Multichoice | Overview

Overview

COMPANY PROFILE

Backed by the exceptional expertise of holding company MIH and our parent company Naspers – MultiChoice has become one of the most prominent companies in the global MIH stable. Over and above our well-established position in the television broadcast sector, we also own the following exciting brands.

DStv - MultiChoice's flagship product, DStv, provides various bouquets offering General Entertainment, Movies, Lifestyle & Culture, Sport, Documentaries, News & Commerce, Children, Music, Religion and Consumer channels to MultiChoice subscribers.

DSTV Online, a subsidiary of Multichoice, drives the online properties of the Naspers Pay-TV business. Taking television to the Internet, the team builds and manages leading entertainment portals such as: DStv.com, SuperSport.com, MNet.co.za, VUZU.tv and the AfricanFilmLibrary.com.

M-Net is wholly-owned by MultiChoice, and delivers premium thematic channels and exclusive content to DStv customers.

SuperSport provides comprehensive coverage of local and global sport, broadcast over seven dedicated channels.

DStv Mobile has been tasked with the flagship challenge of taking Africa into the innovative and exciting realm of mobile television. With a focus on cellphone technology, DStv Mobile aggregates and produces mobile TV content and services for a number of mobile platforms and technologies.

Mobile television is now accessible via 3G streaming (3G) and Digital Video Broadcast Handheld Technology (DVB-H).

DStv Media Sales handles commercial airtime sales and on-air sponsorship across M-Net, SuperSport and majority of the DStv International Channels. Established in September 1995, originally as Oracle, is owned by Multichoice Group SA

MWEB was founded in 1997. MWEB is at the forefront of Internet research and development, always looking for new ways to delight its customers with constant innovation and superior service. As South Africa’s leading ISP, MWEB has guided 350 000 users through its MWEB and MWEB Business divisions, and also operates in a number of other African countries.

CommerceZone today is one of Africa's foremost e-Marketplaces, delivering its services to a growing list of leading clients. Through a formula that delivers Preferential Procurement, Strategic Supplier Sourcing, Travel Management and the application of a powerful yet intuitive e-Procurement platform, CommerceZone has revolutionised the purchasing processes of their clients.

NMScom (Pty) Ltd was incorporated in January 2001 as the Naspers Groups shared services organisation. The company is jointly owned by MultiChoice Africa (Pty) Ltd and Media24 Ltd. The company was established to identify and consolidate common Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Services across the wider Naspers Group. NMScom provides Facilities Services including the management of the MultiChoice property holding company.

Smart Village has a very strong national footprint, with over a thousand homes and businesses already connected. Having already secured a significant portion of the market, accelerated growth is expected as Multichoice has acquired a controlling stake in Smart Village to broaden its core DStv offerings, by using Smart Village's next generation networks.

From humble beginnings in 2004, the company has grown from a small start-up venture, into South Africa's premier multi-play service provider. Smart Village is a pioneer in its field, and the only company currently able to provide a truly converged multimedia and telecommunication services solution via a single access point to the residential and commercial sector.

Our Operations
MultiChoice has terrestrial analogue and digital direct-to-home satellite television platforms.

The existing analogue system has been around for over 20 years, delivering the main M-Net entertainment channel and Community Services Network (CSN). The analogue system uses 72 transmitter sites to deliver content exclusively to South Africa.

Via our three different satellite broadcasting platforms, MultiChoice imports channels from all over the world. These are packaged with local channels originating in the countries in which we operate, to form compelling entertainment bouquets for subscribers.

Our operations include:

Promoting Pay Television services

Entering into contract negotiations with various channel providers ensuring great packaging of the best content in our various bouquets for our customers

Providing programme guides (both printed and electronic) to subscribers

Operating a subscriber care call centre

Administering subscriber contracts

Receiving subscriber payments

Co-ordinating the supply and servicing of decoders to subscribers

Conducting in-depth market research

		DStv - MultiChoice's flagship product, DStv, provides various bouquets offering General Entertainment, Movies, Lifestyle & Culture, Sport, Documentaries, News & Commerce, Children, Music, Religion and Consumer channels to MultiChoice subscribers.
		DSTV Online, a subsidiary of Multichoice, drives the online properties of the Naspers Pay-TV business. Taking television to the Internet, the team builds and manages leading entertainment portals such as: DStv.com, SuperSport.com, MNet.co.za, VUZU.tv and the AfricanFilmLibrary.com.

		M-Net is wholly-owned by MultiChoice, and delivers premium thematic channels and exclusive content to DStv customers.

		SuperSport provides comprehensive coverage of local and global sport, broadcast over seven dedicated channels.

		DStv Mobile has been tasked with the flagship challenge of taking Africa into the innovative and exciting realm of mobile television. With a focus on cellphone technology, DStv Mobile aggregates and produces mobile TV content and services for a number of mobile platforms and technologies. Mobile television is now accessible via 3G streaming (3G) and Digital Video Broadcast Handheld Technology (DVB-H).

		DStv Media Sales handles commercial airtime sales and on-air sponsorship across M-Net, SuperSport and majority of the DStv International Channels. Established in September 1995, originally as Oracle, is owned by Multichoice Group SA
		MWEB was founded in 1997. MWEB is at the forefront of Internet research and development, always looking for new ways to delight its customers with constant innovation and superior service. As South Africa’s leading ISP, MWEB has guided 350 000 users through its MWEB and MWEB Business divisions, and also operates in a number of other African countries.
		CommerceZone today is one of Africa's foremost e-Marketplaces, delivering its services to a growing list of leading clients. Through a formula that delivers Preferential Procurement, Strategic Supplier Sourcing, Travel Management and the application of a powerful yet intuitive e-Procurement platform, CommerceZone has revolutionised the purchasing processes of their clients.
		NMScom (Pty) Ltd was incorporated in January 2001 as the Naspers Groups shared services organisation. The company is jointly owned by MultiChoice Africa (Pty) Ltd and Media24 Ltd. The company was established to identify and consolidate common Information Communication and Technology (ICT) Services across the wider Naspers Group. NMScom provides Facilities Services including the management of the MultiChoice property holding company.
		Smart Village has a very strong national footprint, with over a thousand homes and businesses already connected. Having already secured a significant portion of the market, accelerated growth is expected as Multichoice has acquired a controlling stake in Smart Village to broaden its core DStv offerings, by using Smart Village's next generation networks. From humble beginnings in 2004, the company has grown from a small start-up venture, into South Africa's premier multi-play service provider. Smart Village is a pioneer in its field, and the only company currently able to provide a truly converged multimedia and telecommunication services solution via a single access point to the residential and commercial sector.
Our Operations MultiChoice has terrestrial analogue and digital direct-to-home satellite television platforms. The existing analogue system has been around for over 20 years, delivering the main M-Net entertainment channel and Community Services Network (CSN). The analogue system uses 72 transmitter sites to deliver content exclusively to South Africa. Via our three different satellite broadcasting platforms, MultiChoice imports channels from all over the world. These are packaged with local channels originating in the countries in which we operate, to form compelling entertainment bouquets for subscribers. Our operations include: Promoting Pay Television services Entering into contract negotiations with various channel providers ensuring great packaging of the best content in our various bouquets for our customers Providing programme guides (both printed and electronic) to subscribers Operating a subscriber care call centre Administering subscriber contracts Receiving subscriber payments Co-ordinating the supply and servicing of decoders to subscribers Conducting in-depth market research