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Court bars FCCPC from stopping MultiChoice’s subscription price hike

The Federal High Court in Abuja issued an order on Wednesday, restraining the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission from taking any administrative actions against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited concerning the recent price increases for its DStv and GOtv services. In an ex parte motion filed by MultiChoice’s Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Moyosore J. Onigbanjo, the […]

MultiChoice denies DStv, GOtv subscription prices claims
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Abuja court quashes NBC’s 2.5% gross income demand for MultiChoice

The Federal High Court in Abuja has invalidated Section 2(10)(b) of the National Broadcasting Code, 6th Edition, which mandated broadcasters to pay 2.5% of their gross annual income as an Annual Operating Levy. This ruling came after a suit by MultiChoice Nigeria Ltd and Details Nigeria Ltd (GO TV) against the National Broadcasting Commission. Justice […]

MultiChoice denies DStv, GOtv subscription prices claims
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Tribunal grants withdrawal of MultiChoice Nigeria subscription price hike case

The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal has granted the withdrawal of a case challenging a subscription price increase by MultiChoice Nigeria. The decision was made on Monday by a three-member panel led by Thomas Okosu, following an oral application from Barrister Festus Onifade to withdraw his case against the Pay TV provider. Earlier, the tribunal […]

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Multichoice withdraws $184m from Nigeria in one year

Multichoice Group, a pay-TV operator, has reported that it repatriated $184 million (about N192.09 billion) from Nigeria during the fiscal year ending March 2024. This was disclosed by Multichoice in its consolidated financial statements released on Wednesday for the period under review, according to The Punch The financial report shows that the amount remitted was […]

MultiChoice denies DStv, GOtv subscription prices claims
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Multichoice to appeal court ruling on N150m fine, free subscription

Multichoice Nigeria has announced that it will appeal Friday’s verdict by the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal, CCPT, which imposed a N150 million fine for contesting the court’s jurisdiction. This follows the ruling of the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal for contesting the court’s jurisdiction, which fined Multichoice Nigeria N150 million for disregarding its orders. […]

MultiChoice denies DStv, GOtv subscription prices claims
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Multichoice fined N150m over DSTV, GOtv price hike

Multichoice Nigeria has been fined N150 million by the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal for contesting the court’s jurisdiction. Additionally, the business was directed to give Nigerians a complimentary one-month subscription to both DStv and GOtv. The tribunal had already barred Multichoice from increasing membership rates without providing the required notice, according to TVC. This […]

MultiChoice denies DStv, GOtv subscription prices claims
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Multichoice ignores court order, continues with DSTV, Gotv subscription hike

Pay TV provider, Multichoice Nigeria has proceeded with its plans to increase prices for DStv and GOtv subscribers, despite a recent court ruling temporarily prohibiting such actions. The company announced on April 24th its intention to hike prices for its cable services, effective from May 1st. However, a competition and consumer protection tribunal in Abuja […]

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Tribunal stops Multichoice from raising DStv, GOtv tariffs

The Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal in Abuja on Monday issued an interim injunction retraining Multi-Choice Nigeria Limited from raising its tariffs and the costs of its product packages, scheduled to start on 1st May. VANGUARD reports that, in response to an ex parte motion moved by the appellant Festus Onifade’s lawyer, Ejiro Awaritoma, a […]

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Multichoice blames FX shortage for DStv, GOtv subscription hike — FCCPC

The Acting Executive Vice Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, Dr. Adamu Abdullahi has said that Multichoice, an international Pay Television company has attributed its recent hike in the cost of Subscription for its DStv and GOtv in Nigeria to the inadequate supply of foreign exchange. This disclosure was made by Abdullahi […]

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Multichoice Nigeria hikes DStv, GOtv subscription prices

Multichoice Nigeria, a Pay-TV operator, has announced a hike in the price of its DStv and GOtv packages This follows the initial price review implemented on May 1, 2023. The latest price hike shows that the DStv Premium package increased from N29,500 to N37,000. Similarly, the DStv Compact+ went up from N19,800 to N25,000 while […]