Multichoice
MultiChoice looks to Netflix and Amazon in strategy shift
The partnership move marks a shift in MultiChoice’s strategy from trying to compete with such players to working with them instead.
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DStv no longer cancelling History and Lifetime channels
It’s understood History and Lifetime packages would be open 24/7 while the Crime Investigation will be cut off from midnight.
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SuperSport makes programming change after fire at MultiChoice building
The blaze affected the technical side of the MultiChoice building in Randburg.
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MultiChoice building evacuated following fire
One of the MultiChoice buildings in Randburg was evacuated after a rooftop air conditioning unit caught fire.
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MultiChoice Randburg building evacuated following fire
It is not yet clear what started the blaze.
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MultiChoice boss apologises for not warning DStv subscribers on billing changes
MultiChoice CEO Mark Rayner concedes that the service should have given subscribers a heads up about the new billing system.
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Why MultiChoice is cutting History, Crime Investigation and Lifetime channels
The pay-TV giant said a contract with A+E Networks Africa would end this month and viewers would not be able to access the channels on the DStv platform.
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SABC will not be broadcasting Rugby World Cup matches - report
The tournament is set to get under way on Friday when host nation Japan faces Russia.
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Motsoeneng: I deserved bigger kickbacks for rescuing SABC, MultiChoice deal
Hlaudi Motsoeneng maintained he negotiated the best deal for the SABC with MultiChoice and deserved the kickbacks he received for raising funds as COO.
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Motsoeneng says he threatened MultiChoice with court action over SABC deal
Former SABC COO Hlaudi Motsoeneng said that he first threatened MultiChoice before there was any agreement.
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Details of SABC, MultiChoice deal over PSL games remain unclear
Earlier on Friday, Sports Minister Nathi Mthethwa announced that the three parties had come to an arrangement to broadcast PSL games from this weekend.
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SABC to broadcast PSL games
Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa has announced that the SABC will broadcast PSL games.
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CWU to meet with MultiChoice with proposals to save jobs
The union, which represents workers at the pay-TV operator, has instead proposed that the employees be upskilled to avoid the jobs cuts.
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Unions opposed to MultiChoice planned job cuts
MultiChoice said it would start Section 189 consultation processes with over 2,000 employees at its call centres and walk-in services over the next two months.
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Why MultiChoice will be cutting jobs
MultiChoice says it can no longer avoid restructuring its business as it needs to adapt to changing trends in the market.
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Over 2,000 jobs at risk as MultiChoice restructures business model
The process was expected to last over the next two months.
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MultiChoice begins trading on JSE at R95.50
Africa’s biggest pay-TV group MultiChoice debuted on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Wednesday with shares opening at R95.50, giving the company a market capitalisation of R42 billion ($3.03 billion).
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MultiChoice sweetens Naspers split with dividend plan
Going it alone will see MultiChoice spend its healthy subscriber revenue on further growth and fending off stiff competition from streaming giants like Netflix.
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SABC, MultiChoice say 2013 distribution agreement not a merger
This follows a ruling from the Competition Commission that the agreement constitutes a notifiable merger under the Competition Act.
