DSTV caught in crossfire as Netflix, Paramount battle for Warner deal

    Obidike Okafor & Anthony Udugba | Top Stories | Dec 12, 2025    
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MultiChoice entered December bracing for a difficult renegotiation with Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD). What it did not anticipate was a global takeover fight that would destabilise its content backbone and plunge DStv and Showmax into unprecedented uncertainty.

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