{"id":414089,"date":"2020-07-07T09:13:44","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T07:13:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=414089"},"modified":"2020-07-07T09:13:44","modified_gmt":"2020-07-07T07:13:44","slug":"showmax-pro-to-offer-live-sport-streaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/media\/414089\/showmax-pro-to-offer-live-sport-streaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Showmax Pro to offer live sport streaming"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multichoice-owned online streaming service Showmax is launching a new service, Showmax Pro, which bundles the existing entertainment service with music channels, news, and live sport streaming from SuperSport.<\/p>\n

The service will initially roll out in Nigeria and Kenya, with additional countries following shortly after.<\/p>\n

It is understood that the service will launch in South Africa as part of the rollout, but a specific date has not been set down as yet. Pricing and sport content may also vary when the service launches locally.<\/p>\n

“Showmax Pro features all Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, and PSL games as well as a wide range of live sport events including IAAF Athletics, professional boxing, and the world\u2019s biggest marathons,” the group said.<\/p>\n

“The service will begin to roll out in Kenya and Nigeria from 7 July. Additional countries will go live in the following weeks. The entire process is expected to be completed within 6-8 weeks with coverage across sub-Saharan Africa.”<\/p>\n

The below table shows what the service will offer in Kenya and Nigeria.<\/p>\n

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“Showmax is an African video on demand service with many years\u2019 experience operating on this continent,” said Niclas Ekdahl, chief executive officer of the Connected Video division of MultiChoice.<\/p>\n

“We\u2019re local-first, which means listening to our customers and delivering African stories told in familiar voices as well as the best that Hollywood has to offer. Our local-first strategy is an advantage because it allows us to tailor our content, apps, packages, and partnerships specifically to what\u2019s most important in Africa.”<\/p>\n

In June 2019, Showmax began testing sport live-streaming, and the new Showmax Pro service is based on the results of this, Ekdahl said.<\/p>\n

“The live sport test we ran on Showmax in conjunction with SuperSport has been well received, so that\u2019s forming an integral part of our new Showmax Pro service.”<\/p>\n

Another key development for African markets has been adapting the service for the data connectivity constraints on the continent and focusing on the most-used viewing devices, Ekdahl said.<\/p>\n

In November last year, Showmax launched a mobile-only service for smartphones and tablets featuring all of the Showmax content but at half the cost of the standard Showmax service and consuming less data.<\/p>\n

This service has also proven popular, so in addition to the standard version of Showmax Pro there will also be a mobile-only version at half the price, he said.<\/p>\n

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