Free Reads Has Canal+ Bitten Off More Than It Can Chew With Its Purchase Of Multichoice? By Wayua Muli  |  December 4, 2025 Africa’s biggest pay TV provider, Multichoice, is facing major headwinds resulting in severe loss in subscriber count in the period since it was acquired by French media giant Canal+. Not only is Multichoice facing massive subscriber churn, but it is also facing the potential loss of over 12 international channels that it distributes across Africa, following deadlocks in distribution discussions. Among the channels the business may lose are significant ones such as The Food Network and CNN. This information came to light during Canal+’s latest strategy and outlook presentation, and the first once since its purchase of Multichoice was confirmed. Per the French owned pay TV conglomerate, the brutal subscriber loss has climbed up to 2.8 million users in South Africa alone by the year ended September 2025, from a peak number of 17.3 million subscribers at the end of March 2023. This represents…