Africa’s Largest Pay-TV Firm to Add Sport to Streaming Service

MultiChoice to make English soccer available on new Showmax
Company is seeking to counter the challenge of Netflix, Amazon

Netflix Inc. And Naspers Ltd.'s ShowMax Streaming Services As Netflix Goes Live in 130 New Countries — Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg

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By Loni Prinsloo

July 7, 2020 at 2:54 PM UTC

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MultiChoice Group Ltd. started streaming live sport including English Premier League soccer through an upgraded version of its Showmax service to help Africa’s biggest pay-TV company compete better with Netflix Inc. and Amazon.com Inc.