EXCLUSIVE: African streamer Showmax has lined up a true-crime series about chilling serial killer Stewart ‘Boetie Boer’ Wilken, and you can see the trailer above. Boetie Boer: Inside the Mind of a ...

“We are doubling down on Africa,” says CEO Marc Jury. “We’ve been here for 38 years, and we intend to be here for a long time still to come. And we feel we’ve got all the best local knowledge in terms ...

EXCLUSIVE: Trailer has dropped for Outlaws, African streamer Showmax’s latest original, which is described as “South Africa’s first contemporary Western series.” The show comes from Tshedza Pictures’ ...

MultiChoice has pulled the plug on streaming service Showmax, reportedly due to substantial financial losses. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Eight and a half years after its launch, African streaming service Showmax is ready for a bigger spotlight on the continent thanks ...

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 ...

We’ve got moody mysteries for late-night binges, knife-edge thrillers that demand full attention, gentle wish-fulfilment for family viewing, and local epics that showcase African storytelling at scale ...

In recent years, Nollywood has truly levelled up, delivering films that are not just entertaining but also rich in storytelling, production value, and cultural relevance. And what’s even better? You ...

WWE and video entertainment platform MultiChoice have revealed a broadcast partnership that will see the latter’s streamer Showmax become the new home of WWE Network in Africa. The partnership ...

MultiChoice launched Showmax across Africa 11 years ago in August 2015 to compete with the advent of streamers like Netflix, Apple TV, Amazon’s Prime Video, Disney+ and others which all became ...

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 ...