MultiChoice pushes for Africa streaming dominance
‘This is an exceptional deal and shows that MultiChoice is thinking outside the box’
05 March 2023 - 18:05
MultiChoice appears to be doubling down on its efforts in online streaming, signing two deals in the past week to set up Africa’s largest pay TV operator to become the continent’s largest streamer or at least the biggest gatekeeper to paying audiences.
The DStv operator looks to be trying to recreate its DStv offering — but in streaming form. MultiChoice has signed agreements with Netflix, Amazon, ESPN, Disney, Sky and NBCUniversal as a way to bring all streaming content under one roof as opposed to consumers having to pay multiple subscriptions. Then it hopes to control the pipeline from there. ..
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