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MultiChoice

MultiChoice is a South African company, owned by French media conglomerate Canal+, that operates DStv, a major satellite television service in Sub-Saharan Africa. It also operates GOtv, a minor terrestrial TV service operating in 9 countries, and formerly Showmax, a subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.

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Founded
9 November 1994; 31 years ago (1994-11-09)
Industry
Broadcasting Pay television
Owner
Canal+ S.A. (via Canal+ Africa)
Headquarters
Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Areas served
Sub-Saharan Africa Cape Verde Madagascar
Brands
DStv GOtv SuperSport M-Net BetKing (49%)

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MultiChoice sale

  • Canal+ Canal+ (French TV channel)

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MultiChoice

Nodes56
Edges55
Triples152
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.035714
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MultiChoice

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related to IPO and consolidation (2018–2023) · 21
MultiChoice → BetKing, February, French, Groupe Canal, In November, In October, In September, Irdeto, Johannesburg Stock Exchange, JSE, JSE Top40, MCG, MultiChoice Africa, MultiChoice Group, MultiChoice South Africa, Multichoice's, Naspers, Nigeria's, Showmax Africa, South Africa
related to Current projects and partnerships · 20
MultiChoice → Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science, Data Science, DStv, Engineering, Honours, Machine Learning, Masters, May, MultiChoice South Africa, On, OTT, PhD, Pretoria, Research Chair, September, Showmax, South Africa, The, University
related to Acquisition by Canal+ S.A. (2024–2025) · 16
MultiChoice → Both, Canal, February, Following, French, Group, In June, MultiChoice's, Nearly, R105, R125, R55, R75, September, Takeover Regulation Panel, This
related to Post-acquisition (2025–) · 14
MultiChoice → Africa, Africa's CEO, Africa's Chairman, African, Calvo Mawela, Canal, CEO, David Mignot, Former CEO, He, In, In September, Mignot, MultiChoice’s
related to Expansion (1992–2017) · 13
MultiChoice → African, Digital Satellite Television, DStv, In, M-Net, MultiChoice Africa, Namibia, October, South Africa, The, This, TV, US
related to Ownership after JSE listing · 12
MultiChoice → Electronic Communications Act, ICASA, In February, JSE, Khulisa Social Solutions, KSS, MultiChoice Group, MultiChoice Group's, Naspers, South Africa, The, The Independent Communications Authority
related to MultiChoice sale · 10
MultiChoice → Africa, Asia, Canal, Europe, French, In October, JSE, South African, This, To
related to Regulation of Netflix · 9
MultiChoice → Black Economic Empowerment, Having, ICASA, Netflix, Nigeria, OTT, Pay-TV, South Africa, South African Pay-TV
related to overview · 6
MultiChoice → DStv, DStv App, DStv Now, DStv Stream, M-Net, One
related to Dominance of pay-TV market · 5
MultiChoice → April, ICASA, The, This, TV

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canal africa dstv south company service african gotv would showmax television 2025 group m-net pay-tv 2024 services satellite subscription jse

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
MultiChoiceAreas servedSub-Saharan Africa Cape Verde Madagascar1.00infobox
MultiChoiceBrandsDStv GOtv SuperSport M-Net BetKing (49%)1.00infobox
MultiChoiceFormerlyM-Net Subscription services division1.00infobox
MultiChoiceFounded9 November 1994; 31 years ago (1994-11-09)1.00infobox
MultiChoiceHeadquartersRandburg, Gauteng, South Africa1.00infobox
MultiChoiceIndustryBroadcasting Pay television1.00infobox
MultiChoiceKey peopleMultiChoice Group: Maxime Saada (Chairman) David Mignot (CEO) CANAL+ Africa: Calvo Mawela (Chairman) David Mignot (CEO)1.00infobox
MultiChoiceNet incomeR 1.78 billion (2025)1.00infobox
MultiChoiceOperating incomeR 4.66 billion (2025)1.00infobox
MultiChoiceOwnerCanal+ S.A. (via Canal+ Africa)1.00infobox
MultiChoicePredecessorM-Net1.00infobox
MultiChoiceProductsSatellite television1.00infobox
MultiChoiceRevenueR 49.98 billion (2025)1.00infobox
MultiChoiceTotal assetsR 39.2 billion (2025)1.00infobox
MultiChoiceTotal equityR 1.6 billion (2025)1.00infobox
MultiChoiceTraded asJSE: MCG1.00infobox
MultiChoiceTypePublic1.00infobox
MultiChoiceWebsiteMultiChoice website1.00infobox
MultiChoiceis aSouth African company0.90text

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