B
Evidence Grade B
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1,300
1,300 -- original content hours for Showmax (2024)
Showmax set a target of releasing 1,300 hours of new original programming in 2024.
- ambitious goal / target rather than realized output
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1,300
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Count
Data Vintage
2024
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B
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Extraction
75
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
MultiChoice Group
Primary
Tier B
https://news.broadcastmediaafrica.com/2026/01/30/south-africa-showmax-faces-challenges-amid-high-hop… ↗
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South Africa: Showmax Faces Challenges Amid High Hopes - Broadcast Media Africa
Canal+ CEO Maxime Saada disclosed that MultiChoice’s streaming service, Showmax, has not achieved the expected commercial success, prompting planned cuts to investment.
During a presentation focused on cost reductions following Canal+’s acquisition of MultiChoice, Saada stated that Showmax’s underpe…
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Showmax: 1,300 original content hours. Source: MultiChoice Group (2024). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/showmax-original-programming-1300-hours-2024
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