A Nigerian high court in Lagos has ordered Multichoice Nigeria Ltd to pay Naira 5 million (about €3,000) as general damages to a subscriber for the wrongful and wilful disconnection of his cable TV subscription. The court’s verdict delivered by Judge Razak Olukolu, presiding judge, held that the defendant – MultiChoice – acted wrongfully by […]

PwC has released its Africa Entertainment and Media Outlook—Perspectives Report 2025–2029. The outlook provides detailed insights into how technological advancements, consumer behaviour shifts, and market dynamics are driving growth and transformation across Africa’s entertainment and media (E&M) sector. Outperforming global averages, South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria lead the continent’s growth, with Nigeria showing particularly strong […]

Nigeria seems to be in near-permanent dispute with pay-TV broadcaster MultiChoice – and now Ghana has joined in, ordering MultiChoice Ghana to cut subscription rates by 30 per cent. Nigeria’s actions include a fine from the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) which has fined MultiChoice Nigeria ₦766,242,500 (about €426m) for breaching the Nigeria Data Protection […]

MultiChoice Nigeria has cut the price of its DStv HD decoder by 50 per cent, dropping it from ₦20,000 (€11.05) to ₦10,000. The campaign, dubbed ‘We’ve Got You’, is running to July 31st. It also offers a free one-month subscription to the Compact package. The move is seen as a response to declining subscriptions and […]

MultiChoice, the African pay-TV operator, is again under pressure in Nigeria. Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) is set to arraign MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, along with its Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, and other company executives, for obstructing its investigation and failing to adhere to lawful summons. Local news reports says that this […]

Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has initiated legal proceedings against MultiChoice Nigeria, the provider of pay-TV operator DStv and GOtv, along with its CEO, John Ugbe, over alleged regulatory violations. In a statement, FCCPC Director of Corporate Affairs, Mr Ondaje Ijagwu, stated that the charges stem from the company’s failure to comply […]

A price rise for subscribers to MultiChoice’s pay-TV offerings on DStv and GOtv was ruled unacceptable by Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC). MultiChoice subsequently argued for the old subs rates to stay in place while it discussed its dilemma with the FCCPC, but that has been overtaken by MultiChoice going ahead with […]

The reduction in value of local currencies has resulted in MultiChoice putting its subscription rates up again for some of its African pay-TV subscribers. For example, MultiChoice Nigeria has once again announced an increase in the cost of subscriptions for its DStv and GOtv packages. The hike comes less than a year after the company […]

SpaceX’s Starlink broadband-by-satellite system is proving popular in Nigeria. Indeed, Starlink has paused distribution of its dishes and receivers in some high-population cities in Nigeria. However, Starlink has emerged as Nigeria’s second-largest Internet Service Provider (ISP) by subscriber numbers as of Q3 2024 according to data from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). Starlink’s active customer […]

Eutelsat Group and Nigerian Communications Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) have announced a multi-year, multi-million-dollar partnership to deliver low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite services in Nigeria. This strategic agreement positions NIGCOMSAT as Nigeria’s leading satellite service provider by leveraging the OneWeb LEO network to deliver high-speed, low-latency connectivity. The services will cater to a wide range of sectors, […]