Showmax Pro goes live in South Africa
The new Showmax Pro service, which bundles the existing Showmax entertainment service with music channels, news channels 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:
| Showmax | Showmax Pro | |||
| Showmax | Showmax Mobile | Showmax Pro | Showmax Pro Mobile | |
| Series, movies, kids’ shows, documentaries | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Athletics, pro boxing, major international marathons, & more | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Music channels: Trace Urban, Trace Gospel | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| News channels: SABC News (SA only), Africanews, Euronews, Newzroom Afrika | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Football: all Champions League (SA only), Premier League, Serie A, PSL and La Liga games | – | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Number of concurrent streams | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Smartphone and tablet apps | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart TV, laptop, Android TV, Apple TV apps | ✓ | – | ✓* | – |
| Maximum video resolution | HD | SD | HD | SD |
| 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. Other channels on Showmax Pro that subscribers are able to live stream include the popular music channels Trace Urban and Trace Gospel.
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:
| Showmax | Showmax Pro | |||
| Showmax | Showmax Mobile | Showmax Pro | Showmax Pro Mobile | |
| South Africa | ZAR 99 | ZAR 49 | ZAR 449 | ZAR 225 |
Is there a free trial for Showmax Pro?
Showmax will continue to have a 14-day free trial, so that anyone can test the entertainment service risk-free. However, a free trial is incompatible with live sport, so it’s not available for Showmax Pro.
For more information, visit www.showmax.com.