Multichoice, a Broadcasting firm, raised the pricing of its offers in Nigeria on Wednesday, April 17, four months after the prior rise.
The revised prices will take effect on May 1, 2024.
The DStv Premium package now costs N37,000, up from N29,500 before the price rise. Similarly, the DSTV Compact+ package jumped from N19,800 to N25,000, while the Compact package climbed from N12,500 to N15,700.
The Confam package went from N7,400 to N9,300. The Yanga package climbed from 4,200 to N5,100, while the Padi package increased from N2,950 to N3,600. HDPVR was raised from N4,000 to N5,000, the Access Fees package from N4,000 to N5,000, and XtraView from N4,000 to N5,000.
While the Jolli package was increased from N3,950 to N4,850, the Jinja package moved from N2,700 to N3,300, and the Smallie package from N1,300 to N1,575.
Following the subscription increase, Nigerians are looking for better alternatives to MultiChoice.
Here are alternatives to DSTV and GOTV
StarTimes
The company, a major player in the Asian country’s Pay-TV market, has a considerable market share in some African countries, including Nigeria and Kenya.
Startimes has channels that include news, music, movies, and football channels, including exclusive rights to some football content.
SLTV
SLTV is a premier satellite television company based in Nigeria. Metro Digital Limited operates this direct-to-home satellite TV platform.
SLTV has over 50 HD channels with 10 Sports channels that show live football matches from the Premier League, Champions League, Laliga, Seria A, and UEL among others with a monthly subscription ranging from N5,000 and N2,500.
Android TV Box
Android TV Box is entertainment equipment that is connected to a TV set that allows you to enjoy your favourite films, videos, series, live programmes, and games.
Amazon Fire Stick
Amazon Fire Stick is a streaming device that plugs into your TV’s HDMI port and gives you access to a variety of streaming services, including Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+, and HBO Max.
You don’t need to pay a monthly fee to use the Fire TV Stick itself, but Prime membership increases its value.
IPTV
The advent of IPTV or Internet Protocol Television has also provided another option for consumers of live TV and on-demand content across multiple devices and has become a necessity for many households as it offers a plethora of foreign and live local channels and streaming services without the constraints of traditional cable or satellite setups.
This service however requires a strong internet service.
“For as little as N1,000 I now have access to thousands of channels made possible through IPTV” a user disclosed.
