MultiChoice Creates a New Entity to Finalise Its CANAL+ Deal

MultiChoice creates a new entity to finalise its CANAL+ deal

In recent years, MultiChoice has been under immense pressure. Once the dominant force in African pay-TV, the company has struggled to keep pace as global streaming platforms like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Disney+ continue to eat into its subscriber base. With DStv Premium numbers falling and competition heating up, it was clear that something had to give.After months of negotiations, regulatory hurdles, and back-and-forth with authorities…

Canal+ Faces Pressure On Prices & Politics After MultiChoice Takeover

French media giant Canal+, fresh off securing approval for its USD 3 B takeover of MultiChoice Group, is already discovering that reviving the pay-TV operator will involve more than reversing subscriber losses. Navigating a thicket of government pressure from Accra to Lagos, where regulators are increasingly treating the company less like a private enterprise and more like a public utility, constitutes another existential headache. In Ghana this…