Naspers unbundles to ‘unlock value’
The company seeks to become the continent’s video entertainment channel by offering online streaming services and pay-tv
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Naspers announces MultiChoice unbundling
The new company will be named MultiChoice Group and will include MultiChoice South Africa Holdings and its subsidiaries
Naspers won’t publish report on ANN7 probe, AGM hears
Earlier this year MultiChoice had a briefing following the probe, indicating that no irregular payments were made to ANN7
Media 24 admits to cartel conduct, pays hefty fine
Media24 joins eight other media companies that have reached settlement agreements with the Competition Commission
World watches US-China trade spat
There may be positive spin-offs for countries like South Africa but the overall global effect will be negative
Sagarmatha, Survé’s perilous peak
Analysts doubt the listing of media assets will succeed. But will the PIC provide the funds?
Naspers plans to sell up to 190 million Tencent shares
The shares will be offered to institutional investors globally, subject to customary selling restrictions.
ANN7 sacrificed to save MultiChoice ‘mistake-men’
MultiChoice was equally clear about the consequences of its ‘mistake’ — when ANN7’s contract ends in August, it will be dropped from DStv
‘ANN7 served as a front to defraud the state’— EFF
The EFF on Wednesday welcomed Naspers’ MultiChoice’s decision to rid itself of Gupta-linked ANN7
MultiChoice drops ANN7 from the DStv bouquet
On Wednesday, DStv announced that it will not renew its contract with TV station ANN7 when it expires in August
MultiChoice fracas dogs Naspers
“There is zero accountability and no consequences for malfeasance in South Africa”
Editorial: Complexity hides dirty business
‘The entire, vast, expensive edifice of surveillance and control failed’
MultiChoice: Bully boy or dirty player?
The pay-TV service admits it lobbied e.tv to drop its encryption agenda but denies resorting to bribery
‘Probe MultiChoice and Naspers’
An ex-minister claims Koos Bekker is passing the buck as he ‘pushed aggressively’ to get encryption dropped
Computicket hauled over the coals
The ticketing service bullied vendors into signing exclusivity pacts, the Competition Tribunal hears
Naspers’s tricky Tencent conundrum
Analysts say shareholders would win if the media giant unbundled its stake in the Chinese firm
JSE: Howzit my China!
If it weren’t for Beijing, the local bourse would be very flat indeed
Betting on addiction is a sure winner
It is no coincidence that the biggest companies by far on the JSE trade on human weaknesses.
Media24 loses its war of words with Oxford over woordeboek
Without oral evidence, an application to have a contested Afrikaans-English dictionary pulled from the shelves was dismissed.
Letters to the editor: September 9 to 15 2016
Readers write in about Jo’burgs new mayoral team, Naspers, and Sascoc.
Letter to the editor: M&G article on Naspers conflates two unrelated matters
Naspers is being vilified for handling its tax affairs like any multinational corporation would, writes Media24 CEO Esmaré Weideman.
Editorial: The moral scourge of perfectly legal tax avoidance
Companies such as Naspers scrupulously follow the laws of different countries in order to exploit profitable differences between tax laws.
How the Dutch rapped Naspers over the knuckles for tax, while its BEE scheme flopped
Naspers is raking in profits globally, but its BEE shareholders aren’t happy. And it’s been trying to pay less tax in Europe via its Netherlands HQ.
Bekker’s Naspers gamble nets a fortune
Naspers’s market valuation has grown by 440% in the past five years as a result of its stake in Chinese tech company Tencent.
Naspers soars on satellite, rockets on Chinese growth
Africa’s largest company saw first-half earnings increase by 39%, owing partly to interests in emerging markets such as China and Russia.
Naspers profit growth slows on internet investment
Investment in e-commerce has negatively affected the media giant’s balance sheet but the company says its strategy is sound.
Gareth Cliff: How the internet thrilled the radio star
Some think the former 5FM DJ’s switch from FM radio to online radio was a big mistake. But Alistair Fairweather begs to differ.
Design24 competition to rejuvenate Naspers building
Design24 has launched a competition for designers to reimagine the Sanlam Centre in Cape Town, once the tallest building in Africa.
Naspers gets new CEO
Naspers has announced Bob van Dijk as its new CEO, taking over from the e-commerce and media group’s longtime CEO Koos Bekker.
Naspers full-year earnings to be hurt by investment boost
The media giant’s bottom line will pay the price as its development spend jumps from R4.3-billion to over R7-billion this financial year.
Tencent jumps after boosting online game sales
The Chinese coporate, in which Naspers is heavily invested, has seen revenue climb as gaming takes off.
Vodacom, Naspers partnership may mean more TV on your smartphone
Vodacom is looking into music and video content from Naspers on the back of a future reduction in data prices and faster connection speeds.
