NBCUniversal is planning to lay off dozens of employees as the African streamer Showmax shuts down

Showmax was an "expensive failure," said Canal+, which owns 70% of the venture. NBCUniversal staffers were informed about the cuts on Wednesday.

Goodbye Showmax

MultiChoice has announced that it will shut down Showmax, ending the streaming platform that was once positioned as the ...
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Showmax beat Netflix and still failed

Estimates suggested that Showmax had overtaken Netflix’s 1.8 million African subscribers by the end of 2023, reaching 2.1 million users, and continued growing after its relaunch in February 2024. The ...

After Canal+ Shutters Showmax, Is the Dream for Cutting-Edge African Content Over?

Africa’s creatives and content producers are upset, fearful for the future and extremely concerned about where it will leave ...
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Canal+ kills Showmax but won’t say when the lights go out

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+ Shutters Loss-Making South African Streamer Showmax

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 ...