After billions of rands in losses, Showmax is officially out and a new streaming app in coming to South Africa!

African Streamer Showmax’s CEO on Doubling Down on Originals, How Africa Surprises Hollywood Folks Marc Jury discusses the appeal of the English Premier League, the challenges of serving 44 markets ...

Africa's creatives and content producers are upset, fearful for the future and extremely concerned about where it will leave the continent's film and TV sector after Canal+'s announcement that it's ...

African streamer Showmax has secured rights to adapt the hit format “The Office” for South African audiences, in partnership with BBC Studios. The localized version will debut on both Showmax and ...

The Showmax app will shut down on 30 April 2026, with parent company MultiChoice moving all Showmax content to its DStv Stream platform, which will include a dedicated Showmax section. Subscribers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eight and a half years after its launch, African streaming service Showmax is ready for a bigger spotlight on the continent thanks ...

MultiChoice South Africa CEO Marc Jury will oversee the streaming service, co-owned by MultiChoice and Comcast, until a permanent head is found. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor The CEO of ...

African streamer Showmax relaunched in 2024 with a focus on an expanded content lineup, including local originals, Hollywood hits and English soccer, attractive pricing and plans to "change the game" ...

French broadcaster Canal+ will shut South African video streaming app Showmax as it overhauls services offered by its newly acquired subsidiary MultiChoice. Launched in 2015, Showmax was an attempt to ...

EXCLUSIVE: Showmax has unveiled trailer for Catch Me A Killer, the TV series about South Africa’s most famous serial killer profiler starring Game of Thrones’ Charlotte Hope. Co-produced with ...