The new Showmax has arrived to change the game for streaming in Africa. Ten months after MultiChoice, Comcast’s NBCUniversal, and Sky announced a joint streaming vision for Africa, the new Showmax is here, featuring a refreshed brand and a massive content lineup, all delivered on a powerful new streaming platform.
At the heart of the new offering is the world’s first standalone Premier League plan for mobile, with all 380 games offered live on Showmax Premier League for just Ksh 500 a month.
In addition, there are two more Showmax plans available to customers in 44 African countries: Showmax Entertainment on mobile for Ksh 300 a month, as well as the Showmax Entertainment plan, where the monthly price falls from Ksh 760 to Ksh 650 per month.
Kenyans will start enjoying these services from 23 January.
| Plan | Monthly Price (KES) |
|---|---|
| Showmax Entertainment | 650 |
| Showmax Premier League mobile plan | 500 |
| Showmax Entertainment Mobile | 300 |
| Entertainment Mobile + Premier League (mobile) | 700 |
| Entertainment (all devices) + Premier League (mobile) | 1,000 |
The charges above reveal one thing: that Showmax Pro is gone. This happened in 2023 and was part of the transition plans to the new aforementioned platform. Content will also max out at 1080p up from 720p.
Core to the success of Showmax’s streaming ambitions in Africa is a new technical platform that is robust and built to scale. With the launch of Showmax, the Peacock streaming platform will be active in more than 70 countries and is continually enhanced by the combined expertise of thousands of engineers.
The platform has brought millions of viewers popular events such as Super Bowl LVI, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final, the Olympics and WrestleMania.
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