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Not to be confused with Show Max, a Turkish TV channel

Showmax was a streaming service in South Africa, which was 70% owned by MultiChoice (the owner of DStv and M-Net) and 30% by NBCUniversal. It was launched on 19 August 2015. Its competitors were Amazon Prime Video, Netflix Africa and more recently eVOD.

2015–2016

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2016–2024

2024–2026

Canal+ had shut down the streaming service on 30 April 2026 to replace it with myCANAL (which will simply be known as Canal+).

Showmax

myCANAL

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MultiChoice

Part of Canal+ Group

Television and streaming services:
Satellite: DStv (South Africa) | GOtv (outside South Africa) | Box Office
Bouquets: DStv Compact | DStv Access | DStv Compact Plus
Video-on-demand: Canal+ (app)

M-Net channels:

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M-Net

M-Net channels:

Channel O | M-Net HD | Maisha Magic | SuperSport | Zambezi Magic

Mzansi Magic channels:
161 | Music | Bioskop | Wethu

Other assets:
Irdeto

Defunct channels and properties:
Vuzu | Showmax

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NBCUniversal

Part of Comcast

Streaming:
Peacock (Universal Kids | Universal Jr.) | Hayu

Distribution:
NBCUniversal Syndication Studios | NBCUniversal Global Distribution

NBCU Telemundo Enterprises Group
Television channels:
Telemundo | Universo | TeleXitos

Production and distribution:
Telemundo Global Studios | Telemundo International Studios

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Universal Destinations & Experiences

Part of NBCUniversal (Comcast)

Resorts:
Universal Orlando Resort | Universal Beijing Resort

Upcoming:
Universal Kids Resort | Universal Horror Unleashed | Universal United Kingdom Resort

Other:
Universal CityWalk | Universal Creative | Universal Express | Halloween Horror Nights

Former/Defunct/Cancelled:
Universal Studios Dubailand | Universal Studios Moscow | Universal Studios Port Adventura³ | Wet 'n Wild Orlando¹ | Universal Studios Korea

Notes

¹	Part of Universal Orlando Resort.
²	Part of Universal Beijing Resort.
³	Part of Universal Mediterranea.

Universal Destinations & Experiences (2023)

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Illumination

Part of NBCUniversal (Comcast)

Video games:
Minion Rush | Minions Paradise | The Secret Life of Pets: Unleashed

Subsidiaries
Illumination Labs | Illumination Studios Paris

Limited time meals
Minions & Monsters Meal

NBCUniversal News Group
NBC News (Now | Radio²³) | NBCNews.com

Notes

¹	Co-owned with Sony Pictures Entertainment and Lions Gate Entertainment Corporation.
²	Co-owned with Hearst Corporation.
³	Owns a minority share, InterMedia Partners owns a majority share.
⁴	Co-owned with Corus Entertainment.
⁵	NBCUniversal acquired some of ITC's assets when Universal Pictures merged with PolyGram, but ITV plc still owns ITC's films and shows.
⁶	NBCUniversal has some of AFD's assets, but Vivendi now owns EMI's films and ITV plc owns ITC's films.
⁷	Co-owned with Paramount Pictures.
⁸	Joint venture with Ion Media Networks, DreamWorks Classics, Corus Entertainment and Scholastic.
⁹	Joint venture with Warner Bros. Home Entertainment.
¹⁰	Joint venture with Sony Pictures Entertainment.
¹¹	Owned by Discovery Networks Latin America under brand license
¹²	Co-owned with Participant, Entertainment One, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, and Alibaba Group.
¹³	Co-owned with the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee.
¹⁴	Co-owned with TV18.
¹⁵	Co-owned with Trans Corp.
¹⁶	Co-owned with The Walt Disney Company.
¹⁷	Co-owned with Major League Baseball.
¹⁸	Previously owned by Walmart.
¹⁹	Sold its stake to Ion Media.
²⁰	Joint venture with Pioneer Corporation.
²¹	Co-owned with Seven West Media.
²²	GE sold to Westwood One.
²³	In partnership with IHeartMedia, Inc.
²⁴	Joint-venture with Nikkei and TV Tokyo.
²⁵	Joint-venture with Class Editori and Mediaset.
²⁶	Co-owned with Mediawan Thematics.
²⁷	Owned by Times Brasil under brand license.
²⁸	Co-owned with the National Geographic Society and Fox International Channels, stake acquired by the News Corporation in 2009.
²⁹	Owned a minority share, MultiChoice (owned by Canal+ Group) owned a majority share.
³⁰	Owned by Bell Media under brand license.
³¹	Sale of this channel to Charter Communications pending.
³²	Now owned by Versant.
³³	Co-owned with Seoul Broadcasting System.
³⁴	Owned by Sky Deutschland under brand license.