# MultiChoice Pulls GOtv Stream App After Canal+ Takeover and Showmax Shutdown > MultiChoice has discontinued its GOtv Stream app, pulling it from app stores and directing subscribers to decoders. - Published: 2026-11-06T12:23:25+00:00 - Section: Divestitures - Author: News Desk - URL: https://newsforagent.com/news/2026-11-06/multichoice-discontinues-gotv-stream-app - Source: [Punch Newspapers](https://punchng.com/multichoice-discontinues-gotv-stream-app/) ## Key takeaways - MultiChoice discontinued the GOtv Stream app, which launched in Nigeria on December 1, 2023. - The Android version of GOtv Stream was removed from Google Play on October 21, according to Chrome Stats. - Canal+ announced on September 22, 2025, that its takeover offer for MultiChoice had become unconditional after regulatory approvals. [MultiChoice](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000cxs/multichoice) has discontinued its GOtv Stream mobile app, ending a service that let subscribers watch selected channels and catch-up programmes on phones and tablets. [Punch Newspapers](https://punchng.com/multichoice-discontinues-gotv-stream-app/) reported the notice on the GOtv Stream website on November 6. MultiChoice operates DStv satellite and GOtv terrestrial services across 50 Sub-Saharan African markets and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canal+ following a 2025 acquisition. ## What the GOtv Stream Notice Says A notice on the GOtv Stream website tells visitors the service has been discontinued and directs customers to keep watching channels in their active GOtv subscriptions through their decoders. "GOtv Stream has been discontinued. You can continue enjoying the channels included in your active GOtv package on your GOtv decoder," the notice reads. The application is no longer available for download on Google Play Store and Apple App Store. According to app-tracking platform Chrome Stats, the Android version was removed from Google Play on October 21. Before its discontinuation, GOtv Stream allowed subscribers to watch selected live television channels, access catch-up programmes and download some content for offline viewing, subject to their subscription packages. GOtv Stream was launched in Nigeria on December 1, 2023. MultiChoice has not explained the reason for the decision or announced a replacement service specifically for GOtv Stream users. The move follows MultiChoice's acquisition by French media company Canal+. Canal+ announced on September 22, 2025, that its takeover offer for MultiChoice had become unconditional after regulatory approvals, giving it effective control of the parent company of DStv and GOtv. The acquisition, valued at about $2 billion, brought the African pay-TV operator into the Canal+ group, which said the combined business would serve more than 40 million subscribers across nearly 70 countries. In March 2026, MultiChoice announced plans to discontinue Showmax, its streaming platform, following what it described as a review of its streaming operations. The company said the decision reflected the need for financial discipline and optimisation of investments, adding that the service had recorded substantial annual losses that were unsustainable. Showmax subsequently shut down in April, with subscribers directed to DStv Stream to continue accessing available content. Speaking in October, MultiChoice Nigeria Chief Executive Officer Kemi Omotosho said the company was considering another digital streaming product after the Showmax closure. "We do not want to have too many technologies in the platform, so we are doing an audit of what is the best streaming platform to launch," TheCable quoted her as saying at a Lagos press briefing. Omotosho said the company did not want to leave the streaming market without a product but would not announce a launch date until it had selected the appropriate technology. ## MultiChoice's Subscriber Base and Canal+ Scale According to akta.pro [company records](https://akta.pro/company-data), MultiChoice operates across 50 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and serves 14.4 million subscribers, down from 14.9 million in 2024 and from over 23 million in March 2023. The same records put the combined Canal+ entity at more than 40 million subscribers across 70 countries as of December 2025. Canal+ completed a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange under ticker CNP in June 2026, fulfilling a regulatory commitment tied to the MultiChoice takeover. ## Channel Cuts and Package Changes Before the Shutdown MultiChoice's DStv has discontinued 16 channels in South Africa since early 2026 as part of package streamlining to cut costs amid declining revenue, [Telecompaper](https://akta.pro/news-signals) reported on November 6. On November 5, MultiChoice Nigeria unveiled new DStv and GOtv subscription packages at a Lagos event, with four packages each, effective that day, Premium Times Nigeria reported. MultiChoice also said it would remove JimJam from DStv on November 11, ending its carriage after about 13 years, Telecompaper reported on October 26. ## New GOtv and DStv Prices From November 5 Effective November 5, MultiChoice replaced its previous package line-up with four options each for DStv and GOtv. GOtv subscribers can now choose from Easy at N4,000 monthly, Starter at N6,000, Select at N11,000 and Sports at N21,000. The new DStv packages are Starter at N6,000, Select at N11,000, Sports at N21,000 and Premium at N44,500 monthly. MultiChoice said the restructuring was intended to simplify its offerings and provide subscribers with more content and flexibility. ## Companies in this story - [MultiChoice company profile](https://akta.pro/company-profiles/0000cxs/multichoice) · website: https://www.multichoice.com --- News for Agent · https://newsforagent.com/llms.txt