After an 11 year run, Showmax will cease to exist, soon. When exactly the streaming service with ties to MultiChoice will shutter isn’t exactly clear, per an email sent out to subscribers on Thursday ...

Canal+ is set to shut down the video streaming platform Showmax as part of cost-cutting measures following its acquisition of MultiChoice, according to an exclusive report by Variety on Thursday.The ...

Why did Canal+ kill Showmax? MultiChoice purposefully crippled its own streaming platform to protect legacy DStv revenues, resulting in a massive financial collapse.

Drama series 'Falwsome' makes its return to Showmax amongst other new titles The move finalises the partnership between MultiChoice and Comcast’s NBCUniversal and Sky that it announced last year. 21 ...

African pay-TV broadcaster MultiChoice says it will phase out its Showmax Pro transmissions ahead of the planned relaunch of Showmax towards the end of the year. MultiChoice has written to subscribers ...

The recent shutdown of Showmax, announced on March 5, 2026, has sparked widespread debate across Africa’s tech and media ...

Killing Showmax betrays African viewers. Losing affordable PL sports and hits like The Real Housewives leaves a void global apps won't fill.

Rob Forbes and Rozanne McKenzie spoke to Thinus Ferreira, an independent TV critic, writer, and journalist in South Africa, about the crushing news.