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 ...

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 ...

Marc Jury discusses the appeal of the English Premier League, the challenges of serving 44 markets across sub-Saharan Africa, working with Comcast and why his team is expanding original content at a ...

A new month brings a fresh lineup of binge-worthy titles on Showmax, and this July, the streaming platform is rolling out an eclectic mix of gripping dramas, spine-tingling thrillers, moving love ...

As Showmax unveils its February content slate, it is set to launch its first Yoruba original epic series. This epic drama is a tale of tradition, personal ambition and a princess’s struggle for power ...

In the chase for scale in streaming, it’s the technology behind NBCUniversal‘s Peacock that could be the saving grace for African SVOD service Showmax. Pan-African pay-TV operator MultiChoice revealed ...

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 ...

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 ...

The story of the serial killer who – originally at least – only targeted other serial killers is back with two new shows, the first of which arrives on Showmax and Mnet this week. Dexter, which ...

EXCLUSIVE: The behavior of a close compatriot of convicted South African rapist and paedophile Dawie de Villiers will be placed under the microscope in a Showmax true crime series airing next month.

Anyone can get Showmax – you don’t have to have DStv to sign up. There are, however, special deals for DStv subscribers in Kenya. If you are on DStv Compact Plus, Compact, Family or Access customer, ...

Gigaba applied for a court order to prevent ex-wife Noma Mngoma from speaking about the politician’s alleged infidelity during their marriage. Politician Malusi Gigaba has temporarily halted the ...