South Africa Says Goodbye To StarSat, While StarTimes Stays Tuned In Across Africa

StarSat is a pay-tv platform operated by On Digital Media and StarTimes that distributes locally produced and international channels. Since 2010, it was the only DStv competitor in South Africa and following a raid by ICASA in October of last year leaves MultiChoice's DStv as the only contender despite promises of a comeback.
At the time, StarSat consumers continued paying for their services a…

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Is Comcast's SpinCo Another Canal+'s LicenceCo As The Company Remains Silent On The Future Of It's Cable Networks On DStv And The Rest Of The World?

Later in the year, Comcast will be offloading most of its cable networks under the entity SpinCo while retaining NBC, Bravo and Telemundo. Questions hovering around this transaction is how Universal TV, E!, Studio Universal and DreamWorks Channel which are currently seen on MultiChoice's DStv will survive in the long run.
With media companies prioritising streaming outlets and leaving very lit…

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Canal+ And MultiChoice: Packaging AI For Africa’s Future???

A+ Kids is an educational linear TV, VOD & OTT services supported by Artificial Intelligence (AI) gamified educational digital platform for kids aged 3-7 focusing on learning English, math, science and the world around us. Integrating videos and games - all packaged into a simple to use gamified world.
For those who don't know, MultiChoice's potential new owners Canal+ (through Thema D…

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March 2025 On HGTV, Food Network, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel And Real Time Across Africa | Channel Premiere: Who Is Luigi Mangione | Returning Shows Including Chopped | More

HGTV
Homes Gone Wild S1 BRAND NEW Jack McBrayer tours some of America's wackiest and wildest homes that have recently been on the real estate market. First TX: 3 March TX Day: Monday TX Time: 22:00 Last TX: 31 March
The Flip Off S1 BRAND NEW America's most famous flipping exes Tarek El Moussa and Christina Haack reunite in a head-to-head competition to determine who's the ultimate flipper! Fir…

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March 2025 On Discovery Channel And TLC Across Africa | Channel Premiere: The Baldwins | Returning Shows Including Naked And Afraid | More

Discovery Channel 
Body Cam S1 NEW TO CHANNEL Body Cam captures the up-close and dangerous world of America's police officers. First TX: 4 March TX Day: Tuesday TX Time: 21:55 Last TX: 6 May
Ant Anstead: Born Mechanic S1 BRAND NEW Mechanic Ant Anstead restores cars and a rundown farmhouse for his parents. First TX: 14 March TX Day: Friday TX Time: 21:00 Last TX: 2 May
Shed And Buried: Classic Cars …

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The Thundermans: Undercover To Make It's European And African Debut On Nickelodeon From April 7th

Nickelodeon Global which comprises of Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Servia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Africa and Turkey will premiere The Thundermans: Undercover, a brand-new spinoff series based on the live-action show, The Thundermans, on Monday 7th April.
The half-hour series follows Phoebe and Max as they a…

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Detailed Analysis On The Purposed Structure Of Canal+'s MultiChoice And LicenceCo

The company has presented regulators with a merger plan that takes into account the interests of South Africa's historically disadvantaged citizens.
Multichoice recently outlined the company’s potential structure following a proposed merger with French broadcasting giant Canal+.
Last year, Canal+ made a mandatory offer to acquire all the issued shares of MultiChoice Group not already owned by t…

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March 2025 On TNT Across Africa | Celebrating Bruce Willis With Channel Premiere Deadlock | From Zero To Hero Stunt With Second Channel Premiere Shazam! | More

* Premieres in bold only 
And the Winner is…StuntHonour the 97th Academy Awards with TNT! This March, tune in every Sunday for a special lineup of Oscar-winning movies, starting on the 2nd. Each week, we'll highlight different award categories like Best Movie, Best Director, and Best Actor.
Sunday, 2 March11:40 Gladiator (2000)14:15 Braveheart (1995)17:10 Titanic (1997)20:25 Saving Private Ryan…

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Nickelodeon Announces All-New Animated Series Avatar: Seven Havens Set In The World Of Avatar: The Last Airbender

Nickelodeon is continuing the mythology and adventure of the beloved animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender with Avatar: Seven Havens, an all-new series from creators Michael DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Set in the world of Avatar: The Last Airbender, the original 26-episode, 2D-animated series centers around a young Earthbender who discovers she's the new Avatar. The news was announced…

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News Shorts: Zee One Launches New Series The Unseen Yanking Off Ruzia Sultan, The Home Channel Is Flipping Homes With Hoarder House Flippers And Disney Channel HD Might Be In Development For DStv Consumers In South Africa

The Unseen can never be seen again
Zee One in a weird turn of events had decided to retract the historical drama Razia Sultan from the schedule and without prior notice slotted The Unseen. It's very strange how they can just pull off a show that was already accessible on Zee World for its entirety and a similar move had befallen Curse Of The Sands.
Synopsis for The Unseen
The Bengali series foll…

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A Channel First: Plaas Van Passie, KykNet & Kie's First Ever Brazilian Telenovela Debuts In March 2025

Following the rollout of Sommerdahl Moorde and Viola on eExtra in 2024, it appears as if more outlets are going a similar route as eBranded channel and extending their offering outside of Istanbul. As KykNet & Kie has acquired rights to the Brazilian telenovela Plass Van Plassie (Terra e Paixão).
This will be the first time in over a decade that an M-Net channel had partnered with Brazilian br…

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Muvhango Reportedly Cancelled Again On SABC 2 Following Relaunch In 2024

With the public broadcaster technically insolvent, they had some run ins with Danie Odendaal Productions over unpaid expenses for the now axed Afrikaans soap 7de Laan. SABC had to scrape the barrel and find some cash in order to film the last batch of episodes from 7de Laan.
Last year, Muvhango being the last remaining soap on SABC 2 was cut short without any notice from the public broadcaster. Th…

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Reminder: National Geographic Dishes Up No Taste Like Home With Antoni Porowski This February Across Africa

Every dish tells a story. National Geographic has announced a mouthwatering new series NO TASTE LIKE HOME WITH ANTONI POROWSKI, set to premiere on Wednesdays at 20:30, from 26 February (ends 2 April) on National Geographic (DStv 181, Starsat 220) across Africa. This tantalizing six-part docuseries invites viewers to join culinary expert and Emmy® Award-winning star of “Queer Eye” Antoni Porowski …

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Play Room (Live) Vs. Teen Africa TV: Is Anyone Safe In This Game Of Cat And Mouse?

Play Room launched in November 2023 offering a mixture of live-action and animated content part of which were dubbed in local languages to consumers in South Africa. Prior to this, Africa's first channel for teenagers Teen Africa TV was introduced offering locally produced content ranging from reality shows, educational content and movies.
This was MultiChoice's second and third attempt at…

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Development Alert: Doodsondes Season 6 (Final) Launches In March 2025 On eExtra

After the final season of Doodsondes got crammed with eVOD following its earlier rollouts on e.tv and eExtra. The Turkish drama is set to bow out with its sixth and final season on eExtra from 10 March which would coincide with Kuiertyd's other longer running series Elif that is ending in the coming weeks.
Synopsis for the 6th season of Doodsondes 
It starts with a 2-year time lapse, Doğan and …

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Canal+ Could Seek To Revive It's Operations In Ethiopia Through Bid To Acquire MultiChoice

Last year, Canal+ SA made the decision to shutter it's pay-tv services in Ethiopia following its launch in the market by 2021. The French broadcaster had mentioned that they would continue to invest in content production for the region as it looks to complete it's acquisition of MultiChoice.
Africa's biggest pay-tv provider already offered services in the region with Abol TV, Zee Alem …

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ARD And Canal+ Join Forces For Sherlock Holmes Spin-Off, Baker Street Four

Production has started on Baker Street Four. The animated series follows a ragtag trio of street urchins – and a cat called Watson – who act as legendary detective Sherlock Holmes’ eyes and ears on the ground.
German public broadcaster ARD has come on board the project, joining the previously announced French pay TV giant Canal+ and teeing up big-ticket European co-production.
The show is based on …

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March 2024 On Studio Universal Across Africa | Running With The Devil On Crime After Dark | Gemini Man On The S Men Of Action | More

Crime After Dark3rd – 7th March Mon – Fri @ 9pm Crime doesn’t pay, but it does pay to stay in to watch Studio Universal’s star-studded Crime After Dark!
Running with the Devil  3rd March at 21:00 When a large cocaine shipment goes missing, an investigation is launched to find out what has happened to the drugs. The Cook (Nicolas Cage) and The Man (Laurence Fishburne) are sent out to get to the bottom of…

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Reminder: Season 5 Of Magnum P.I. To Premiere On Universal TV On 21 February

Universal TV (DStv 117) has announced the return of the popular series, Magnum P.I., with Season 5 premiering on 21 February 2025. The twenty-part crime drama is set to captivate audiences with new episodes airing every on Friday at 8 PM, until the series finale on 20 June.

Thomas Magnum (Jay Hernandez) is back on the case in the action-packed fifth season of this modern spin on the classic series…

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ID Africa To Air Exclusive Interview With Former Assistant To Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Expanding The Four-Part Docuseries Of The Fall Of Diddy

Investigation Discovery Africa announced it will air an exclusive sit-down with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ former assistant, Phil Pines, expanding the finale of ID’s four-part docuseries THE FALL OF DIDDY. The 30-minute interview, conducted by journalist Mara S. Campo, who is also a featured contributor in THE FALL OF DIDDY, will premiere on Sunday, 16 February @ 22:50 following the conclusion of ID’s h…

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Growth In Africa And Beyond: Canal+'s StudioCanal Talks Expansion Plans, Pending MultiChoice Buyout And Glen Powell's Revenge Thriller Huntington

Anna Marsh, StudioCanal CEO, says the group is looking to expand in Africa with a focus on English-speaking countries. Canal+, which has had a strong presence in French-speaking Africa for decades, currently owns a 45.2% stake in the continent’s leading platform MultiChoice.  “There are ongoing discussions to increase our ownership in that company,” she says. 
Presently, Canal+ Group’s pay-TV plat…

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March 2024 On Universal TV And E! Entertainment Across Africa | Channel Premiere: Parish | Returning Shows Including NCIS | More

Universal TV 
PRISH Season 1 – Territory Premiere Thursdays from March 20th at 8pm Following the brutal murder of his son, ex-hood Gray Parish (Giancarlo Esposito) returns to New Orleans’ underworld, hired by the head of a Zimbabwean crime family (South Africa’s Bonnie Mbuli).
HUDSON & REX Season 7 – Territory Premiere Tuesdays from March 18th at 8pm Along with their team in the major crimes unit of St…

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LicenceCo: The New Owners Of M-Net, SuperSport And DStv In South Africa

In a move that is set to shakeup the television landscape, DStv in South Africa will be spun off away from Canal+'s MultiChoice grasp to comply with local regulators' 20% cap toward foreign ownership. As alleged from previous years, MultiChoice will be surrending it's pay-tv company to the French.
With Canal+ that will exist as a minority will entrust the future of DStv in South Africa…

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Summary To Canal+'s MultiChoice New Structure For DStv Should Acquisition Get Approval From Regulators

For those who are unable to keep up, what we've done was summarise this article in bold points to better help you understand the situation regarding Canal+ and MultiChoice.
In an effort to get the acquisition by France’s Groupe Canal+ of MultiChoice Group over the line, the South African broadcaster and parent of DStv and Showmax has announced a plan to carve out its South African licensee int…

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