The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has fined prominent pay-TV operator, Multichoice Nigeria, owners of DSTV, GOTV, ₦150 million for disputing the court’s jurisdiction, and ordered the company to provide subscribers with a one-month free subscription. A three-man panel, led by Thomas Okusu, gave the verdict on Friday. The tribunal had previously blocked Multichoice from raising subscription fees without proper …

DStv and GOtv customers in Nigeria have been notified to expect disruption in service from Sunday, 5 May to Tuesday, 7 May, due to the ongoing construction project on the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway. In a notice shared on social media on Friday, DStv assured customers that its technical team will be working to relocate its facility and minimise service disruptions …

A Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) sitting in Abuja on Monday restrained MultiChoice Nigeria Limited from increasing its tariffs and costs of products and services, which were scheduled to begin on 1st May. The three-member tribunal, presided over by Saratu Shafii, gave the interim order following an ex-parte motion moved by Ejiro Awaritoma, counsel for the applicant, Festus Onifade. …

Multichoice Nigeria, operators of DStv and GOtv, have announced a price increase for its packages. The new prices take effect from 1st May 2024, just five months after its last price upward review. In a statement on Wednesday to its subscribers, Multichoice blamed the latest increase on “rise in the cost of business operations”. The statement, titled, ‘Price Adjustment on …

SuperSport channels on DSTV and GOtv will now air all 52 matches of the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in Côte d’Ivoire. This was confirmed in a tweet on Wednesday night. It simply read: “No gree for anybody! Watch all 52 matches of the #afcon2023 on @supersports.” Last week, Multichoice had said DSTV would not be able to …

The enthusiasm of Nigerians waiting to watch the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) on television was crushed on Wednesday after popular Sub-Saharan Africa pay TV service provider, Multichoice, announced they won’t be broadcasting the biennial tournament on their DStv channels. This comes just nine days to the start of the tournament which holds from 13 January to 11 February …

Multichoice Nigeria operators of DStv and GOtv have announced a second price increase for its packages this year, with hikes of at least 19 per cent across all bouquets. The new prices set to take effect on 6th November 2023, come just five months after its last price upward review. In a statement to its subscribers, Multichoice blamed the latest …

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), South-west Zone has given MultiChoice Nigeria a seven-day ultimatum to reverse its planned hike on DStv and GOtv subscription rates. The student association made this known in a statement on Tuesday, signed by its Coordinator, Adejuwon Olatunji, Deputy Coordinator, Alao John, and Public Relations Officer, Opeoluwa Awoyinfa Through text messages to its subscribers, …

A Competition and Consumer Protection (CCP) tribunal has dismissed a suit challenging the price increase by MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, ruling that the case lacked merit. MultiChoice owns DStv and GOtv — subscription-based satellite television platforms in Nigeria. Delivering judgment on Tuesday, a three-member panel of the tribunal, dismissed the suit for lacking merit. A legal practitioner, Festus Onifade had sued …

MultiChoice Nigeria (well known as DStv) will now have to introduce an additional feature that allows subscribers to increase the number of times they could suspend their subscription.   This follows an order of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), which warned that failure to comply ‘would attract a fine of N5 million under the FCCPC Administrative Penalties …