SuperSport, a privately owned company headquartered in South Africa and a subsidiary of MultiChoice South Africa, operates as a tier 1 media tech buyer specializing in content rights. Founded in 1988 as an internal sports content slot on the M-Net terrestrial analog network, it evolved into a standalone corporate brand in 1995 to anchor the commercial launch of the DStv satellite platform. With approximately 1,180 employees, the company functions as the specialized production and sports broadcasting arm of MultiChoice, delivering live athletic entertainment to approximately 22 million households spanning more than 50 Sub-Saharan African countries. Operating from its high-tech broadcast production facilities in Randburg, Johannesburg, SuperSport utilizes an extensive multi-channel, high-definition linear network alongside scalable over-the-top digital apps. Following the corporate integration of MultiChoice into the French media empire Canal+, SuperSport is funded through premium multi-tier subscriber fees, top-tier business-to-business corporate sponsorships, and prime television advertising real estate.

Revenue

Founded

1988

Headcount

1,420

Headquarters

South Africa

Primary Segment

Content rights

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

1

News Summary:

On August 21, 2026, Nigerian football fans significantly contributed to SuperSport’s digital FIFA World Cup 2026 experience, making up 21.2% of users for the broadcaster's SuperSport Predictor, with its Pidgin commentary generating the highest volume of organic social media discussion around commentators. Previously, on August 7, 2026, SuperSport secured broadcast rights for the Castle Double Malt Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry tour through an agreement confirmed by CANAL+ with the South African Rugby Union (SARU) and New Zealand Rugby (NZR), enabling live broadcasts of all matches in South Africa on DStv. This followed an announcement on August 6, 2026, that SuperSport would broadcast all four Springbok tests for Rugby's Greatest Rivalry, which included an initial match between the All Blacks and the Stormers and warm-up games before the Springboks played the New Zealand national team on August 22.

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SuperSport offers 3 products in the media and telecoms services industry. SuperSport's product portfolio comprises of search, social, and retail media, content rights and broadcast television and radio.
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SuperSport currently holds 192 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including multi-sport, marathon, table tennis, netball, winter sports, cyclo-cross, basketball, motorsports, soccer | association football, rugby union, triathlon, field hockey, ice hockey, combat sports, cricket, sports sublicensing, snooker, athletics, aquatics and swimming, surfing, padel and pickleball, squash, golf, tennis, horse racing, cycling, sailing, beach soccer, rowing and futsal.

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