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MultiChoice Nigeria, parent company of digital satellite television (DStv) and GOtv platforms has rolled out packages to reward its subscribers for their support by offering discounts on their subscription in a campaign tagged; “We’ve Got…

Recently, a report emerged that the leading Pay Tv service provider, MultiChoice Nigeria will be increasing its subscription fee on all packages on both DStv and GOtv effective from June and some packages will be ditched. Well, earlier…

Pay TV service provider, MultiChoice Nigeria, said it would begin the implementation of the new Value Added Tax, VAT, rate, which may lead to a hike in the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages. Recall that the new VAT regime, which came…

As at the time of writing, over 183,000 people have signed an online petition calling for the popular pay-TV provider DStv to reduce its prices for South Africa, as it does for other African countries, especially during this coronavirus…

In a bid to push its DStv Now service to more customers and to encourage the existing ones, MultiChoice is making all its DStv channels available online from Friday to Sunday. The TV channels, which are currently only available to DStv…

In a bid to maintain its relevance in the Pay Tv market, StarTimes has slashed the prices of its decoder and antenna for new subscribers willing to purchase them with one-month free subscription and this offer goes into effect from January…

According to a new report, the number of pay-TV subscribers in Nigeria is expected to surpass that of South Africa this year. Africa’s pay-TV market is set to grow significantly during the next six years, ramping up from 30.7 million…

MultiChoice Group is set to launch its standalone “dishless” streaming service by the end of its financial year in March 2020, according to the company’s Connected Video CEO Niclas Ekdahl. Ekdahl on Thursday, in an event, said the…

The fact is that most people are tired of all those irrelevant channels on DStv packages. For example, some people watch nothing else than sports, while some goes for movies and it goes on like. Every other channel is of no importance or…

We are just few days into the festive season and of course, as expected, MultiChoice has promised to wow its subscribers on both DStv and GOtv with a happier season to remember, starting from this November. A new brand campaign has been…

MultiChoice’s cable TV service, DSTV has increased its subcription due to an increase in the Communication Service Tax (CST). The Cable TV's subscribers were notifed via a beam that an extra 5 cedi increase to subscribers which will take…

V-Nova, a provider of video compression technologies, has announced a new streaming service called Movies, Video, Music, Opportunity (MVMO) launching in Africa in late 2019. It will partner with the next-generation OTT TV provider…

Following the launch of the world’s first 64MP camera smartphone, Redmi also unwrapped its first-ever smart TV in China today. It would be recalled that the Honor’s recent 50-inch model is powered by its own Harmony OS will retail for the…

According to the latest reports, DStv subscribers should be expecting a price slash which will take effect from first week of September. The cable TV company disclosed that effective from September 1, 2019, there will be a reduction in…

Honor's new TV is comes with tons of impressive hardware specs and does, indeed, works more like a smartphone in many ways. It's a shift in mentality that really seems beneficial for the smart TV space. At least on paper for now. Key…

Zimbabwe’s Econet Wireless Ltd. will shut its African pay-TV unit due to the country’s economic condition and shortage of foreign currency, group Chief Executive Officer Douglas Mboweni said. We regret to announce the discontinuation of…

Few days ago, Netflix announced that it would be launching a mobile-only streaming plan and it's finally. The plan has been launched in India today and it's expected to spread it to other countries. The mobile-only plan will cost Rs 199…

Africa’s leading short video sharing platform, VSKIT has announced its partnership with Digital cable TV, StarTimes, to host the maiden edition of ‘Voice to Fame’, a first of its kind dubbing competition in Nigeria set to hit television…

Satellite TV is getting more popular in Nigeria. There are new companies with progressive offers. The number of channels is growing, and they are really worth your attention. Here we have TSTV frequency and symbol rate, so set your decoder…

All the old and new subscribers of digital TVs need a professional help. They need a successful and right installation, as well as a help in changing the packages. Here we’ve got all necessary information to contact the most popular African…

GOtv Nigeria is the cable TV of choice for many residents of the country. You want know why? One of the reasons why is the selection of packages that suit any demands and any wallets. If you are searching for high quality television…

MultiChoice Africa, a multinational video entertainment company, has announced plans to restructure its customer service model, leading to the possible loss of over 2,000 jobs. The restructuring would create new opportunities for…

MultiChoice has released its annual results for the year ended 31 March 2019, which revealed a significant decline in DStv Premium subscribers. Though MultiChoice didn’t reveal how many DStv Premium subscribers it lost, it admitted that…

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), formerly known as Consumer Protection Council, has urged Multichoice, owners of digital satellite television (DStv), to begin moves that will ensure subscribers are…