Former Telkom CEO gets a new job
South Africa’s largest vehicle dealership and automotive group appointed former Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko to its board of directors.
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South Africa’s largest vehicle dealership and automotive group appointed former Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko to its board of directors.
MultiChoice’s revenue continued to plummet as South Africans left DStv for competing streaming services like Netflix and YouTube.
DStv customers in South Africa have lost access to many popular HBO and first-run Warner Bros. Discovery shows.
The EasyView package is no longer listed on DStv’s website, but there are still ways to subscribe to the service.
MultiChoice’s new owner, French media titan Group Canal+, has already committed €100 million to a strategy aimed at reviving DStv’s fortunes.
Groupe Canal+ has been aggressively cutting costs at MultiChoice while attempting to halt an exodus of DStv subscribers.
MultiChoice survived thanks to its aggressive cost-cutting measures amid severe challenges in the market, with R9.6 billion saved in five years.
SuperSport will remain the exclusive broadcast rights holder for all SARU’s domestic competitions.
DStv’s licensing entity in South Africa says they will not be increasing subscription fees.
MultiChoice’s new owner has seen its share price plummet since publishing its first full-year results since acquiring South Africa’s embattled pay-TV operator.