Koos Bekker

Pay television and internet. Bekker launched the M-Net pay channel in South Africa in 1986, then built MultiChoice and its DStv satellite service across sub-Saharan Africa, selling decoders and subscriptions in dozens of countries and adding local-language and African football content. At Naspers he also bought an early stake in China's Tencent. MultiChoice was taken over by France's Canal+ in 2025.