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- 2 Apr 2020
Plus TV Africa Set To Launch On DStv in Nigeria
MultiChoice Nigeria, the leading video entertainment provider has just announced the launch of Plus TV Africa. Starting 3 April 2020, the channel will go live on DStv channel 408 to customers on…
- 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…
- 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…
- 28 Sept 2016
Tecno Mobile Expands Beyond Africa, Releases Phantom 6 & Phantom 6 Plus
Taking its first official step into the international scene, mobile technology giant, TECNO Telecoms launched its flagship devices the Phantom 6 and Phantom 6 Plus, last Sunday in one of the most…
- 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…
- 13 Apr 2015
IROKOtv, StarTimes Ink Exclusive Channel Deal
IROKOtv and StarTimes will today sign an exclusive deal at MIPTV, France,, for two brand new linear TV channels, IROKO Play and IROKO Plus, on the leading African pay TV platform. Available across 14…
- 4 May 2010
Sony Entertainment Television Presents HD TV to Winner
Sony Entertainment Television; a premium channel on the DStv bouquet has presented the winner of the Amazing Grace competition, Oluwatosin Cole with a Sony Bravia HD TV Set. While making the…
- 2 Dec 2015
MultiChoice Welcomes RCCG’s Dove TV on DStv
MultiChoice Africa is further expanding its religion genre with the addition of Dove TV, the official television station of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). The channel launches on DStv…
- 16 Oct 2016
Netflix Selects Spectranet for First Server Deployment in West Africa
Netflix, the World’s leading Internet TV service and Spectranet, Nigeria’s leading 4G broadband service provider, said they have successfully deployed one of the first dedicated Netflix servers in…
- 9 Dec 2014
MultiChoice Launches DStv Now App
Sport, movies, series and so much more is now available anytime, anywhere, thanks to DStv Now, a new App across Africa that allows subscribers to watch Live TV, enjoy DStv Catch Up and view the TV…
- 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…
- 7 Aug 2018
Startimes Decries Tariff Hike, Offers Free Viewing
StarTimes, leading pay-TV service provider has said that there is no basis for an increase in subscription price by any service provider in Nigeria. This is coming as StarTimes, announced a…
- 30 Nov 2018
StarTimes Launches New Brand “StarTimes ON” for OTT Business
Africa’s leading digital TV operator StarTimes launched a new brand for its OTT business, StarTimes ON, Africa's No.1 online video streaming service, dedicated to providing ultimate entertainment and…
- 9 May 2016
GOtv Connects 50 Int'l, Local Channels
In a bid to give Nigerians various option in the digital migration era, GOtv (Nigeria), said it has increased the number of local channels to 50. Similarly, twenty-four (24) and the Federal Capital…
- 12 May 2008
M-Net Launches AfricaMagic Plus on DStv
From Stand Up Zambia to Catwalk Kenya, from Idols to Living It, from Big Brother Africa 2 to Big Brother Africa 3. In the past 6 months M-Net has proudly continued to honor its African roots,…
- 18 Jan 2021
StarTimes to Outpace Competition by 2026 in Digital TV Penetration – Report
The African pay-TV market is set to reach 51 million subscribers by 2026, according to a report by London-based Digital TV Research Ltd. Almost 17 million pay-TV subscribers would be added between…
- 6 Jul 2016
Galaxy Tv Launches on DStv
MultiChoice Nigeria has recorded another goal with the addition of Galaxy TV, a popular free to air (FTA) channel from Lagos, to its DStv platform. Galaxy TV will broadcast current news from Nigeria,…
- 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…
- 26 May 2016
DStv Subscribers to Experience a Touch of French
Africa’s leading video entertainment provider MultiChoice Africa and French satellite pay-TV operator, CANAL+, are launching a new French add-on package that will offer all active DStv subscribers an…
- 21 Jul 2021
BBNaija Season 6 Premieres Saturday with Double Show
All is now set for the premiere of the sixth season of Big Brother Naija, Africa’s biggest reality TV show, this Saturday, 24 July. This following the conclusion of the open call auditions in May…
- 28 May 2019
EdoJobs-backed Startups Pitch to Investors
High-potential startups groomed by Edo State skills development agency, EdoJobs, at the Edo Innovation Hub, in Benin City, are on a tour of the investment community and innovation hubs in across…
- 11 May 2009
MTN Project Fame Here Again
MTN XtraCool, the youth brand of MTN Nigeria, has launched the second edition of world acclaimed talent discovery and nurturing reality music TV show, Project Fame West Africa. Project Fame has been…
- 6 May 2016
GOtv Celebrates Africa Day with New Nollywood Series on Africa Magic
To commemorate Africa Day, May 25, GOtv has earmarked the entire month of May as “Africa Month”. This is in celebration of home-grown content and will witness the introduction of six series on Africa…
- 25 Nov 2021
AVO TV Disrupts Nigeria’s PayTv Market, Gifts Subscribers 100 Free Channels
AVO TV, new free streaming app has said that it has come to disrupt the paytv structure in Nigeria and give the people the needed democracy to watch what they want on television, without breaking the…
- 5 Apr 2012
Mnet Unveils AfricaMagic New Channels
M-Net has expanded its pioneering AfricaMagic channels which deliver original stories, dramas, series and talk shows and has made available more details on the expansion to ensure that DStv audiences…
- 21 Feb 2015
Samsung Goes ‘Beyond The Limit’ in New Initiative
Samsung Electronics is introducing a range of products to the African market at the sixth annual Africa Forum in Antalya, Turkey, as the company continues to contribute to the continent’s ongoing…
- 21 May 2021
MTF Launches Colours of Africa Short Film Series in Celebration of Africa Day
MultiChoice Talent Factory (MTF) is proud to celebrate the love of African cinema with the Colours of Africa film series. The series will feature 16 films shot and directed by the MTF Academy’s Class…
- 19 Jan 2009
CNN, MultiChoice African Journalist Awards 2009 Entry Opens
Cable News Network (CNN) International and MultiChoice have opened entry for this year’s African Journalist schedule to hold in July. Tony Maddox, executive vice president and managing…
- 27 Jun 2022
AMAA-StarTimes Short Film Festival Empowers Local Filmmakers
This year the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) has partnered with StarTimes, the biggest pay-tv company in Nigeria, hosted the AMAA-StarTimes Short Film Festival (The Shorts). The Event is…
- 20 Apr 2020
MultiChoice Offers Upgrade to Higher Packages for Free
MultiChoice has announced that it will be rewarding DStv and GOtv subscribers, who are fully paid up on their subscriptions, with an upgrade to the next higher package at no extra cost. This offer…