MultiChoice Africa is
said to be having discussions with MTN, South African telecommunications
company, regarding the sale of the company.
Naspers Limited, parent
company of MultiChoice Africa is the franchise owner of DStv and GOtv.
The offer of
MultiChoice Africa will not affect the South African division of the TV network
although the plans have not been made public, according to report by Bloomberg.
“A sale is one of a
number of options being considered by Africa’s biggest company by market value,
and a final decision hasn’t been reached. Naspers and MTN Group have briefly
discussed a deal for MultiChoice Africa, but no agreement was reached”,
Bloomberg said in its report.
Both companies
confirmed on Thursday that they are still in talks about sharing TV content,
video-on-demand services, on smartphones.
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