MultiChoice Namibia recently launched a new package, dubbed; GOtv Supa, with 11 new channels, an addition to GOtv’s selection of packages that fall right above GOtv MAX. In a statement, MultiChoice said that when it comes to the best quality local entertainment and delivering value, GOtv is where it is at. MultiChoice then added: “This [...]
MultiChoice Nigeria has launched SuperPicks, the revolutionary free-to-play predictor app with a weekly jackpot. Available to play for free at superpicks.com, SuperPicks gives the chance of winning a weekly jackpot of approximately $122,000 by correctly predicting the scores of six football fixtures for each weekend. There is also a guaranteed prize of approximately $2500 for [...]
Showmax, the African streaming service announced new addition to its catalogue, namely, eight series and three movies, including Showmax’s first romcom telenovela and scripted West African Showmax Original. This set of new series and movies follows a steady flow of Showmax Originals in 2021, from critically acclaimed scripted series to reality TV series. Candice Fangueiro, [...]
MultiChoice has deployed GeoComply Solutions’ GeoGuard VPN and proxy detection solution in order to fight content piracy. The implementation of GeoGuard onto MutiChoice’s DStv’s app has led to the blocking of “tens of thousands” of pirate viewers each month and has virtually removed the creation of suspicious user accounts. “As for all OTT broadcasters, geo-piracy [...]
MultiChoice has introduced its first African-focused telenovela channel, Novela Magic, to provide the best African telenovelas on one easy-to-access platform. The channel will also honor the vast range of cultures and languages on the continent through a diversity of original homegrown stories and local creative talent. Novela Magic on DStv channel 165 is available since [...]
MultiChoice has announced the launch of DStv Schools Netball Challenge to support school sports. The new initiative will give up-and-coming female sports stars a platform to shine and get noticed by sporting scouts.“We are proud of the impact our sports development programs have had on the country’s future soccer and rugby sports stars, and look [...]
Showmax is investing in producing its own local content for African audiences as it competes with Netflix across the African continent. MultiChoice launched its streaming service, Showmax in 2015 and is available in 46 African countries. The company is focusing on developing movies and shows set in its biggest markets of Nigeria. “For us, it [...]
M-Net and Showmax have a varied slate of Originals in development and production. These comprise high-end drama, created by a range of award-winning local producers and increasingly co-produced with international broadcasters. The business is expected to deliver a further nine Originals in its 2021-22 fiscal year, with even more planned in 2022-23. In addition to [...]
DStv has announced the launch of its new TV channel, tvN, a South Korean global entertain network that will offer a variety of Korean entertainment. “The best of K-POP and K-dramas will burst onto South African television screens as the MultiChoice Group and its counterpart CJ ENM HK partner to bring the best of Korean [...]
MultiChoice Group, Africa’s video entertainment company, keeps on displaying the best of African storytelling and drive the growth of hyperlocal content across the continent. MultiChoice’s Uganda subscribers will be able to benefit from additional premium local content with the launch of Pearl Magic Prime, a channel which tells stories by Ugandans for Ugandans. The roll [...]