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Showmax Pro goes live in South Africa, starting at R225 per month
Showmax Pro goes live in South Africa, starting at R225 per month
19 April 2021 / Sport

Showmax Pro goes live in South Africa, starting at R225 per month

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Updated on 19 April 2021 with latest pricing

The new Showmax Pro service, which bundles the existing Showmax entertainment service with music channels, news, and live sport streaming from SuperSport, is going live from today in South Africa with prices starting at R225 per month.

The South African version of Showmax Pro features all Champions League, Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, and PSL games as well as a wide range of live sport events including athletics, professional boxing, and the world’s biggest marathons.

Showmax Pro will begin to roll out in South Africa from today and is expected to be available to all customers within the next 24-48 hours. This table gives details of the new Showmax Pro service in South Africa:

ShowmaxShowmax MobileShowmax Pro Showmax Pro Mobile
Series, movies, kids’ shows, documentaries✓✓✓✓
Athletics, pro boxing, major international marathons, & more––✓✓
Music channels Trace Urban, Trace Gospel––✓✓
News channels Africanews, Euronews, Newzroom Afrika––✓✓
Football: all Champions League, Premier League, Serie A, PSL and La Liga games ––✓✓
Number of concurrent streams2121
Smartphone and tablet apps✓✓✓✓
Smart TV, laptop, Android TV, Apple TV apps✓–✓*–
Maximum video resolutionHDSDHDSD
14-day trial✓✓––
*Supported smart TVs: Samsung Tizen (2017-2020), LG WebOS (2014-2020)

News channels that became firm favourites as part of the Showmax lockdown offering are included in the Pro package, too, including SABC News (South Africa only); Euro News; Africanews and Newzroom Afrika.

Showmax Pro will be available on mobile devices that run Android and Apple iOS and smart devices including compatible Smart TVs, Apple TV 4 and Android TV.

The monthly subscription price for Showmax and Showmax Pro in South Africa is as follows:

CountryShowmaxShowmax MobileShowmax ProShowmax Pro Mobile
South AfricaZAR 99ZAR 39ZAR 449ZAR 225
KenyaKSh 760KSh 300KSh 2100KSh 1050
UgandaUGX 30,300UGX 11,499UGX 67,200UGX 33,600
NigeriaNGN 2900NGN 1200NGN 6300NGN 3200
GhanaGHC 45.99GHC 16.99GHC 119.99GHC 59.99
Rest of AfricaUSD 7.99USD 2.99USD 17.99USD 8.99

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