30 results
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 29 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…
- 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 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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"…
- 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.…
- 19 Nov 2024
Global Telco, Pay-TV Spend Up 2.4 Percent in 2024- IDC
Global spending on telecommunications and pay-TV services will reach $1,544 billion in 2024, representing an increase of 2.4 per cent year-on-year, according to the Worldwide Semiannual Telecom…
- 3 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 19 Jan 2018
TSTV: Disappointment as Pay-Tv Fails Deliver on Excitement
The hype that greeted the newly launched satellite Television, TSTV seem to have died down as my Nigerian still remain in oblivion as to the status or fate of the provider. Many Nigerians who…
- 25 Aug 2020
Pay-TV Operators Hike Tariffs amid COVID-19
Satellite service providers have raised their rates amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, according to messages sent to customers, the increase is over 10 per cent averagely. MultiChoice Nigeria on August…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 26 Nov 2014
ACTV, Home Grown Pay Tv Goes Live December 1
African Cable Television, (ACTV) pronounced ACTIVE, ‎a Nigerian -owned multi-media company that offers direct-to-home (DTH) pay-TV services, will be launched on December 1,according to the…
- 21 Jul 2020
StarTimes Strengthens Digital-TV Migration Drive with Pay-As-You-Go Bundle
StarTimes Nigeria, affordable pay-television platform says it has brought access to those that were excluded from enjoying the beauty of pay-TV through its pay-as-you-go bundle. This is even as 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…
- 27 Jun 2016
DStv Owners Shift Focus from Floundering Pay- TV Market
Naspers has revealed that a loss of 288 000 direct-to-home (DTH) pay-TV subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa has prompted the company to reposition its business in order to deflect any potential…
- 25 Nov 2016
StarTimes Unveils Integrated Digital TV Set
StarTimes Nigeria, a foremost pay-tv and technology company has unveiled its newest innovation and smart option for Nigerians - the integrated HD digital TV set. The new television product…
- 10 Aug 2026
Affordable, Flexible Streaming Platforms May Kill PAYtv - Report
Nigeria’s pay-TV industry is facing one of its toughest periods in years as consumers increasingly migrate from conventional antenna and decoder-based television services to cheaper, more flexible…
- 17 Nov 2015
NBC Selects Paywizard for Nigeria Digital TV Switchover
Paywizard, the specialist in subscriber management for pay-TV, said that it has been selected by Inview, the broadcast and OTT software and services specialist, and the National Broadcasting…
- 12 Jul 2018
Kwesé TV, 9mobile Enter Distribution Agreement
Kwesé TV, Nigeria’s newest satellite pay-TV network, and leading telecommunication company in innovation, 9mobile have signed a distribution agreement for the sale of Kwesé TV decoders through…
- 31 Jan 2017
Kwese TV, Africa's Newest Satellite Network Begins ‘Pay-Per-View’ Broadcast
Kwesé TV, the brainchild of Econet and Africa’s newest satellite network has launched. The Kwesé Network’s Pay-TV satellite service started broadcasting on Monday, beaming Kwesé’s full suite of…
- 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…
- 13 Aug 2021
TStv Inks MoU to Migrate MyTV Customers
TSTV , a Nigerian Direct To Home Pay TV operator has reached an agreement with STRONG Technology Ltd. to migrate its MyTV customers on SRT 497S-HEVC decoders to the TStv Africa pay-TV platform. Mr…