More doubts over Canal+ takeover

MultiChoice chair Imtiaz Patel's decision to hold off retirement divides board

14 April 2024 - 00:04 By THABISO MOCHIKO

As French broadcaster Canal+ intensifies its plans to take over MultiChoice, board ructions have emerged at Africa’s biggest pay-TV operator over a last-minute U-turn by chair Imtiaz Patel, who has put his retirement on hold to oversee the multibillion-rand transaction...

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