But the group, 70 percent owned by South African pay-TV giant MultiChoice and 30 percent by Comcast's NBCUniversal, had forecast a bigger loss and grew its revenue 22 percent. By Georg Szalai Global ...

EXCLUSIVE: South Africa’s Showmax is to tell the unbelievable true story of a convicted murderer and rapist who faked his own death by burning in his cell and escaped prison for a year. Scroll down ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how innovation is better in Africa. The new service – called ShowMax Select – is also markedly cheaper (KSh330/$3 ...

African streaming platform Showmax has expanded its payment options in Nigeria through a partnership with Baxi by Onafriq, giving customers a more convenient way to subscribe. Existing Showmax ...

EXCLUSIVE: The latest original from African streamer Showmax, sci-fi drama The Fix, will open MIP Africa. This marks the third year in a row a Showmax original has opened the event, which is an ...

African streamer Showmax has secured rights to adapt the hit format “The Office” for South African audiences, in partnership with BBC Studios. The localized version will debut on both Showmax and ...

With the recent launch of Showmax Pro, sports fans in Kenya are spoilt for choice with live sport events beamed straight to the device of your choice, including your mobile phone. With the MotoGP and ...

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 ...

Power Book II: Ghost picks up shortly after the earth-shattering events of Power (binge all six seasons on Showmax) as Tariq St Patrick (BET Award nominee Michael Rainey Jr.) grapples with a new world ...