He previously held positions as an engineer at Sentech and a Broadcasting Spectrum Manager at ICASA. [6][7], In October 2011, MultiChoice Nigeria launched GOtv, an affordable satellite compatriot to DStv, which broadcasts all channels from DStv Access and some from DStv Compact packages in 11 Sub-Saharan African countries.[8][9]. Tim is the CFO. One of the subsidiaries of MultiChoice is DStv Mobile (now DStv Now), a service that delivers television transmission to mobile devices such as laptops, smart phones and notebooks. Chief Executive Officer: MultiChoice Africa. I am proud that we have some of the best minds in our business to do this, and I would like to wish Nyiko, Simon, Fhulu, Clement, Gideon, Nkateko and Marc well in their new roles and look forward to celebrating their achievements in their new portfolios,” said Mawela. Elias is a former board member of the South African Reserve Bank, Government Employee Pension Fund and United Nations Global Compact. Nyiko Shiburi has been appointed the new CEO of MultiChoice South Africa (MCSA). He holds an honours degree in electronic engineering from the University of Southampton. Christine is a Kenyan national with a strong background in accounting. Chief Executive Officer: MultiChoice Nigeria. Nyiko is … View the companies and brands that make up the MultiChoice Group, Read up on the latest news about MultiChoice Group, and the stories of our people, MultiChoice Group and its partners use cookies to help deliver services and for advertising purposes (see details in, Non-executive Director - BCom(Hons) and CA(SA), Non-executive Director - BScHons (electronic engineering), Non-executive Director - BSocSci (economics and statistics) and MSc (economic policy and analysis), Non-executive Director - BBusSc (Finance), BCom (Hons) (Accounting), CA(SA), CD(SA), Independent non-executive director, BComm (Accounting), Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA(K)), Lead Independent Non-executive Director - Honorary Doctorate of Commerce, Independent Non-executive Director - Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery. [2] In 2018, MultiChoice had a total subscriber base of 13.5 million viewers throughout Africa, and Naspers claimed that MultiChoice was one of the fastest growing pay-TV operators globally. 10:43 pm MultiChoice Group announces appointment of New CEO, Regional Director 1:10 pm Airtel Zambia opens 11 new shops across the Country 11:58 am W’Bank approves $12bn for vaccines, treatment In February 2019, ICASA was dealing with a complaint, brought by non-profit organisation Khulisa Social Solutions (KSS), that the act of listing the MultiChoice Group is a breach of its broadcasting licence. [10], Multichoice launched a streaming service called Showmax in 2015, which was subsequently enhanced for OTT services. Shiburi will be replaced as regional director for southern Africa markets by Fhulu Badugela, a former group executive head of human resources at MultiChoice Africa. “Nyiko is an extremely experienced leade… He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Higher Diploma in Accounting from Rhodes University and is a chartered accountant (South Africa). MultiChoice is owned by the MultiChoice Group media conglomerate. Irdeto is a digital platform security company that partnered with MultiChoice to combat pay-TV piracy. The new company would be called MultiChoice Group and would include MultiChoice South Africa, MultiChoice Africa, Showmax Africa, and Irdeto. The new CEO of SuperSport will be Marc Jury, who has been promoted from head of acquisitions and marketing at SuperSport.“To gear up for an exciting future and optimise our performance, we need to continuously innovate, transform, and reorganise ourselves structurally,” said Mawela. [13], ICASA released a preliminary report on 15 April 2019 regarding the dominance of Multichoice within the pay-TV market. She is the founder of New Seasons Investments Holdings. General Manager: Legal Services. Her experience spans a number of industries, including financial services, telecommunications and insurance. To ensure the group’s strategy to increase local programming across the continent is realised, M-Net CEO Nkateko Mabaso has been appointed as Group Executive: Programming, where he will oversee all commissioning for the group. 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She has also served as the chair of M-Net's Phuthuma Trust and Gobodo Forensic and Investigative Accounting. He holds a Bachelor of Social Science in economics and statistics from the University of Swaziland and a Masters in economic policy and analysis from Addis Ababa University. His appointment is effective from 1 December 2020. Get the latest industry news delivered directly to your inbox! Another experienced executive in the group, Gideon Khobane, currently CEO of SuperSport, will take up the position of Group Executive: General Entertainment. “Her leadership and broader MultiChoice Group exposure has seen Fhulu achieve a great track record of leading operational excellence and enabling a high performance culture, and will help us drive forward the MultiChoice Africa Holdings business turnaround,” Mawela said. MultiChoice of South Africa has appointed Nyiko Shiburi as the new chief executive officer of MultiChoice of South Africa. She currently holds non-executive directorships at Standard Bank Group Limited and Netcare Limited.