South Africa, Feb. 9 -- This year, despite South Africa sending its biggest team to the Olympic Winter Games, on Friday, 6 February, as the games kicked off, it was revealed that the event would not be broadcast by DStv's SuperSport and there would be no highlights on Catch Up.

A media report states, "MultiChoice, now under Groupe Canal+, is tightening its sports rights spending. That shift is already raising concerns among long-time supporters, as SuperSport's all-in-one sports catalogue has always been the company's strongest business advantage."

When it took over DStv in September 2025, Canal+ removed sports content acquisition from SuperSport in South Africa. instead Canal+'s group content officer division, which now decides from Pa...