Starting Monday, 19 April 2021, Showmax mobile subscribers
in Nigeria will pay NGN 1,200 a month for access to the full Showmax catalogue
on a single mobile device. Almost a 20%
reduction from the previous price point of NGN 1,450.
Speaking about the price reduction, Yolisa Phahle,
MultiChoice Group CEO for Connected Video, says, “We know that consumers are
under pressure at the moment and we believe this change will be appreciated by
our mobile customers as will the decision not to increase any of our other
prices. We have our most exciting slate of Showmax Originals this year and look
forward to more Nigerians enjoying our proudly African stories.”
So far this year, the company has already released its first
Showmax Nigeria Original, I Am LAYCON; a reality show on Big Brother Naija
Season 5 winner Lekan Agbeleshe, which broke first day streaming records on
Showmax Nigeria.
Other Showmax Originals that have been released this year
include the follow-up to the very popular Tali’s Wedding Diary: Tali’s Baby
Diary; the small-town psychological thriller DAM and the Kenyan police
procedural Crime and Justice, a co-production with CANAL+.
Other Showmax Originals on the way in 2021 include the Cape
Flats neo-noir murder mystery Skemerdans; a second co-production with CANAL+,
Blood Psalms, an epic series based on ancient African mythology; and its first
international reality TV series format, Temptation Island South Africa.
Showmax will also continue to bring the best of HBO,
international series, movies and kids’ shows to Africa first, as well as live
sports from the English Premiere league, Serie A, LaLiga and PSL. Furthermore,
with the Nigerian Idol pop up channel available on Showmax, subscribers can
enjoy all the fun and drama on the popular singing reality show online.
The standard Showmax plan remains NGN2,900, Showmax Pro
remains NGN6,300 and Showmax Pro mobile remains NGN 3,200 per month.
Promotional bundles will be unaffected by this change.
Visit www.showmax.com for more information.