Who Is Vincent Bolloré? The French Billionaire Behind MultiChoice Takeover Vincent Bolloré’s acquisition of MultiChoice Group, which owns DStv, GOtv, Showmax, and SuperSport, among others, is a strategic move that aligns with his control over media platforms across Africa.

Vincent Bolloré, born in 1952 in Boulogne-Billancourt, France, inherited and transformed his family’s modest paper-manufacturing business into a sprawling, multinational conglomerate.  Under his leadership, Bolloré Group expanded into diverse sectors, from logistics and media to energy and plantations, marking a strategic pivot from traditional industry to global influence A media powerhouse Media and communications have become central to Bolloré’s empire, with the group holding substantial stakes in major media and entertainment firms, including Universal Music Group (18.5%), Canal+ (30.4%), Havas (30.4%), Vivendi (27.6%), and Louis Hachette Group (30.4%). These holdings position Bolloré as a key figure in shaping global media…