Showmax and Safaricom have partnered to offer customers two months of streaming for the price of one while making it easier for Kenyans to pay for and watch their favourite shows on their mobile devices.
Customers will be offered data deals bundled with a 60-day Showmax subscription instead of the usual 30-day subscription in this partnership. Customers will choose from two mobile bundles:
· Showmax Mobile (60 days) + 1GB Safaricom data for KES 389
· Showmax Pro Mobile (60 days) + 3GB Safaricom data for KES 1299
This deal is valid from 1 February to 31 March 2022 and is exclusive to Safaricom customers.
Showmax recently launched the local Original drama series, Single Kiasi, starring Gathoni Mutua, Minne Kariuki and Faith Kibathi as three friends navigating life and love in Nairobi. This comes hot on the heels of Showmax’s first Original Film in Kenya, Baba Twins, a comedy-drama about a young couple who suddenly find themselves expecting, as well as a second season of the Showmax Original and Kalasha Award-winning Crime and Justice, a co-production with Canal+.
Showmax includes popular Kenyan content, like the latest seasons of Kina, Njoro Wa Uba and Selina, and famous drama sets in Kenya’s tumultuous music industry produced by Enos Olik popular local reality shows This Love and Sol Family.
International shows feature the best of HBO, like Succession and Insecure. Kids’ favourites include Paw Patrol, Henry Danger and DC Super Hero Girls, first on Showmax. Hollywood blockbusters include Wonder Woman 1984, Miss Juneteenth, and the new Guy Ritchie movie Wrath of Man.
Showmax Pro features the AFCON tournament and the English Premier League, Serie A and La Liga matches, plus a wide range of live sport from SuperSport, including the Winter Olympics, pro boxing, international marathons and IAAF athletics on top of the entire Showmax entertainment catalogue.
How a customer can access this service
1. Visit www.showmax.com/safaricom or dial *544*20# and select Showmax
2. Select either a Showmax Mobile (2 months) + 1GB data or Showmax Pro Mobile (2 months) + 3GB data
3. Create an account or sign in using your email address and password
4. Enter your Safaricom mobile phone number and click on next.
5. Enter your M-Pesa PIN on your phone to approve your payment
6. You will receive an SMS confirming payment
