Naspers, a South Africa based global internet and media group, is set to soon give
local audiences an alternative to US on-demand content streaming service provider Netflix,
which is currently accessed by a number of local viewers through Virtual Private
Networks (VPN). Television media brands owned by Naspers include MultiChoice,
SuperSport, DStv and MNet.
According to a report by MyBroadband, the
video-on-demand (VOD) service is due to launch in August 2015 and will extend to a
number of international territories in a bid to beat Netflix to the punch, following its
planned global expansion announcement earlier this year.
DStv Digital Media CEO John Kotsaftis will reportedly head the Naspers VOD project
from headquarters in Dubai.
Source: MyBroadband
