Could Canal+ Be The End Of DStv?

Canal+ is hoping to finalize it's acquisition of DStv's parent company MultiChoice by the fall of 2025. The deal is expected to bring in cash flow to help them invest in more sporting events and local content but for every action there's always consequences in this case with DStv.

As some consumers have already seen MultiChoice is bleeding DStv customers for sometime with its consumer base that plummeted from 22 million by 2020 to 16 million by 2024. Canal+ should it consume MultiChoice won't sit idly and watch these numbers deteriorate even further.

With MultiChoice operating at a loss, Canal+ could seek to make the acquired company reduce its operational expenses or DStv's case rationalise on things like channels if it means getting potential profit.

MultiChoice could for instance look at how much money is being invested into the BBC to see if it meets up to standards. Even opt to downscale DMX and Trace Urban as Spotify, JOOX and Apple Music have been snatching these consumers from those platforms.

They could also look to integrate/streamline more channels with M-Net Movies 3 and 4 dissolved with the focus shifted onto its premium offering. 

As for DStv, Canal+ could use it as an import for Zacu Entertainment and Marodi TV brands based in Francophone Africa with SPI International in Europe. In general, MultiChoice needed Disney, Paramount and BBC to compete on a global scale with Canal+ that dependence had reduced.

It does lead some to wonder if M-Net will undergo further restructuring now that it's operations would be combined with the legends that brought Paddington, Back To Black and Bridget Jones.