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Discovery Family's Uncertain Future On DStv

As some already know, MultiChoice might be losing an additional 12 channels by 31 December 2025 as Paramount looks to axe BET, MTV Base, CBS Reality and CBS Justice. Warner Bros. Discovery for about a month now has been trying to find a resolution.

If these two aren't able to reach an agreement, consumers will be missing out on Death By Fame, Still A Mystery and Looney Tunes Cartoons. Unlike Cartoon Network and TNT that are viewed on Canal+ Afrique and Azam TV in other African hits the cuts will have a major impact on Discovery Family.

Since the channels exit on StarSat in 2021, MultiChoice was the only provider within Africa to offer the brand. If these channels were to shut down its very unlikely that another broadcaster would revive Discovery Family.

As MultiChoice outlines that talks between Warner Bros. Discovery are still ongoing as they haven't come into an agreement over the pricing. But as seen with past disputes such as that of A+E Global Media with History and Lifetime it's likely that more channels could exit soon.

Discovery Family could form part of those cuts cause ever since Discovery Science was axed in most parts of Europe. The channel had been leaning it's offering toward Discovery Channel and reruns of older shows making it feel zombified.

If MultiChoice was paying Warner Bros. Discovery half a billion for these 12 channels I'd imagine under the Canal+ regime they likely want to pay less. As MultiChoice has lost close to 3 million DStv subscribers and they've been slashing costs.

Canal+ could opt for a partial renewal where the only thing left of the company would be TLC, Discovery Channel, Cartoon Network, Cartoonito and CNN. Everything else from Discovery Family, Food Network, Travel Channel and HGTV go dark by 2026.

With the likes of Netflix, MultiChoice should have worked on becoming more flexible rather than bundling all these brands (e.g. Travel Channel) that are likely getting very little notice from subscribers.

Under new management, MultiChoice is probably looking at the performance of these brands to see whether they're viable. For all anyone knows, Food Network, HGTV, Discovery Family and Travel Channel could as well be reduced to just Real Time.

SuperSport Dumps Philly's Games And PDC World Championship Due To Canal+'s Cost Cutting At MultiChoice

As some consumers know, Canal+ is now in control over acquiring full ownership of MultiChoice last week. Since then, they've been reviewing sponsorships and existing broadcasts deals which had led to the cancellation of Philly's Games.

Consumers wishing to see the tournament can live stream on Facebook as the event will no longer broadcast on DStv. You can attend the games in various locations across Tembisa, with the final taking place at the Mehlareng Stadium. 

The 2025/2026 Philly's Games in Tembisa, South Africa are currently underway, running from December 20, 2025, to January 3, 2026. However, the tournament has lost its DStv sponsorship and is not being broadcast on SuperSport this year. 

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Also forming part of the dramatic cuts is PDC World Darts Championship.

SuperSport is not broadcasting the 2025/2026 PDC World Darts Championship, which began on December 15, 2025. This is reportedly because SuperSport no longer holds the broadcast rights for this year’s championship. 

While SuperSport aired the previous year's tournament, viewers in South Africa have reported that the 2025/2026 edition is missing from the DStv schedule.

Because the tournament is blacked out on DStv, South African fans will have to stream the matches on DAZN or the official PDC streaming service. Lives updates are also available on PDC official website and Flashscore ZA.

Starz Placed $25 Billion Bid For All Of Warner Bros. Discovery’s Cable Networks Including Cartoon Network And TLC

Starz put in a $25 billion bid for all of Warner Bros. Discovery’s cable networks and 20% of its studio and streaming businesses last month, TheWrap has learned, acting as a dark horse contender for an asset most companies bidding on the entertainment company were not interested in.

Warner Bros. Discovery revealed in a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that a previously undisclosed company — labeled “Company C” in the filing — put in the $25 billion all-cash bid on its Nov. 20 deadline. It also proposed a 90-day exclusivity period, which Netflix, Paramount Skydance and Comcast (labeled “Company A” in the filing) did not.

That company was Starz. While the WBD board considered all the bids on Nov. 21, it found that Company C’s bid was “not actionable at that time” and responded to the top three bidders on Nov. 22.

Puck first reported the news.

The filing also revealed more details about Netflix’s and Paramount’s efforts to purchase some or all of WBD, as the companies publicly advocate for their bids to WBD’s shareholders. Netflix and WBD entered into an exclusive arrangement for the streamer’s $82.7 billion bid for the studio and streaming businesses, while Paramount has mounted a $30-a-share hostile takeover bid for the entire company. WBD on Wednesday rejected Paramount’s latest offer.

A Starz spokesperson declined to comment. Starz CEO Jeff Hirsch previously told TheWrap that he wanted his company to be “additive” to networks he believed were too linear-focused in a digital age.

“There’s a lot of networks out there today that are marooned on the linear side and don’t have technical capabilities to do what we’ve done,” he said in May after Starz completed its spin-off from Lionsgate. “We think we can be very additive to content that is stuck on the linear side to give them a digital future.”

Starz reported a $53 million loss in its third quarter, missing Wall Street expectations, and revenue dropped 8% to $320.9 million. It reported a loss of 130,000 U.S. subscribers for a total of 17.5 million, driven mostly by linear subscribers’ cord-cutting. Linear subscribers also dropped by 24o,000 to 5.17 million while it saw a streaming increase of 110,000 U.S. subscribers for a total of 12.3 million.

Still, Hirsch teased the possibility of venturing into the M&A space during its third-quarter call in November, a week before the company reportedly placed its bid for WBD’s cable networks.

“With a potential for increased consolidation across the media landscape, we believe that we are uniquely positioned to capitalize on potential M&A opportunities,” Hirsch said. “Given our track record of profitability converting our business from linear to digital and our industry-leading tech stack, we are positioned to increase our scale as assets that are strategically valuable to Starz become available.”

The company reportedly found its first target last month when it expressed interest in A+E Global Media, the parent company of networks such as Lifetime and the History Channel.

Canal+ Ready To Take On Global Streamers, Talks MultiChoice

Canal+ has given itself the (seemingly wide) target of 50 to 100 million subscribers by 2030, as the MultiChoice acquisition which closed earlier this year alters its dimension and strategic priorities.

Talking to Le Figaro before its The Originals+ content showcase on December 18th in Paris, Canal+ group CEO Maxime Saada said he considers the group to now be an international player, boasting some 40 million subscribers across nearly 70 countries, and having 17,000 employees across Europe, Africa and Asia.

Saada said that synergies between Canal+ and MultiChoice will be announced in January 2026, ahead of a strategic update planned for March, while the combined entity’s revenue is expected to reach €10 billion roughly.

Canal+ is counting on Africa as its main growth driver, while continuing its expansion into mature European countries. In France, Canal+ anticipates a sixth consecutive year of growth in 2025 and a return to profitability.

The group is also ready to strengthen its international content and franchise strategy with StudioCanal and is pleased to have secured the rights to European football competitions until 2031. Saada said that business matters are “under control” and did not regret the withdrawal from Ligue 1.

Featuring a fireside chat between Saada and Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos, The Originals+ event showcased the strength of Canal+’s content slate – including a French version of Saturday Night Live and Projects With Olivia Colman, Ava DuVerna, Vincent Lindon and David Oyelowo – and its capacity to “rival global streaming giants,” in being a curator, producer, and distributor of premium content at scale.