VarietyMar 11

Canal+ Tops Guidance on Profit and Cash, Strikes AI Deals With Google Cloud and OpenAI, Seals Sky Drama Pact as MultiChoice Turnaround Plan Takes Shape

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/canal-plus-2025-full-year-results-1236684433/

VarietyMar 11

Canal+ Tops Guidance on Profit and Cash, Strikes AI Deals With Google Cloud and OpenAI, Seals Sky Drama Pact as MultiChoice Turnaround Plan Takes Shape
#Variety #Global #News #Canal #Multichoice #Paddington #Sky

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/canal-plus-2025-full-year-results-1236684433/

Canal+ Tops Guidance, Seals AI and Sky Deals Amid MultiChoice Woes

French pay-TV giant Canal+ tops 2025 profit and cash guidance, strikes AI deals with Google Cloud and OpenAI, and seals Sky drama pact.

Variety
Headlines AfricaMar 5
Africa: Multichoice to Shut Down Showmax Streaming Service After 11 Years: [Daba Finance] MultiChoice Group said it will shut down its streaming platform Showmax after 11 years of operation as the company reviews its digital strategy. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TRK4wj #Showmax #MultiChoice #Streaming #DigitalStrategy #AfricaTech
VarietyMar 5

Canal+ Axes MultiChoice Streamer Showmax (EXCLUSIVE)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/canal-plus-multichoice-showmax-1236679536/

Headlines AfricaFeb 10
Africa: Canal+ Targets Africa Synergies After Multichoice Takeover: [Daba Finance] Canal+ outlined the first benefits of its acquisition of MultiChoice, pointing to Africa as the main source of cost savings and growth. http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQsWvp #Africa #CanalPlus #MultiChoice #MediaAcquisition #TelevisionIndustry
GTech BoosterDec 19
MultiChoice risk loosing lots of channels
#Streaming #Canal #contentdevelopment #DStv #LinearTV #MultiChoice #Netflix #Showmax #WarnerBros
https://gtechbooster.com/multichoice-risk-loosing-lots-of-channels/?fsp_sid=466
MultiChoice risk loosing lots of channels

MultiChoice, the parent company of DStv, faces significant channel losses by early 2026 due to failed negotiations and supplier exits.

GTech Booster
la_voixDec 13

Bolloré Afrique https://www.france24.com/fr/afrique/20250319-collectif-ong-africaines-porte-plainte-parquet-financier-corruption-contre-groupe-vincent-bollore-ports-africains : le milliardaire d' #extrêmedroite #Bolloré revient en #Afrique

Canal+ a lancé une expansion majeure sur le marché africain. Fin septembre, #Canal+ a finalisé l’acquisition de la société sud-africaine #MultiChoice https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiChoice le principal fournisseur de télévision payante en Afrique anglophone et portugaise. Évalué à 2,5 milliards d'€, il est présenté comme le plus grand rachat de l'histoire de Canal+ https://jacobin.com/2025/12/canal-bollore-africa-media-right/

#media

Graham DownsOct 25
Wow, #Multichoice will cease to be a publicly traded company on 10 December. Now *that's* the end of an era! https://techcentral.co.za/jse-to-wave-goodbye-to-multichoice-in-december/273318/?utm_source=MastodonAfrica #SouthAfrica #business
JSE to wave goodbye to MultiChoice in December

MultiChoice’s run as a public company is drawing to a close, with its ticker set to blink for the last time on 10 December.

TechCentral
DeadlineOct 23

Disney Hires Disney+ & Networks Chief For Sub-Saharan Africa
#Executives #News #Africa #Disney #MultiChoice

https://deadline.com/2025/10/disney-hires-sub-saharan-africa-disney-networks-chief-1236595256/

Disney Hires Disney+ & Networks Chief For Sub-Saharan Africa

The Walt Disney Company has hired Rochelle Knock to lead its sub-Saharan Africa business.

Deadline
DeadlineOct 16

Canal+ Buys Into French Cinema Chain UGC & Plans Secondary Listing In Johannesburg
#News #Canal #Earnings #MultiChoice #UGC

https://deadline.com/2025/10/canal-ugc-stake-secondary-listing-johannesburg-1236587953/

Canal+ Buys Into French Cinema Chain UGC & Plans Secondary Listing In Johannesburg

Canal has bought a 34% stake in French cinema operator UGC, as the London-listed Euro giant announced plans for a secondary listing in South Africa.

Deadline