax is officially out and a new streaming app in coming to South Africa!

Despite holding a 17% streaming market share in South Africa and being a strong supporter of local content, Showmax, launched by MultiChoice in 2015, is set to be phased out over time, leaving its ...

Showmax was an "expensive failure," said Canal+, which owns 70% of the venture. NBCUniversal staffers were informed about the cuts on Wednesday.

Showmax launched in August 2015 as MultiChoice's answer to the growing wave of international streamers — Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, etc. — that were slowly eating into its pay-TV subscriber base ...

MultiChoice, part of Canal+ SA, has announced it will discontinue Showmax after a strategic review found the streaming platform’s mounting losses unsustainable in an increasingly competitive global ...

Eight and a half years after its launch, African streaming service Showmax is ready for a bigger spotlight on the continent thanks to a relaunch powered by a joint venture with Comcast and ...

Showmax reassured its clients that there will be no interruption to its current services. “You can continue streaming as ...

A new streaming app is coming to South Africa following the recent decision to close MultiChoice's Showmax.

Canal+'s announcement that it's pulling the plug on MultiChoice's Showmax has upset Africa's creatives and content producers.

March 5 (Reuters) - MultiChoice, part of the Canal+ entertainment group, said on Thursday it was discontinuing Showmax ...

French media giant Canal+ has labelled African streaming platform Showmax an “expensive failure” after deciding to shut down ...

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