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- 11 Dec 2017
MTV BASE Unveils Panel to Select Hottest Nigerian Song of 2017
MTV Base Africa’s foremost music and general entertainment Television Network, has announced the return of the MTV Base Roundtable, the most controversial and fiercely debated music list in Nigerian…
- 12 Nov 2024
Economic Hardship Forces 243,000 Nigerians to Drop DStv, GOtv Subscriptions
The South African pay-TV operator MultiChoice Group disclosed that its Nigerian unit, MultiChoice Nigeria, lost 243,000 subscribers on its Digital Satellite Television (DStv) and General…
- 2 Feb 2018
StarTimes Invests $220m in Nigeria in 9 years
Startimes, Pay television company, said it has invested over $220 million in Nigeria, over the last nine years to boost entertainment and enrich the country’s television experience. Speaking at the…
- 2 Nov 2015
MultiChoice Africa Refreshes Bet Channel Offerings
MultiChoice Africa has announced that from December 1, general entertainment channel, BET, will launch on DStv Compact Plus and Compact bouquets. DStv Compact Plus and Compact subscribers will now…
- 19 Oct 2017
Kwesé TV Makes Triumphant Entry To Nigeria, Launches 3, 7 & 30 Days Subscription Plans
By peter oluka Africa’s dynamic broadcaster Kwesé, Thursday, announced the launch of its entertainment and sports television network Kwese TV in Nigeria. The launch of Kwesé TV brings the very best…
- 23 Nov 2009
Another Big Bang from HiTV
High Television better known as HiTV, the Entertainment Highway's multi-channel digital satellite TV service has struck it big again by winning the exclusive broadcast rights for the Barclays Premier…
- 14 Jun 2016
PlanetTV Takes Stage On DStv
It’s more fun for DStv subscribers this June as youth lifestyle, music and entertainment channel, PlanetTV comes to DStv channel 328 from 14 June 2016. PlanetTV will be available to Premium, Compact…
- 8 Dec 2009
HiTV Acquires Tinapa Studios
HiTV has acquired world- class Tinapa Studios, in a deal described by Toyin Subair, CEO, as a “milestone” in the history of Nigeria’s entertainment industry. Eddy Ogon, Cross River…
- 1 Oct 2017
StarTimes Showcases New Exciting Series on StarPlus
StarTimes has added a new channel, StarPlus to its rich list of programmes, as part of efforts to boost family viewership base and give more choices to subscribers. StarPlus channel, a part of…
- 20 Nov 2019
ITU Marks World Television Day Today
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is celebrating World Television Day, saying TV has become an integral part of life, accounting for 80% of all consumer Internet traffic. Marked…
- 22 Apr 2015
NBC to License Free View TV Channels
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has commenced the process of issuing licences for the provision of free view digital television content to be transmitted to Nigerian households. Mr. Awwalu…
- 4 Nov 2014
GOtv to Televise Akwa Ibom Stadium Commissioning Ceremony
GOtv said its subscribers in Uyo and other parts of Nigeria will have the opportunity to watch the live broadcast of the commissioning ceremony of the new Akwa Ibom stadium. The ceremony will be…
- 17 Nov 2015
Dstv Unveils End of Year Promo for Subscribers
MultiChoice Nigeria, has launched a special offer for its DStv Zapper decoder plus Family bouquet subscription for N15,000, a 45 per cent reduction from its original price of N28,000. The offer goes…
- 14 Aug 2016
Funke Akindele Bonds with Irokoworld Fans on StarTimes
Popular movie actress and iROKOWORLD TV ambassador, Funke Akindele aka Jenifa just concluded a 3-day tour across StarTimes business offices in Lagos where she met with scores of teeming fans and…
- 20 Apr 2015
Startimes Introduces New Channels to Boost Digital TV Access
StarTimes has introduced additional channels to its television bouquet, designed to further enrich its content, and enhance access for the delight of television viewers. This was highlighted when the…
- 2 Oct 2018
M-Net Appoints Nkateko Mabaso New CEO
MultiChoice has appointed Nkateko Mabaso CEO of M-Net in Sub-Saharan Africa, effective immediately. According to the statement released by the company, Mabaso succeeds Yolisa Phahle who has stepped…
- 16 Feb 2026
LG Nigeria Begins Nationwide Search for Oldest Working TV, Rewards Loyalty with AI QNED Upgrade
LG Electronics has announced the launch of a nationwide campaign aimed at celebrating decades of customer loyalty and technological heritage by searching for the oldest still-functioning LG…
- 3 Jun 2017
TVC Winds Down ‘TVC News Africa’, Disengages 145 Staff
The board of Continental Broadcasting Services Ltd. (CBS), owners of Television Continental (TVC) and Radio Continental, has confirmed a restructuring of its group companies. The restructuring, TVC…
- 22 Oct 2025
LG Electronics, Ecobank Unite to Transform Homes, From Screens to Scenes with AI Smart TVs
LG Electronics Nigeria and Ecobank Nigeria have joined forces to redefine smart living for Nigerians through a groundbreaking partnership that blends cutting-edge AI technology with accessible…
- 13 May 2026
FG to Launch Nationwide Free Digital TV Platform June 17
Federal government, yesterday, said that it will now launch the so-called FreeTV, with over 100 channels for news, sports, education, entertainment and children’s programming in multiple Nigerian…
- 30 Apr 2026
Nigeria Finally Moves Closer to Digital TV as 100 Channels Go Free-to-Air
More than 100 channels have signed on to broadcast free-to-air digital content under Nigeria’s Digital Switchover (DSO) programme, marking a major milestone in the country’s transition to digital…
- 23 Apr 2012
GOtv Launches in Port Harcourt
Details Nigeria, a new Digital Terrestrial Television service has launched a low cost digital television service called GOtv using the latest generation Digital Video Broadcast standard - DVB-T2 in…
- 14 Feb 2018
Quit Notice: Options for MultiChioce to Remain in Nigeria
Multichoice Nigeria, is facing an uncertain future in in Nigeria, thanks to the recent federal government notice to the pay-tv giant that it will not renew its license because it was not in line with…
- 2 Oct 2017
FG grants TSTV Tax Relief
The Federal Government has granted a 3-year tax relief to the newly inaugurated Pay TV operator in the country, TStv Africa, as well as tax free dividends to all investors in the company. The…
- 2 Feb 2009
LG Electronics Unveils 3rd Generation Nigerian TV
LG Electronics has launched the LG 21FK2 Nigerian TV at its major sales outlet on Victoria Island, Lagos. The new LG 21FK2 Nigerian TV, which is also known as the third Generation Nigerian TV is the…
- 27 Apr 2016
StarTimes Emerges Best Pay TV Operator at BoICT 2016
Africa’s frontline digital television platform, StarTimes continues its winning streak by clinching the Best Pay TV Operator in Nigeria award at the coveted Beacon of Information and Communication…
- 29 Sept 2008
Nakande, Ndukwe, Others to Grace Focus TV Launch
Ibrahim Dasuki Nakande, minister of State for Information and Communications, will among top dignitaries this Friday in Lagos, grace the formal launch of Focus Television and commissioning of its…
- 20 Nov 2017
Obaseki Hails TV Inventors, Counts Impact @ World Television
Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has commended the inventors of television, who rose to the occasion when industrial revolution displaced traditional means of communication in Europe and America…
- 16 Jul 2025
Big Brother Naija Season 10 to Premiere July 26 with Record ₦150m Grand Prize
MultiChoice Nigeria, today announced the highly anticipated return of Africa’s biggest reality television show, Big Brother Naija, for its landmark 10th season. Set to premiere over two nights on…
- 8 Jan 2015
GOtv Signals Go Live in South East, South-South
Digital terrestrial pay-TV, GOtv is quickly becoming a household name with its footprint now reaching over 20 states and Abuja, the federal capital territory. The latest cities to receive GOtv…