Tag: DSO
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DSO: Reformatting the Kano model for better results, By Okoh Aihe
The Digital Switchover (DSO) went to Kano State early in the month with some reloaded swagger and a little twist in the tale which at once looked very positive
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Giving the DSO process a meaning and little hope – Okoh Aihe
It can be a pain to see a good story and see the end of that story receding inexorably. In September 2009, former ITU Secretary General, Dr. Hamdoun Toure,
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For DSO, a little consideration for the ordinary Nigerian – By Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe The monetization and other advantages of the Digital Switchover (DSO) remain the most compelling narrative of this convoluting story. The entertainment sector will open up with foaming opportunities. The league of talents available in the sector will suddenly sponge up the opportunities – whether in the movies, music, comedy, live theatre shows,…
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Frightening auguries for a country’s DSO, By Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe If some miracles don’t happen very soon around the corner, the euphoria over the launch of the second phase of the Digital Switchover (DSO) which began in Lagos penultimate week, could as well be an ephemeral little bubble which doesn’t need the sharp accuracy of a needle to deflate. Pity that…
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For DSO, a new life in a season of expectations, By Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe The thing about the future is that it steals on you like a thief at night and you are hardly prepared. The launch of the second phase of the Digital Switchover (DSO), which looked very far away, is beginning tomorrow from Lagos. Whether it is the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) who should…
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BREAKING: FG orders GoTv, Startimes to migrate to FreeTV platform
The Federal Government says it has directed two PayTv platforms – GoTv and Startimes – to migrate their signals from self-carrying to any of the two licensed FreeTv signal distributors. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, who disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, said the directive was in line with the Digital…
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A needed DSO and protruding questions, By Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe One young lady from a radio station in Lagos searched me out. She had read a couple of my materials on broadcasting and needed to ask some questions on Digital Switchover (DSO) by way of getting some more understanding that she, in turn, could extend to her audience. This is a…
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FEC returns life to the DSO, By Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe Nigeria is not starved of good people to do us proud. On Monday, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala demonstrated this in making history as the first African and first woman ever to become the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) to global acclaim. Her first virtual press conference espoused the qualities for…
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FG stops subsidies on DSO
The Federal Government says there will be no more subsidies, either of set top boxes or Signal carriage as it plans to resume the rollout of Digital Switch Over (DSO), a transition from analogue to digital television broadcasting. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed disclosed this on Tuesday in Abuja at a…