Five Cable TVs That Have Tried To End DSTV’s Monopoly
brought back smile to the face of Nigerians, believing DSTV monopoly may have
finally come to an end.
a lack of choices more than the fact that it offers so much more, except when
rain falls or the irrelevance of over 100 filler channels becomes obvious.
brands had tried to break this “strange and
expensive” domination, to varying level of success. Below are five cable
companies who wish to be the Anthony Joshua who won against the great Wladimir
Klitschko but varnished into the thin air like smoke.
Television (ACTV)
in 2013 but the brand’s services launched in November 2014.
Nigeria. It came with four bouquet plans: Satelio,
Prime, Family and Family Plus,
in order of the subscription costs.
Wild, MTV Base and Nickelodeon with unfamiliar options like Magic and VH1.
on a small scale, since 2014. The service operates in various Nigerian states,
as well as some countries in Africa.
it has the common channels), documentaries and lifestyle. Montage TV takes
pride in its affordability which has proved popular in the South-South and
among some families in bigger cities.
subscription plan which provides access to all channels for 3,500 naira.
closest to ending DSTV dominance. The service pulled a masterstroke by securing
exclusive rights to the English Premier League, blindsiding the competition for
over a year.
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and leisure spots used its service for match-day broadcasts or to entertain
guests and patrons. HITV also had channels like HiNolly and others which
created and broadcast local content in line with the platform’s programming.
rights to the football leagues and an exodus of subscribers began. Soon after,
news of financial malfeasance began to break on blogs. Months later, Subair
announced that HITV had become bankrupt.
Television (FSTV)
project was said to have been financed by a consortium of Nigerian banks.
made a lot of the fact that it came not from South Africa but Europe.
franchise and major network channels like CNN, BET and Discovery, and its own
localized channels; FSMovie, FSMiracles and more.
of making long trips to the bank or dealership. The enthusiasm of this project
was not matched by the profits and a while after it launched, FSTV died a quiet
painless death.
itself with more attractive options than you might feel you deserve; apart from
a decoder that lets you pay for only the content that you have viewed.
that will sound like a gift to most football fans.
along with a front-facing camera for video calls. The decoder will also have 50
GB of space for users to save their favourite shows and matches.
costs 5000 naira and subscription plans vary between 200 naira and 3000 naira.
TSTV is set to officially launch on October 1, 2017.