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- 21 Nov 2021
NBC Grants First DTT Licence to Royal Media Group
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has granted the first Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) station licence to Royal Media Group in Ilorin, the Kwara capital. Mr. Gbenga Adebayo, chairman,…
- 10 Jul 2016
StarTimes Enhances Capacity with Eutelsat for DTT Broadcasting in Africa
StarTimes, one of the fastest-growing operators of digital TV networks in Africa, and Eutelsat Communications have concluded new multi-year agreements that set the stage for accelerated roll-out of…
- 4 Nov 2014
StarTimes Fetes Subscriber with 7-day Free Viewing
StarTimes has declared a 7- day free viewing opportunity for its customers to enjoy the eight recently launched channels on its DTT pay-tv service. The channels would be available for all…
- 9 Jun 2016
Africa's Pay-TV Operators Boosted by new Platforms - Ovum
Thecla Mbongue, senior analyst for Ovum MEA, said that despite a lack of funds to accelerate the DTT switchover process, Africa's DTT/VOD and TV segments have been boosted by new platforms and…
- 30 May 2022
GOtv Set to Launch in Lokoja June 1
GOtv Nigeria, leading Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) service provider, will, on Wednesday 1 June 2022, launch in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, making it the 46th city with access to the GOtv…
- 3 Dec 2017
StarTimes Slashes Prices of Antenna, Decoder
StarTimes Pay TV company, has announced a price reduction on its Digital terrestrial television DTT Antenna and Standard definition, SD decoder respectively. Speaking on the price reduction,…
- 29 Mar 2014
Easter Comes Early as StarTimes Dangles Gift @ Open Week
StarTimes, only licensed Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) pay TV operator in Nigeria is offering its customers an early Easter gift through its Open Week that will run from April 7 to 13, when…
- 14 Nov 2014
GOtv Supports Digital Migration with Massive Decoder Price Slash
MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, subscriber services provider of GOtv, reiterated its commitment to provide Nigerians with affordable digital terrestrial television (DTT) services when they launched a…
- 19 Nov 2018
N2.5Bn DSO Allegation: Our Story By Pinnacle Communications
Pinnacle Communications Limited, the private licensed signal distributor for the Federal Government’s approved implementation of the Transition from Analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT)…
- 16 Jun 2026
Stakeholders Endorse Hybrid Model for Nigeria’s Digital Switch
Stakeholders in Nigeria’s broadcasting industry have endorsed a hybrid digital broadcasting model that combines Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), Direct-to-Home (DTH) satellite services, and…
- 12 May 2021
Angst over Poor Services Offered by FreeTV
Subscribers to FreeTV, recently launched in Lagos as the country’s official Free-To-View digital terrestrial television (DTT), have expressed disappointment over poor reception, total lack of it and…
- 17 Jun 2015
Deadline Reached for Digital TV Switchover for 119 Countries in Europe, MEA, Central Asia
The deadline for the switchover from analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), set at 00:01 UTC on June 17, heralded the development of ‘all-digital’ terrestrial broadcast…
- 18 Jun 2015
Digital Switchover: Why Nigeria Still Operates Analogue – NBC
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has apologised to Nigerians for its inability to switchover from analogue to Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) on the June 17 international deadline. This is…
- 22 Jul 2014
Ovum Cautions Nigeria, Others over Fund for Digital Switch
Ovum research has found that most sub-Saharan countries – notably Nigeria and South Africa – will not achieve the ITU-mandated 2015 deadline to switch off their analog terrestrial TV signals due to:…
- 15 Mar 2017
Africa's Pay-TV Market to Hit $6Bn
Africa's pay-TV revenue for the year 2016 stood at $4.4 billion and is forecast to reach $6 billion by 2021. This is according to market research firm Dataxis, which notes that for the year ending…
- 27 May 2020
COVID-19: NBC Fines 3 Radio Stations over False Claims
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined three stations over broadcast of invariable content on COVID-19 and also sanctioned 28 others for other violations against the Nigeria Broadcasting…
- 29 Aug 2016
GOtv’s Milestones, New Identity @ 5
GOTV, a pay-tv service provider in Nigeria, prides itself as the home of African television that is committed to delivering family entertainment. GOtv’s Launch in Nigeria & Brand…
- 4 Jun 2025
DSO: STBMAN Accuses NBC of Contempt, Seeks Presidential Intervention
Association of Set-Top Box Manufacturers of Nigeria (STBMAN) has accused the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) of sidelining indigenous manufacturers and flouting a subsisting court order in its…
- 12 May 2016
SES, CCNL Propel Digital Switchover in Nigeria
SES has signed a multi-year agreement with Cable Channels Nigeria Ltd. (CCNL) to provide a video platform from its 28.2 degrees east orbital position for the provision of Digital Terrestrial…
- 11 Nov 2015
Nigeria Ranks Second in Africa's Pay-TV Market
Nigeria has been ranked second to South Africa in Africa's pay-TV market with 14.5% of the continent's total market share. This is according to a recent study done by telecom, TV and media business…
- 11 Mar 2021
DSO to Cover Every State- Lai Mohammed
Federal government has assured that no state will be left out of the Digital Switch Over (DSO) – the transition from analogue to digital broadcasting. Lai Mohammed Alhaji Lai Mohammed, minister of…
- 13 Jun 2014
StarTimes Declares Readiness for Digital Migration with Set Up Boxes
The June 17, 2015, digital Migration deadline set by the International Telecommunications Union for member nations especially in Nigeria is fast becoming a reality as stakeholders are gearing up for…
- 5 Jun 2017
Mixed Reactions as DSO Month Arrives
Palpable anxiety has gripped the industry over the ability or otherwise of the country to meet with its set deadline of migrating from analogue broadcasting to digital as June 2017 date is here.…
- 10 Aug 2016
StarTimes Redefines Pay TV with 2-in-1 Combo Decoder
StarTimes, foremost digital television company, has unveiled the first of its kind 2-in-1 combo decoder in Nigeria, in an unprecedented move to change the Pay TV landscape in Africa and offer surplus…
- 25 Apr 2021
DSO: Lawyers Tear Whitepaper Apart, Say It Lacks Force of Law
Lawyers have faulted the recent directive by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on the abolition of self-carriage status by broadcast entities. They said the 2014 Digital Switch Over (DSO)…
- 18 Aug 2014
StarTimes to Launch Mobile Phone, Tablet
StarTimes said that as part of the network’s efforts to make Nigerians enjoy affordable technology, they are ready to launch Mobile Devices, the StarTimes P40 Mobile phone and StarTimes P80 tablet.…
- 9 Oct 2017
Africa's pay-TV Subscriptions Hit 23.7m
The total number of pay-TV subscribers in Africa has reached approximately 23.7 million. This is according to a report by market analyst firm Dataxis, which notes this represents quarter-on-quarter…
- 14 Dec 2017
NIGCOMSAT launches Direct-to-Home services
The Nigerian Communication Satellite (NIGCOMSAT) Ltd on Thursday launched Direct-to-Home (DTH) services, in partnership with China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC). DTH refers to distribution…
- 18 Jul 2016
SES Study Critical for Nigeria’s Broadcast Digitalisation Drive- Freeman
SES remains committed to helping economic and sustainable growth in Nigeria and accelerating the digital switchover process in the region, said Mr. Paul Freeman, SES Vice President Marketing. Freeman…
- 9 Feb 2018
MultiChoice in Trouble as FG Issues Quit Notice to DSTv, Others
The Federal Government may have notified the management of MultiChoice DSTV/GOTV that their operations, in Nigeria, will come to an end in 2019 as their license expires June next year. …