After billions of rands in losses, Showmax is officially out and a new streaming app in coming to South Africa!

African Streamer Showmax’s CEO on Doubling Down on Originals, How Africa Surprises Hollywood Folks Marc Jury discusses the appeal of the English Premier League, the challenges of serving 44 markets ...

Africa's creatives and content producers are upset, fearful for the future and extremely concerned about where it will leave the continent's film and TV sector after Canal+'s announcement that it's ...

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 ...

MultiChoice South Africa CEO Marc Jury will oversee the streaming service, co-owned by MultiChoice and Comcast, until a permanent head is found. By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor The CEO of ...

MultiChoice will shut down Showmax on Thursday, 30 April 2026, ending a service once positioned as the South African pay-TV giant’s answer to Netflix. MultiChoice announced the plan to shut down ...

The Showmax app will shut down on 30 April 2026, with parent company MultiChoice moving all Showmax content to its DStv Stream platform, which will include a dedicated Showmax section. Subscribers ...

EXCLUSIVE: Showmax has unveiled trailer for Catch Me A Killer, the TV series about South Africa’s most famous serial killer profiler starring Game of Thrones’ Charlotte Hope. Co-produced with ...

African streamer Showmax has revealed "Second Family," its first original telenovela in Kenya. The series follows the dysfunctional Gatehi – Lang'at families. When 57-year-old billionaire Leo Lang'at ...

Showmax has just released the hard-hitting trailer for 'Brakpan Chronicles', premiering on Showmax on Friday, 20 February ...

Attention lovers of television streaming, there's a new offering on the way from Showmax - bringing a fresh look and more local and international content. The local streaming platform has partnered ...

EXCLUSIVE: Showmax content chief Yolisa Phahle has revealed how co-producing with international partners has helped the South Africa-based streamer compete with fierce SVoD competition, as a first ...