{"id":2085,"date":"2020-11-10T09:19:34","date_gmt":"2020-11-10T14:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev2.worldscreen.com\/tvmiddleeastafrica\/showmax-introduces-free-ad-supported-streamer\/"},"modified":"2020-11-10T11:41:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-10T16:41:17","slug":"showmax-introduces-free-ad-supported-streamer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvmiddleeastafrica\/showmax-introduces-free-ad-supported-streamer\/","title":{"rendered":"Showmax Introduces Free, Ad-Supported Streamer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Showmax has introduced a subscription-free streaming service in South Africa: Showmax Free.<\/p>\n<p>No account is needed to stream the ad-supported service, which is currently only available in South Africa. Ad-supported Showmax features a limited content slate and doesn\u2019t include all the functionality available with a paying subscription, like downloads and watchlists.<\/p>\n<p>At launch, titles on the service include local movies, series and sports shows. Users will be able to stream movies and binge-watch the first few episodes of available series for free.<\/p>\n<p>Showmax\u2019s subscription-free offering will feature adverts during playback, and users will be prompted to upgrade to paid Showmax plans. Customers will be able to easily upgrade to the full ad-free Showmax entertainment catalog to access complete seasons of the latest local and international series, movies and kids\u2019 content. For live sports, users will need to subscribe to Showmax Pro.<\/p>\n<p>Yolisa Phahle, CEO for general entertainment and connected video at MultiChoice Group, said: \u201cAd-supported streaming services are a growing trend internationally. The great thing about this is you don\u2019t need a credit card, or to make any payment; you can literally try before you subscribe. We\u2019re proud to have an extensive collection of the continent\u2019s most-loved original African content to share with our customers and introduce them to the world of streaming on Showmax.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Showmax has introduced a subscription-free streaming service in South Africa: Showmax Free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":350,"featured_media":2086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[295],"class_list":["post-2085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-top-stories","tag-showmax"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Showmax Introduces Free, Ad-Supported Streamer - TVMEA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Showmax has introduced a subscription-free streaming service in South Africa: Showmax Free.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvmiddleeastafrica\/showmax-introduces-free-ad-supported-streamer\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Showmax Introduces Free, Ad-Supported Streamer - 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