Multichoice Welcomes TVC on DStv, GOtv

John Ugbe, managing director of MultiChoice Nigeria, has welcomed the addition of homegrown channels on the DStv and GOtv platforms, which he believes both play a pivotal role in showcasing the channels’ rich content to the rest of Africa.

“We are deeply committed to Africa and support the growth of original African programming. The collaboration with Continental Broadcasting Service will complement and expand our range of quality local content on our platforms,” he remarked.

In line with its commitment towards the democratization of information, as well as its quest to allow Africans tell their stories from the African perspective, leading media organization in Nigeria, Continental Broadcasting Service (CBS), owners of TVC has launch of two of its channels on DStv and GOtv.

TVC News Nigeria is now available on DStv channel 418 and GOtv channel 45, while TVC Entertainment is on GOtv channel 27.

Mr. Nigel Parsons, Chief Executive Officer, CBS, disclosed that with the launch of the channels, CBS is on a momentous step to deepening its penetration and reach across Africa. Partnering with MultiChoice Africa reinforces TVC’s vision of being the continent’s first truly pan-African 24-hour news station, 24-hour Nigeria-centric news channel and 24/7 entertainment channel.

Established in 2007, CBS owns and operates TVC News (the first pan-African 24-hour News station), TVC Entertainment, TVC News Nigeria, Radio Continental 102. 3 FM, Adaba 88.9 FM Akure and Uniq 103.1 FM, Ilesha.