Today Showmax has launched its new service dubbed Showmax Pro in Uganda. This new service bundles the existing Showmax entertainment service with music channels, news, and live sport streaming from SuperSport. The new service features all Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, and PSL games as well as a wide range of live sports events including IAAF Athletics, professional boxing, and the world’s biggest marathons. Last week the company launched its main Showmax service in Uganda.
Showmax Pro begun to roll out in Kenya and Nigeria on 7 July and now one week down the road Ugandans can also enjoy it. It was expected that the entire process would be completed within 6-8 weeks with coverage across sub-Saharan Africa, but Showmax has managed to pull this off in just a week. This table gives details of the new service in Uganda:
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| Showmax | Showmax | Showmax Pro | Showmax Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Showmax | Showmax Mobile | Showmax | Showmax Mobile | |
| Series, movies, kids’ shows, documentaries | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| IAAF Athletics, pro boxing, major international marathons, & more | – | – | YES | YES |
| Music channels Trace Urban, Trace Gospel | – | – | YES | YES |
| News channels Africa News, Euronews, Newzroom Afrika | – | – | YES | YES |
| Football: all Premier League, Serie A, PSL and La Liga games | – | – | YES | YES |
| Number of concurrent streams | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Smartphone and tablet apps | YES | YES | YES | YES |
| Smart TV, laptop, Android TV, Apple TV apps | YES | – | YES* | – |
| Maximum video resolution | HD | SD | HD | SD |
| 14-day trial | YES | YES | – | – |
Check out the monthly pricing below;
- Showmax Mobile – $3.99
- Showmax- $7.99
- Showmax Pro Mobile- $8.99
- Showmax Pro- $17.99
In June 2019, the company began testing sports live-streaming, and the new Showmax Pro service is based on the results of this. Another key development for African markets has been adapting the service for the data connectivity constraints on the continent and focusing on the most-used viewing devices. In November last year, Showmax launched a mobile-only service for smartphones and tablets featuring all of the Showmax content but at half the cost of the standard Showmax service and consuming less data. This service has also proven popular, so in addition to the standard version of Showmax Pro there will also be a mobile-only version at half the price.
