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- 2 May 2014
Pay TV Subscribers Call for Pay Per View Technology
Pay TV subscribers in Nigeria have appealed to the relevant regulatory bodies in the nation’s broadcast industry to compel Pay TV operators in the country to introduce the Pay As You View option to…
- 28 Mar 2021
Moreplex TV, New Pay TV Set for Launch
Moreplex TV, a new pay TV service provider company is set to break into the existing tough pay TV markets by providing the consumers, in addition to what they are already getting, indigenous…
- 11 Nov 2024
Echefu Launches LUFT TV, another Pay TV after Failed TSTV Project
Bright Echefu, founder of Telecom Satellites Limited (TSTV), has announced the launch of LUFT TV, a new pay TV service, years after his initial venture, TSTV, left many subscribers in limbo. Echefu…
- 30 Jul 2018
Why Nigerians, Others Pay More for Pay-TV
By Justus E. Fashedemi Who do you think pays the eye-watering salaries earned by players in England’s Premier League, the Spanish LaLiga or Italian Serie A? It is not the clubs, but fans in those…
- 22 May 2025
Luft Pay TV Launches in Lagos, Promises to Revolutionize Entertainment
Luft Pay TV has officially launched in Nigeria’s Pay TV landscape, bringing a fresh perspective to home entertainment. Officials of Luft Pay TV at the launch The brand’s dynamic debut in Lagos…
- 14 Sept 2009
Christ Embassy Pastor Battles Pay-TV with Infinity TV
As a number of direct-to-home (DTH) pay TV operators die on arrival, Infinity TV, promoted by Pathfinder Communications is stirring new waves of convergence of voice, data and video/TV, enabling the…
- 14 Sept 2009
Christ Embassy Pastor Battles Pay-TV with Infinity TV
As a number of direct-to-home (DTH) pay TV operators die on arrival, Infinity TV, promoted by Pathfinder Communications is stirring new waves of convergence of voice, data and video/TV, enabling the…
- 11 Aug 2016
Africa's Pay-TV Subscribers to Hit 30m in 2021
Africa's pay-TV subscribers will reach 30 million in 2021, up from 16 million in 2015. This is according to the latest data published by global telecom-focused business firm Dataxis, which notes…
- 10 Dec 2013
StarTimes Bags Most Outstanding Digital Pay TV Channel
StarTimes, fastest growing pay TV in Nigeria, has been adjudged as the most outstanding digital pay TV Channel in Nigeria for the year 2013. This award was given by the Nigeria Broadcaster Merit…
- 27 Oct 2014
28.1% Growth Rate, S-VOD Marketing Growing After Pay TV-Gartner
While pay TV is the biggest segment of the overall consumer video services market, accounting for 96.3 percent of total spending in 2014 and 94.2 percent by 2018, Gartner said that subscription video…
- 5 Nov 2023
Konga TV Launches Today, to Rival Pay Tv Platforms
Konga TV, Africa’s pioneer 24-hour Buyers and Sellers TV platform, is set for public launch today, Monday, November 6. The launch also coincides with Konga Yakata, Nigeria’s biggest Black Friday…
- 5 Nov 2016
Nigeria Emerges Second Most Developed pay-TV Market in Africa
Nigeria has been rated second most developed pay-TV market in Africa. This is the main takeaway from Frost & Sullivan's "Pay-TV, Video-on-Demand, and IPTV Growth Opportunities in Africa"…
- 30 Mar 2022
Senate Asks Pay-TV Providers to Slash Tariff
The Senate has asked all cable television service providers to immediately review their bouquet prices downwards, in tandem with the prevailing reality of the economic situation in Nigeria. Ahmad…
- 7 Mar 2014
StarTimes Bags Digital Pay TV Channel of the Year Award
StarTimes, fastest growing Pay TV in Nigeria, has been awarded a certificate of Merit as the Digital pay TV Channel of the year 2014 by the Center for Leadership and Excellence in recognition of its…
- 15 Jan 2024
Africa Pay TV Market: Additional 12m Subscribers Projected by 2029
The newly published Africa Pay TV Forecast signifies a notable expansion in the continent's pay television subscriber base. An anticipated surge of 12 million subscribers by 2029 is set to increase…
- 27 Aug 2020
Why We Hiked Pay TV Tariffs- Operators
Pay tv operators in the country have citied inflation, naira devaluation, valued added tax (VAT) increase and a host of other factors as reasons for the recent hikes in their subscription fees.…
- 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…
- 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 Jul 2021
Moreplex TV Plans to Give Every Nigerian Access to Pay TV
Moreplex TV, a locally grown media brand, came up with discount on each decoder purchased by customers, the gesture also has the Lease Option package which enables customers get a Moreplex TV decoder…
- 13 Oct 2020
Why Pay-As-You-Go Pay TV is not Feasible –MultiChoice CEO
Mr. John Ugbe, chief executive 0fficer (CEO) of MultiChoice Nigeria, has said that the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) billing model was not technically and commercially feasible in the pay television industry.…
- 21 Sept 2015
MTN Acquires Pay-TV License, Set to Battle DStv
MTN Nigeria is venturing into Digital Pay TV services as the company has successfully acquired digital pay TV broadcasting rights from the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) for a sum reported to…
- 10 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…
- 10 Nov 2013
StarTimes Bags Best Pay Digital TV Channel Award
StarTimes, the fastest growing pay TV in Nigeria, has been adjudged as the best pay digital channel provider in Nigeria for the year 2013. This award was given by the P-126 Media Limited for 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…
- 5 May 2009
Exclusivity Element Important of Pay-TV Business-Hundah
Joseph Hundah, managing director, Multichoice Nigeria, since assumption of duty ten months ago in Nigeria has rolled out initiatives aimed at consolidating DSTV’s position in Pay-Tv business.…
- 10 Jul 2020
Pay-as-You-Go not Applicable to Pay TV – FCCPC
Mr. Babatunde Irukera,chief executive, Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), has stated that the pay-as-you-go billing model in telecommunications is not necessarily…
- 4 May 2018
The Future is Messy, End of Pay-Tv as We Knew It
David Abraham, founder of Wonderhood Studios on the value chain of pay-TV has offered insights into the trends observed and how audiences across Africa are changing. Abraham who spoke at the…
- 5 Mar 2016
FG Plans New Tax on Phone Calls, Pay Tv
Communication service subscribers may pay additional tax if a new Bill now being introduced by the National Assembly is enacted into law. The categories of communication services liable to the tax…
- 22 Jan 2020
DStv Emerges Preferred Pay TV Option for Nigerians
MultiChoice Nigeria’s DStv and GOtv platforms have emerged as Nigerians’ preferred Pay TV service providers for home entertainment during the festive season of November and December 2019, into…
- 5 Dec 2017
Telecommunications Services and Pay TV Services is Set to Grow by 2% in 2018, According to IDC
According to International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Telecom Services Database, Worldwide spending on Telecom Services and Pay TV Services is expected to reach nearly $1.7 billion in 2017, an…