Canal+ Axes MultiChoice Streamer Showmax (EXCLUSIVE)
Canal+, busy with aggressive cost-cutting since it recently acquired Africa’s MultiChoice pay-TV group, is shuttering its loss-making and money-guzzling video streaming service Showmax that…
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Canal+ Axes MultiChoice Streamer Showmax (EXCLUSIVE)
Canal+, busy with aggressive cost-cutting since it recently acquired Africa’s MultiChoice pay-TV group, is shuttering its loss-making and money-guzzling video streaming service Showmax that MultiChoice ran in partnership with NBCUniversal. Variety has reliably learnt that Showmax will definitely be shuttered “soon” although a specific date isn’t yet available given a few remaining legal implications Canal+ […]
By Leo Barraclough
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Canal+ has made a big early decision as the new owner of MultiChoice by axing loss-making streamer Showmax. The decision follows a “comprehensive” review into Showmax, which has carved out a reputation for high-end original series such as Spinners, Catch Me a Killer and Khaki Fever, which found “substantial annual losses at the subscription streamer. […]
By Jesse Whittock
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