In Nigeria, we spend so much time discussing and analyzing the prices of MultiChoice’s products. Yes, when DStv and GOtv prices change, the nation notices. Why? European football remains one of the finest products in Nigeria, and most people are affected with price changes. The implication is that unlike changes in the prices of cereal, milk, and garri, when DStv price changes, headlines emerge in the media world.
Personally, MultiChoice should not be blamed for a minor price change, because the price of everything has gone up. So, as we enjoy foreign products created in Manchester, Barcelona, etc, in the age of Naira FX paralysis, we must not expect to pay the same thing. But if you think otherwise, we have Enyimba FC in Abia, and it can entertain you for a smaller purse!
Sure, this is not to support any monopolistic power to clip money from customers. I am just commenting based on the reality on the ground, which is that a minor price increment for DStv and GOtv is in order. But where you think otherwise, you have a choice: go local and watch local sports! There is no need to demonize MultiChoice on this, and I hope no one should go to court as usual to compel it to return to the old price.
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Pay TV company, Multichoicehas announced new rates for its DStv and GOtv package offerings in Nigeria. The new development comes months after it announced and implemented a similar upward review of prices. In an internal memo seen by PREMIUM TIMES, the company said new prices would take effect from 6 November.
According to the memo, the premium package on DSTV will increase to N29,500 from N24,500. Compact Plus which cost N16,600 before will now go for N19,800 while Compact will cost N12,500 instead of N10,500. Confam will cost N7,400 and no longer N6,200, while Yanga subscribers will pay N4,200 as against N3,500.
The DStv Padi package will increase from N2,500 to N2,950. The company also moved its HDPVR Access Service, Access Fees, and Xtraview bouquets from N3,400 to N4,000.
Similarly, the GOtv Supa Plus package now costs N12,500 from N10,500 while Supa will cost N7,600 instead of N6,400. The Max package now costs N5,700, up from N4,850; while GOtv Jolli subscribers will now pay N3,950, up from its previous rate of N3,300.
The GOtv Jinja and GOtv Smallie packages were also increased from N2,250 to N2,700 and from N1,100 to N1,300, respectively. The firm blamed the rise in the cost of business operations for the increase.
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Is there anyone protesting the cost of cooking gas, or do we have more MultiChoice subscribers than LPG users? Obviously no one is qualified to protest on TV subscription increament, certainly not when you have not protested for prices of essentials that have gone up. Who’s protesting for cement price?
This one is a non issue, as it stands now.
You should be thinking that when you buy your cement, gas or other products, you make full use of them.
When you buy each of the multi-choice product in Nigerian where nation’s power supply gives light 3times in a month, you bearly buy fuel to run your generator, or you could possibly buy thrice or more in a month. As the month ends, multi-choice cancelled the subscription and expect you to subscribe another..
Please you should try and be fair in your judgement no matter how much you are paid to do so.
If I subscribe for a data and couldn’t exhaust it before the end of the month, the network subscriber give me the opportunity to roll over unused data.
The masses is simply asking for the multi-choice to charge according to usage, if not exhausted at the end of the month, then roll it over to the new month, period. If the Nigerian economy moves them to charge each package 100k, no problems, who can subscribe will subscribe.
This article is a clear indication of how some Nigerians can sell other Nigerians without any qualms as there is no conscience on the former’s part.
Why would such increases be in order? Why the ridiculing of Nigerian club (and local football by extension)? Why the swipe at local media?
It is rather disheartening that some of the people from Nigeria are the very one’s selling Nigerians and cheering just for their pecuniary gain.
Na Dem know. More losses of customers. The economy is too harsh