Showmax makes live sports offering available for all South Africans
CAPE TOWN – Showmax announced that its sports offering is now available to all South African clients.
Earlier this week, the company ran a trial with the service and after the success, it is now available but lucky for subscribers that the price of Shwomax will remain the same @ R99 per month.
Connected Video chief executive Niclas Ekdahl said in a statement: "We’re going to trial a bunch of different sport content while keeping Showmax at the R99 price point, and see how our customers interact with the service"
“We’ll be ramping up our live game offerings with everything from selected matches from the best football leagues in Europe to streaming a wide variety of varsity and school sports.”
“Showmax is branching out and adding both pre-recorded and live sport content to its current line-up. The move into live streaming is a first for Showmax in Africa,” added the company.
The sport content currently includes:
- Live streaming of South Africa’s games in the ICC Cricket World Cup;
- Live streaming of SuperSport Rugby Challenge matches;
- Extended highlights from major sports events;
- Multiple magazine shows, including What a Weekend, Showcase, and Home.
Written by: Staff Writer.
Guzzle Media
