MultiChoice is shutting down its streaming platform, Showmax, after eleven years of operation. The decision taken by the company was communicated to Showmax subscribers today. “We’re writing to inform you of an important update regarding Showmax,” the streaming platform said in the mail sent to its subscribers. “Following a comprehensive revie...
•MultiChoice logo and Ghana President John Mahama All does not appear to be well between Ghana and South African service provider, MultiChoice, as the duo are currently on each other’s neck over an increase in prices of DSTV’s services. In early August 2025, the Ghanaian government issued a firm ultimatum to MultiChoice Ghana, ordering the [&h...
French media giant Canal+ Group has completed a $3 billion deal to acquire the remaining 55% of MultiChoice Group, securing full ownership of the continent’s largest pay-TV operator and its popular platforms, DStv and GOtv. The acquisition, approved by the South African Competition Tribunal, marks a watershed moment in Africa’s broadcasting in...
MultiChoice Nigeria has slashed the price of its DStv decoder by 50 percent, from N20,000 to N10,000, in a move to reverse a steady decline in subscriptions. The company said the price cut was designed to attract more customers and enhance accessibility to its services. According to its Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, the new […]
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by MultiChoice Nigeria, owners of DStv and GOtv, challenging the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission’s (FCCPC) intervention in its recent subscription price hike. Delivering judgment, Justice Omotoso ruled that the suit constituted an abuse of ...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has instituted legal proceedings against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and its Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, for violating regulatory directives, obstructing an ongoing inquiry and engaging in conduct deemed violations of the provisions of the Federal Competition and Consum...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has directed MultiChoice Nigeria, the operator of DStv and GOtv, to maintain its current subscription prices pending the conclusion of an ongoing investigation into the company’s proposed tariff adjustment. The consumer watchdog disclosed this in a statement signed by its Director of C...
The federal government through the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has summoned MultiChoice Nigeria over its move to hike subscription rates for DStv and GoTV. Customers under the pay-TV company recently woke up to a notification of a hike in the subscription fees, reports Channels TV. The firm in a notice sent t...
Multichoice is set to increase the prices of its DStv and GOtv packages effective from March 1, 2025. This was disclosed in a statement to its customers today. The statement titled, “Price adjustments for DStv and GOtv packages,” read, “Dear Customer, please note that effective 1 March 2025, there will be a price adjustment on […]
•MD, MultiChoice Nigeria, John Ugbe MultiChoice Group Limited has written off $21 million deposited in Nigeria’s Heritage Bank following the financial institution’s liquidation earlier this year. This disclosure was contained in the company’s interim financial statements for the half-year ending September 30, 2024. The sum was classified as ir...
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