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MultiChoice South Africa Holdings Proprietary Limited
Integrated annual report 2018
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Overview
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DStv
is dedicated to finding new ways of connecting customers to their
favourite shows – whenever they want and wherever they are, on any
platform they desire. Content is bundled into packages with a mix of
channels.
SuperSport
is the continent’s leading aggregator and producer of local
and global sport content, showcasing the best on-field action and sport
commentary. Available on selected DStv packages.
DStv Media Sales
handles commercial airtime sales and on-air
sponsorship across M-Net, SuperSport and most of the DStv
international channels.
Showmax
is our internet-based subscription video-on-demand service
with an extensive catalogue of TV shows and movies. Showmax
delivers world-class international content and the best of local content.
A dynamic, South African-based video-entertainment group providing
world-class sports, international and local entertainment content, telling local
African stories that enrich the lives of 6,9m (2017: 6,3m) customers across
our multiple platforms.
We are extremely proud to share the success of our business with thousands
of South Africans and for the second year having achieved a level 1 broad-
based black economic empowerment rating.
60,46% (2017: 55,75%) of the economic interest in our business is held by
black South Africans via a combination of shareholding in Naspers and our
Phuthuma Nathi broad-based share schemes.