Showmax woos customers with 3 for 1 subscription offer

Streaming service Showmax has announced a new offer to subscribers across the continent, a move aimed at growing its subscription base. Through a campaign running until 31 March 2021, customers paying for a month’s subscription will receive an additional two months.  

Speaking during the announcement of the deal, Yolisa Phahle, MultiChoice Group CEO for General Entertainment and Connected Video, averred that economic status of most had been affected by the ongoing health pandemic and as such opted to give its customers reprieve by offering more for less.

“These are challenging times, people are spending more time at home and we are thrilled to offer all our Showmax subscribers extra value as 2021 kicks off. We’ve got an incredible line-up of Showmax Originals coming up in the next few months, including South African, Kenyan and Nigerian Originals that we are excited to share.” 

The offer is available across all packages including Showmax, Showmax Mobile, Showmax Pro and Showmax Pro Mobile.  Showmax Pro subscribers have access to everything on Showmax as well as live sport from SuperSport including Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, and DStv Premiership games.

Showmax has launched a number of originals shows this year including; Am LAYCON, Showmax’s first Nigerian Original, a reality series about the most recent Big Brother Naija winner; the first Showmax Kenyan Original, crime procedural Crime & Justice; the long-awaited second season of SAFTA Best Comedy winner Tali’s Wedding Diary; the small-town psychological thriller DAM; the neo-noir murder mystery Skemerdans; and The Real Housewives of Durban, which premieres on 29 January 2021.