For many South Africans, Showmax has been part of the weekly routine. From binge watching local dramas to catching up on reality TV, it has quietly built a loyal audience over the years. Now, as the ...

Showmax has announced that it will be winding down its standalone service over the coming months, with fan-favourite Showmax Originals, including Adulting, Youngins, and Wura, set to find a new home ...

French broadcaster Canal+ will shut South African video streaming app Showmax as it overhauls services offered by its newly acquired subsidiary MultiChoice. Launched in 2015, Showmax was an attempt to ...

MultiChoice says the closure of Showmax is part of a wider effort to optimise investments in a rapidly changing industry. [Courtesy] MultiChoice has announced it will discontinue its flagship ...

It is the end of an era as Showmax sent emails to subscribers informing them that the streaming platform is coming to an end On Thursday, 5 March 2026, the popular streaming platform, which produced ...

Pay TV company MultiChoice has notified its subscribers that it is discontinuing its streaming service Showmax after 11 years in operation. In an email, the company said that no action was required ...

March 5 (Reuters) - MultiChoice, part of the Canal+ (CAN.L), opens new tab entertainment group, ‌said on Thursday it was discontinuing Showmax streaming services across its business ⁠regions in Africa ...

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 ...

MultiChoice launched Showmax across Africa 11 years ago in August 2015 to compete with the advent of streamers like Netflix, Apple TV, Amazon’s Prime Video, Disney+ and others which all became ...