The completion of Canal+’s takeover of MultiChoice Group has ushered in one of the most dramatic leadership transitions Africa’s broadcasting industry has seen in decades. At the centre of this…
22 September 2025 marked a historic moment for Africa’s broadcasting industry. French entertainment giant CANAL+ announced that its mandatory takeover offer for the shares of MultiChoice Group it did not…
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,…
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…
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…
In a potential game-changing move for South Africa’s pay-TV market, MultiChoice is considering unbundling its popular SuperSport channels from its DStv offering, according to a Reuters report published Thursday. The…
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…
Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has asked the standards agency to investigate the illegal importation of streaming devices that are being used on the local market to reproduce content that is…
As a way of celebrating Africa Day and the love of African cinema, the MultiChoice Group and the MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) have launched Colours of Africa film series. The…
MultiChoice has announced a brand-new Pan-African lifestyle channel on the DStv channel 173 dubbed Honey. In addition to their legendary Sports, Education and Movie channels, the new HONEY channels will…
