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Who Is Vincent Bolloré? The French Billionaire Behind MultiChoice Takeover

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StorySeptember 9, 2025September 16, 2025

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,…

Canal+’s $3 Billion Takeover of MultiChoice Faces Regulatory Review in Uganda

CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StorySeptember 9, 2025September 16, 2025

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…

MultiChoice Uganda to Increase DStv, GOtv Subscription Rates  

Paul MurungiThe Big StoryJuly 18, 2025July 18, 2025

Pay television company MultiChoice Uganda, which operates DStv and GOtv, will adjust its package prices, effective August 1. The adjustment, MultiChoice said in a notice, were occasioned by economic pressures…

Pay Tv service providers lost 47,000 of subscribers in 2024

Paul MurungiCompany NewsEast AfricaNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryMarch 26, 2025March 26, 2025

Pay television service providers lost at least 31.9% subscribers in the 12 months to December 2024, according to the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) Market Performance Report. The loss is contained…

Colin Asiimwe Returns as Head of Marketing at MultiChoice Uganda

Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryMarch 21, 2025March 21, 2025

Colin Asiimwe is back at MultiChoice Uganda as the Head of Marketing, overseeing the DStv, GOtv, Showmax, and Pearl Magic brands. Asiimwe previously worked with MultiChoice before leaving the business….

DStv losing UGX 2.7 billion annually due to content piracy in Uganda 

Paul MurungiBanking & Financial ServicesBusiness & MarketsGlobal NewsNews & AnalysisTechnology & InnovationThe Big StoryFebruary 21, 2025February 21, 2025

Pay television platform – DStv – is losing at least UGX2.7 billion due to illegal reproduction of its exclusive content by third parties through internet live streaming.  An investigation by…

GOtv channels to be re-numbered for an improved viewing experience

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisApril 19, 2023April 19, 2023

To make your viewing experience as smooth and trouble-free as possible and to make it easy to find the newest content on GOtv channels, GOtv’s channel numbering system will change…

SuperSport geared up for thrilling Cup of Nations on DStv and GOtv

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisJanuary 9, 2022January 9, 2022

Asamoah Gyan, Africa’s all-time leading World Cup scorer, is among the specialist analysts fronting up SuperSport’s coverage of the TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, beginning today. The Ghanaian…

Premier League, La Liga and Serie A preview, 1-3 October 2021

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisThe Executive TravelerOctober 1, 2021October 1, 2021

Premier League, La Liga  and Serie A action continues with matches scheduled to run from Friday 1 to Sunday 3 October 2021. DStv and GOtv is the only true home…

MultiChoice Uganda Announces 20% Price Cut on DStv Decoders

CEO ReporterCompany NewsNews & AnalysisSeptember 30, 2021September 30, 2021

MultiChoice Uganda, the home of great Pay TV entertainment has cut down the price of the DStv decoder by 20% from UGX 99,000 to UGX 79,000 for its customers. The…