Pursuits
ShowMax Expands to 36 African Countries in Challenge to Netflix
- Naspers streaming service doubles Africa users in four months
- Video services in Africa struggling with connectivity
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Naspers Ltd., Africa’s biggest company by market value, expanded its video-streaming service ShowMax into 36 new sub-Saharan African countries in a challenge to Netflix Inc., which is also growing in the region.
The new markets went online Friday, bringing ShowMax’s availability globally to 65 countries, the company said in an e-mail. The service started in August.