ShowMax

ShowMax
Type of site
 Video on demand
Available in Afrikaans, Amharic, Diola, English, Sepedi, Spanish, Xhosa, Zulu
Area served Botswana, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
Parent Naspers
Website www.showmax.com
Launched 19 August 2015 (2015-08-19)
Current status Active

ShowMax is an online video on demand (VOD) service. ShowMax launched[1] in South Africa on 19 August 2015.[2]

ShowMax is available in the following countries:[3]

In Africa: Botswana, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Namibia, Réunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Outside of Africa: In Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States.

In Africa the ShowMax catalogue consists of Hollywood, British, and South African content. Outside of Africa the ShowMax catalogue consists of kykNet International content, targeted primarily at an Afrikaans speaking audience .

In South Africa, Showmax competes with Netflix, OntapTV, and VU.[4]

ShowMax is a subsidiary of Naspers.

ShowMax offers consumers a free 7-day trial.

References

  1. ↑ http://mybroadband.co.za/news/broadcasting/135750-showmax-were-better-than-netflix.html
  2. ↑ Lautenbach, Kyle (21 August 2015). "ShowMax officially launched in South Africa, here are the details". IGN Africa.
  3. ↑ http://www.showmax.com/eng/help/introduction/7
  4. ↑ "Netflix versus ShowMax". MyBroadband. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
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