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Canal+’s $3 Billion Takeover of MultiChoice Faces Regulatory Review in Uganda UCC’s public interest test will likely examine whether the deal will preserve local content production and Ugandan cultural representation, safeguard jobs within MultiChoice Uganda and GOtv Uganda, maintain competitive and affordable subscription pricing, and enhance, rather than dilute, consumer choice.

The public will have 14 days within which they will provide views on the latest step in a transaction that has been making headlines across Africa since South Africa’s Competition Tribunal approved the acquisition of MultiChoice Group by Groupe Canal+ in July.
The public will have 14 days within which they will provide views on the latest step in a transaction that has been making headlines across Africa since South Africa’s Competition Tribunal approved the acquisition of MultiChoice Group by Groupe Canal+ in July.

Ugandans will determine whether French media giant Groupe Canal+ effectively completes the takeover of South Africa’s MultiChoice and GOTV in Uganda. The move is part of a larger acquisition in more than 50 countries. In a notice on Tuesday, broadcast regulator, Uganda Communications Commission (UCC), noted that Groupe Canal+ had applied for the transfer of shares for the control of MultiChoice subsidiaries in Uganda. This followed the completion of a $3 billion deal in July to acquire 100% of MultiChoice Group, the parent company of DStv and GOtv in Uganda. The move marks the latest step in a transaction that…

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