Tag: MultiChoice
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Broadcast fetters and the antics of Multichoice and Star Times, By Okoh Aihe
By Okoh Aihe I am sure as the coming of tomorrow that whoever doubted the capacity and intention of the 6th edition of the National Broadcasting Code recently released by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), is already convinced beyond all reasonable doubt, as the cliché would canvass, of the strength of that instrument. In so…
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Reps order NCDC to test MultiChoice CEO for COVID-19
The House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating non- implementation of the pay- as -you- go tariff plan by satellite broadcasters and DSTV subscription price increase has asked Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control NCDC, Dr. Ihekweazu Chikwe, to locate the Chief Executive Officer of multiChoice (operators of DSTV), John Ugbe and…
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Multichoice set to sack over 2000 workers
Naspers’ pay-television business MultiChoice Group, owners of DSTV is planning to lay off close to 2,200 workers in a shake-up of its customer care service, the company said on Friday. The axing will affect workers in South Africa. MultiChoice, which competes with Netflix in online streaming via Showmax, said in a statement it is launching…
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Subscription hike: Court rules in CPC, MultiChoice suit today
Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court, Abuja will today (Tuesday) give a ruling on the lawsuit brought before the court by the Consumer Protection Council against MultiChoice Nigeria over the latter’s alleged arbitrary increase in subscription rates payable by consumers of its digital television services. The CPC has been making efforts to compel…
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Multichoice appeals court order, insists on new tariffs for DSTV, GoTV
Sequel to a court judgement restraining MultiChoice Nigeria from implementing its proposed increase in subscription fee, the company on said on Friday filed an appeal against the order of the Federal High Court in Abuja. But, the Consumer Protection Council (CPC) insists the order of the high court stopping implementation of the new tariffs will…
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You can’t continue increasing tariffs on yearly basis, Reps warns MultiChoice
…sets up committee to investigate proposed hike in Dstv, Gotv subscriptions The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, resolved to investigate alleged exorbitant charges and refusal by Multi Choice Satellite Television company to adopt Pay-As-You-Go package option for customers. The house also mandated its Committee on Information and Culture, National Orientation, Ethics and Values to interface…