Piracy | Bizcommunity

News

Source: © Showmax MultiChoice SA and Showmax CEO, Marc Jury has resigned

TV

Marc Jury, MultiChoice SA and Showmax CEO, resigns

1 hour

YouTube is already the dominant steaming content platform, and it doesn't plan on slowing down.

Technology

YouTube is coming for the TV room #AfricaTechFestival

Lindsey Schutters 18 Nov 2024

DSTV satellite dishes were once a mark of suburban wealth.

Technology

Putting the Multichoice decline in context

Lindsey Schutters 14 Nov 2024

TV

MultiChoice and law enforcement crack down on streaming device piracy rings

5 Nov 2024

Image source: Gleb Shabashnyi –

Cyber Law

Cybercrimes Act: What you need to know

Zaakir Mohamed and Shuaib Vahed 30 Oct 2024

Sampra launches #LoveTheBeatPayforPlay campaign

Music

Sampra launches #LoveTheBeatPayforPlay campaign

11 Jul 2024

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Logistics & Transport

Maritime transport: a significant economic driver in global trade

Kennedy Ntenjwa 2 May 2024

3 new local films and more at cinemas this May

Film

3 new local films and more at cinemas this May

Daniel Dercksen 29 Apr 2024

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

Shipping

Somali pirates' return adds to crisis for global shipping companies

22 Mar 2024

SA Navy names second MMIPV SAS King Shaka Zulu

Construction & Engineering

SA Navy names second MMIPV SAS King Shaka Zulu

31 Oct 2023

How African content creators can protect themselves from content piracy

Media

How African content creators can protect themselves from content piracy

Chola Makgamathe, Issued by MultiChoice 22 Sep 2023

The top 5 consequences of content piracy in the entertainment industry

Media

The top 5 consequences of content piracy in the entertainment industry

Issued by MultiChoice 3 Aug 2023

Source: BCW Africa The Presidential Awards saw Bridget von Holdt awarded Gold for Outstanding Legacy of Achievement at the Prism Awards 2023

PR & Communications

All the 2023 Prism Awards winners

1 Aug 2023

South Africa needs a comprehensive, multifaceted strategy to curb the economic impact of piracy

Media

South Africa needs a comprehensive, multifaceted strategy to curb the economic impact of piracy

Chola Makgamathe, Issued by MultiChoice 24 Jul 2023

Communities must be educated on intellectual property rights

Streaming

Communities must be educated on intellectual property rights

Chola Makgamathe, Issued by MultiChoice 18 Jul 2023

The music industry in SA needs to innovate more

Music

The music industry in SA needs to innovate more

Siya Metane 12 Jun 2023

#OrchidsandOnions: Trevor Noah and KFC unravel the chicken conspiracy

#OrchidsandOnions

#OrchidsandOnions: Trevor Noah and KFC unravel the chicken conspiracy

Brendan Seery 2 May 2023

The good, the bad and the ugly of using AI tools

4th Industrial Revolution

The good, the bad and the ugly of using AI tools

Paul Morgan 15 Mar 2023

The next phase of the internet is coming: Here's what you need to know about Web3

Internet

The next phase of the internet is coming: Here's what you need to know about Web3

Adrian Ma 10 Mar 2023

Image source: Oleksandr Pidvalnyi from

IP Law

5,000 counterfeit remotes destroyed as MultiChoice backs fight against piracy

28 Feb 2023

Virtual reality offers a huge opportunity for African filmmakers

Film

Virtual reality offers a huge opportunity for African filmmakers

Issued by MultiChoice 7 Feb 2023

Hip Hop hasn't died - streaming is helping South African Hip Hop multiply

Music

Hip Hop hasn't died - streaming is helping South African Hip Hop multiply

Setumo Thebe-Mohlomi 2 Feb 2023

MultiChoice and Irdeto welcome the second conviction of a perpetrator for selling internet streaming pirate boxes

Streaming

MultiChoice and Irdeto welcome the second conviction of a perpetrator for selling internet streaming pirate boxes

Issued by MultiChoice 7 Dec 2022

Music

Music streaming in South Africa - new survey reveals musicians get a raw deal

Gwen Ansell 7 Dec 2022

Queen Elizabeth, colonialism and land: ghosts of the past still haunt Cape Town today

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Queen Elizabeth, colonialism and land: ghosts of the past still haunt Cape Town today

Adam Haupt 15 Sep 2022

Chola Makgamathe, chairperson of the Copyright Coalition of South Africa

Publishing

Partners Against Piracy launches to fight content piracy

Chola Makgamathe 12 Apr 2022

Media

SA government joins Partners Against Piracy

29 Mar 2022

South Africans slam DStv's new streaming policy

Streaming

South Africans slam DStv's new streaming policy

23 Feb 2022

Branding

Promoting brand relevance through meaningful change

Gayle Edmunds 2 Sep 2021

Top three take-away lessons from the Suez Canal blockage

Shipping

Top three take-away lessons from the Suez Canal blockage

Dirk Siebels 30 Mar 2021

How to avoid buying, reselling and losing credibility to counterfeit goods

Regulatory

How to avoid buying, reselling and losing credibility to counterfeit goods

Jarred West 23 Feb 2021

Key points of Audio and Audio-visual Content Services Policy Framework

Media & Entertainment Law

Key points of Audio and Audio-visual Content Services Policy Framework

Peter Grealy, Nozipho Mngomezulu, Karl Blom and Wendy Tembedza 20 Oct 2020

#OrchidsandOnions: Iconic channelling

Advertising

#OrchidsandOnions: Iconic channelling

Brendan Seery 13 Oct 2020

Capitalising on unexpected opportunities

Community

Capitalising on unexpected opportunities

Joy Des Fountain 2 Jul 2020

Image source: Pixabay via .

Media

The show must go on: How to protect media content

Paul Beattie 18 Jun 2020

Back row (From L-R): Banky W, Ted Sarandos (Netflix Chief Content Officer), Kate Henshaw, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Felipe Tewes (Netflix Italian & African Originals Director), Omoni Oboli, Ben Amadasun (Netflix Africa Licensing Director) and Akin Omotoso Front Row (L-R) Mo Abudu, Adesua Etomi, Dorothy Ghettuba (Netflix African Originals lead) , Kunle Afolayan, Kemi Adetiba and Ramsey Noah.

Streaming

Netflix Naija: Creative freedom in Nigeria's emerging digital space?

Samuel Andrews 20 Mar 2020

NJ Ayuk, chairman of the African Energy Chamber

Trends

#BizTrends2020: The future looks bright for African oil & gas

NJ Ayuk 6 Jan 2020

Grindstone Accelerator programme cohorts show positive growth

SMEs

Grindstone Accelerator programme cohorts show positive growth

2 Sep 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Streaming

Kenyan music start-up Smubu hits 200K users mark

24 Jul 2019

Finalists chosen in 2019 Startup Competition

Tech Startups

Finalists chosen in 2019 Startup Competition

4 Jul 2019

Playfre launches SongRoute to help artists sell music

Streaming

Playfre launches SongRoute to help artists sell music

1 Jul 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Streaming

Music streaming app launched in Ethiopia

13 Jun 2019

Neither President Trump nor President Xi appears likely to back down. AP Photo/Andy Wong

Markets & Investment

China-US trade war heats up: 3 reasons it won't cool down anytime soon

Greg Wright 15 May 2019

Image source: Gallo/Getty.

Streaming

How African countries are doing in ballooning digital music revenues

Christiaan De Beukelaer and Andrew J. Eisenberg 14 May 2019

Publishing

Penguin Random House to take legal action against Gangster State pirates

26 Apr 2019

#BizTrends2019: The rise of new broadcasting business models in Africa

Trends

#BizTrends2019: The rise of new broadcasting business models in Africa

Joseph Hundah 10 Jan 2019

The EU putting civil-military cooperation in practise in the Horn of Africa

Shipping

The EU putting civil-military cooperation in practise in the Horn of Africa

3 Jan 2019

Nigerian actress, Genevieve Nnaji in her film, ‘Lionheart’.
© Netflix.

Streaming

What Netflix's involvement in Nigeria's massive film industry really means

Alessandro Jedlowski 31 Dec 2018