As part of the CANAL+ Group’s long-term drive to strengthen the local content offering, including sport, executives from one of the world’s leading entertainment platforms met with the PSL Chairman, Dr Irvin Khoza. The Premier Soccer League is regarded as the most commercially successful league in Africa and regularly ranks inside the top 10 in the world. The Betway Premiership is currently experiencing its closest title race in years, with Orlando Pirates looking to dethrone Mamelodi Sundowns, much to the thrill of football fans.
The PSL’s partnership with the MultiChoice Group, a CANAL+ company, stretches back to 2007, with the broadcaster adding marked improvements to the broadcast quality of the league’s matches, including cup competitions, as well as adjacent content, magazine shows, documentaries and digital content. In South Africa, the SuperSport channels are supplied by Canal + Africa to MultiChoice (Pty) Ltd, which provides the DStv offering to subscribers. PSL Chairman, Dr Khoza, reinforced the importance of the partnership between the PSL and the MultiChoice Group, following productive talks with its parent company executives from the CANAL+ Group. The Chairman of the PSL, Dr Irvin Khoza, stated that the nature of the league format is such that every PSL match carries consequences and has an impact on the others. “This cascading effect sustains an ongoing national conversation that reaches across communities and generations, permeating age, gender, affiliations and geography.
