Multichoice produced a robust performance in the Rest of Africa with the pay-TV group adding 1.7m 90-day active subscribers to close the year on 23.5 million subscribers.
The 90-day subscriber base comprised 14.2m households in the Rest of Africa and 9.3 million households in South Africa.
Revenues increased by 7% boosted by the World Cup, while technology arm Irdeto saw its revenues fall by 4% (17% organic) amid ongoing global supply constraints and the decision to exit all Russian based activities.
Group trading profit decreased 3% on the impact of foreign exchange and weaker South African earnings.
In a trading statement issued last Thursday, MultiChoice warned of the impact of the South African economy that led to SA margins to contract to 24% from 31% in the prior year.
