Is Canal+ Looking To Sell Showmax?

Last month, Canal+ held a media briefing discussing various details about MultiChoice after completing it's acquisition of the company in la…

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Comcast To Launch Peacock, Netflix And Apple TV+ Bundle At A 'Vastly Reduced Price'

Get ready for the next cable-like streaming bundle: Comcast later this month will launch a three-way bundle — with Peacock, Netflix and Apple TV…

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Development Alert: Paramount+ And Peacock Are Reportedly In Discussion For A Potential Merger

Paramount+ and Peacock have reportedly started talks to merge into a single streaming according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.
Accordi…

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Reminder: Revamped Showmax Streamer Launches This February And Is Cheaper

Ten months after MultiChoice, Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky announced a joint streaming vision for Africa, the new Showmax is here, featuring a…

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Development Alert: Peacock To Cease Transmission In The UK By Next Year, Content To Launch Elsewhere

Peacock is an international streaming service operated by Comcast which features first run series and leverages a vast library of films and seri…

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News Shorts: South African Artist Zahara Has Died At The Age Of 35, 2 Good 2 Be True Makes A Landing On Novelas E Plus And Becky G To Headline Upcoming Drama Series From Peacock

South Africa has lost another icon
Award-winning South African Afro-pop singer Bulelwa Mkutukana, popularly known as Zahara, has died, the countr…

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News Shorts: Ted TV Series From Seth MacFarlane Based On Movie Rolls Out On Peacock, Highly-Anticipated New Original Series FX’s “Shōgun” Makes Global Debut On Disney+ And Lionsgate Is Working On A Live-Action Adaptation To Naruto

Ted is getting his own show
The streamer has dropped an official trailer for the seven-episode series that serves as a prequel to the film franch…

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Development Alert: Showmax Pro To Go Dark Across Africa Ahead Of Peacock's Rollout Under The Streamer

MultiChoice Group has announced that it will phase out Showmax Pro ahead of the planned relaunch of the Showmax platform by the end of the year.
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MultiChoice And NBCUniversal Unveil First Official Logo For New Joint Venture Showmax Powered By Peacock

This emerged when the company today announced its financial results for the year ended 31 March (FY23).According to the firm, the number of user…

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Recap To The Year: Days Of Our Lives Might Be Making It's Highly Anticipated Comeback On Showmax

In 2022, eMedia Investments in an attempt to boost their local offering halt distribution of Days Of Our Lives on e.tv after 5 years. Prior to t…

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Peacock To Rollout In The African Market Through MultiChoice's Showmax In A New Partnership With NBCUniversal

African pay TV giant MultiChoice Group and Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky on Thursday unveiled a partnership that “will bring some of the world’…

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Evoultion Of Kids TV: Barney's Horrifying Childhood All Documented In Peacock's I Love You, You Hate Me

For anyone who was a kid in the '90s, the lyrics "I love you, you love me/We're a happy family" probably hold a special place …

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Roundups #123: DreamWorks To Rollout New Local Production Inspiration Station, The Kelly Clarkson Show To Make It's Free-To-Air Debut On SABC 3 And Till Jail Do Us Apart Still Not Accessible In The African Market

DreamWorks investing in its first local production for the marketINSPIRATION STATION
Bringing local youth talent to the screen​.
Opportunity for…

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John Aniston, Father Of Jennifer Aniston Who Played Victor Kiriakis On "Days of Our Lives" Has Died

Jen said in her emotional post that her father passed away on Friday, November 11. She says, "Sweet papa ... You were one of the most beaut…

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Hallmark Channel Possibly Making A Comeback To Africa As Peacock Becomes Official Home To All Its Content

Peacock has closed a pact with Hallmark Media to stream live and on-demand programming from Hallmark Channel, Hallmark Movies & Mysteries an…

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Roundups #103: Blake Shelton To Exit The Voice On NBC, Thomas And Friends Scores Two Seasons Renewal On Cartoonito, Glee Docuseries Is Currently Underway On Discovery+

The Voice to lose yet another JudgeSeason 23 of “The Voice” will welcome some new faces and say goodbye to the hit show’s longest-tenured coach.…

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MultiChoice To Rollout Exclusive New Streaming Service, Universal+

NBCUniversal and DStv today have announced that the Universal+ video streaming service will be available to DStv subscribers in South Africa and…

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Roundups #17: DreamWorks Animation Preps Up Four New Series, Obi-Wan Streaming May 22nd On Disney+, WWE Replaces 205 Live With NXT: Level Up And New Documentary Film KungFu Stuntmen Coming Soon To KIX Africa

DreamWorks Junior expands with two animated series on NetflixBased on the book of the same name, Not Quite Narwhal dives into the daily adventur…

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'Days Of Our Lives': Could The Sand In The Hourglass Be Heading To A New Era In South Africa?

NBC’s long-running soap opera Days of Our Lives will be leaving broadcast television after 57 years to stream exclusively on Peacock, the networ…

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