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Multichoice: Court stops planned increase in DStv, GOtv packages
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the stoppage of Multichoice Nigeria Limited’s planned rise in DStv and GOtv subscription costs.
Newstrends reports that Multichoice Nigeria Limited, had last week announced another price increment across its DStv and GOtv packages effective May 1, 2024.
The company attributed the price increases to “rise in the cost of business operations” in Nigeria.
According to the notice signed by Multichoice CEO, John Ugbe, and sent to its subscribers and customers via email last week Wednesday, a copy of which was sighted by our Correspondent, the new prices for DStv packages are Premium package will now cost N37,000 monthly as against the current N29,500 subscription fee.
The price of the Compact+ bouquet has also increased to N25,000 from 19,800 monthly.
DStv said subscribers on its Compact bouquet will now pay N15,700 as against N12,500 they are currently paying, while those on the Confam package are to pay N9,300, compared to N7,400 currently being paid.
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Under the new price regime, viewers on DStv Yanga bouquet will now be paying N5,100 for the monthly subscription, instead of the N4,200 currently being paid.
Padi subscribers will, from May 1, 2024, be paying N3,600 instead of the current N2,950 price.
HDPVR Access subscribers will pay N5,000 as against the N4,000 being paid now.
For GOtv users, Multichoice said customers on its Supa Plus package will now be paying N15,700, from the current price of N12,500. Its Supa bouquet will now go for N9,600 as opposed to the current N7,600 being charged.
GOtv Max subscription has also increased to N7,200 from N5,700 while its Jolli package will go for N4,850 from N3,950. Multichoice said its customers on the lowest GOtv package, Jinja, will be paying N3,300 monthly, as opposed to N2,700 they are currently paying.
Users of Smallie will now be paying N1,575 as against N1,300
Recall that Multichoice had increased its subscription fees twice in the past year.
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