What is Showmax?
Showmax is an online subscription video-on-demand service that launched in South Africa on 19 August 2015. Its majority owner is MultiChoice, which itself is a spin-off of Naspers, owner of a 30.86% stake in Tencent which owns a similar service, Tencent Video and iflix.
Showmax Packages In South Africa
Showmax in Africa
Showmax is available across almost 45 African countries and territories. These countries are Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, and Equatorial Guinea. Others include Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Showmax in Europe
Outside Africa, Showmax is available mostly in western European countries. These are Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and United Kingdom.
Showmax Subscription Plan
The Showmax is available as a monthly subscription after a 14-day trial period and pricing varies by country. Pricing is available in different currencies.
Before you subscribe to any service of any kind, you are required to know the price and cost of that service. Showmax has both “Standard Plan, Mobile-Only Plan, Pro Plan and Mobile-Only Pro Plan”.
Showmax ‘’Standard’’ Plan
Below is the current Showmax subscription for Standard plan.
South Africa
Pricing from R49. Cheque and Credit Cards, Pre-Paid Showmax Voucher, Add-to-Bill (DStv, Vodacom, Telkom, Mweb, MTN) and PayPal.
How much is Showmax per month in South Africa?
Conveniently add Showmax to your DStv subscription now for only R99 per month*. Watch the best local and international series, movies, and kids’ shows, including some shows you’ll only find on Showmax.
Stream or download whole seasons instantly and watch them back-to-back on up to 5 devices.
How much is Showmax in South Africa with DStv?
R99 per month
DStv Premium subscribers get their 1st Showmax subscription at R0. Additional subscriptions are available at R99 per month. For customers of all other packages, you can add additional monthly Showmax subscription to your DStv debit order at R99 per month.