More than eighteen months ago we compiled a list of Video on Demand and Pay Tv service providers in Africa as a way of creating a quick reference list for anyone interested in the sector.
Not much happened changed on the list in the subsequent half year, there didn’t seem to be any need to update it really – but in the past year the African VOD and pay TV service scene has undergone so much transformation that any sort of list or record would need some serious adjustments.
Some services have folded under the extreme pressures that come with an aggressive market, new players have emerged backed by African investments while others have had to relaunch and rebrand.
The market might be dominated by MultiChoice but that doesn’t mean it’s the only option. In fact, as the market leader has lost some subscribers in the past year, that change also suggests that subscribers have alternatives.
In the following table, we have listed some of those alternatives, focusing on the more visible and active pay TV services in Africa.
We considered services that have already registered a significant following as well as those that have made significant investments in content acquisition with a clear intention to have a major impact in several parts of the continent.
The compilation is hardly conclusive. We will continue to update it and would love to add any pay TV service that will fit into that criteria.
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Tired of all the commercials on DSTV, so an alternative, via Telkom adsl will be an absolute pleasure.
Thank you for all the information.