MultiChoice starts shedding its business in desperate bid for cash

  • 📰 htxtafrica
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 21 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 12%
  • Publisher: 51%

South Africa News News

South Africa South Africa Latest News,South Africa South Africa Headlines

MultiChoice just made R1.2 billion upfront after selling 60 percent stake in its DStv Insurance business. The company needs cash desperately.

The company is looking to make as much money as quickly as possible after its latest results showed it had become insolvent.catastrophic financial results for the year ended March 2024, MultiChoice Group, Africa’s largest entertainment provider is now desperately looking to increase its cash flow as the company has become unable to pay off its debts.The report details that the deal will see Sanlam pay MultiChoice an upfront cash amount of R1.

Adding that it would “continue its efforts to drive growth in focused areas, notably Showmax, Moment, SuperSportBet, DStv Insurance, DStv Internet and DStv Stream.” The 60 percent stake Sanlam now owns in the insurance business means that the insurer will be helming the division for the foreseeable future. It also frees MultiChoice to focus on its other business areas relating to its entertainment divisions.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 42. in ZA

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

MultiChoice selling huge chunk of insurance business to Sanlam in R2.7-billion dealSanlam is set to acquire a majority stake of MultiChoice’s insurance business.
Source: mybroadband - 🏆 11. / 67 Read more »