Reps reject new DSTV price

The House of Representatives has mandated its committees on Information and Culture, National Orientation, Ethics and Values to interface with the Nigerian Communications Commissions (NCC), and conduct an inquiry into the planned introduction of a new price regime by Satellite Television Company, MNET for its DSTV and GOtv subscribers.

The committee which will also investigate the failure of MNET to adopt the “pay as you go” option for Nigerian subscribers is to report back to the House in eight weeks, for further legislative action.

The House adopted this resolution after the adoption of a motion entitled: “Need to Investigate the Exorbitant Charges and Refusal of Multi-choice Satellite Television to Adopt Pay- as -You -Go Package Option”, sponsored by Abbas Tajudeen.
Tajudeen had described as insensitive, the trend in which in recent years, the prices of different bouquet of Multichoice Satellite Television outlets were increased. He outrightly condemned the refusal of the company to offer “pay- as- you- go” option on its digital satellite television.

He stated that the company on a yearly basis increases its various packages which cause financial strain on its subscribers.He went further to say that “In 2013, the monthly subscription increased by 7-10 percent in 2014 by 10-15 percent and in 2015 by 10-22 percent and just recently, the company sent a notification of another price increase with effect from May.

“DSTV does not have pay- as- you- go plan like most similar communication companies around the world, thereby making its subscription plan to expire at the end of the monthly subscription period, whether or not the subscriber uses the services,” he said.

He argued that the regular increase in the prices of the various bouquet and MNET”s failure to adopt a “pay- as -you- go” payment option goes against globally acceptable fair business practice.

He expressed concern on the seeming inability of the relevant regulatory agencies to police the industry.

CNN MultiChoice ''African Journalist Awards '' Will Be Screened On AfricaMagic World, October 19

Tune in this Saturday as DStv brings audiences across Africa coverage of the prestigious CNN MultiChoice African Journalism Awards 2013, which saw Kenya awarded in one category – Television General News.The Awards, that were recently hosted in Cape Town, South Africa will premiere in an exciting one hour show on AfricaMagic, DStv channel 155 on Saturday 19 October at 18:30 CAT.
This year’s awards saw Msindisi Fengu and Yandisa Monakali, from South Africa being awarded the top prize, with them both sharing the overall ‘CNN MultiChoice African Journalist of the Year’ Award for their work ‘Investigation series: School hostels of Shame’.Tune in and make sure you don’t miss the highly contested Awards to see all the winners from the various categories from this year’s event.
The Awards will also be re-

''screened on Sunday 20 October at 11:00 CAT and Wednesday 23 October at 15:00 CAT.Additionally, AfricaMagic World will also screen a half hour show of the Awards, on Monday 21 October at 19:30 CAT and Tuesday 22 October 16:00 CAT.

MultiChoice Adds 43 New Resource Centres For Learning In Benue State.

In a bid to expand new learning platforms to schools across the country, MultiChoice, Nigeria’s leading provider of premium pay entertainment, has added 43 new resource centres to existing 201 to bring the number of its educational resource centres to 244 in 24 states across the federation.

The announcement was made during the commemorative commissioning ceremony of eleven new MultiChoice Resource Centres (MRC) in Benue State held at Mount Saint Gabriel Secondary School, Makurdi, recently. The Benue launch completed the schedule for the Phase Eight of the MRC project.

Beneficiaries of the audio-visual learning aid in Benue State are: Government College, Makurdi; Government Model Secondary School, Makurdi; Government Girls’ Secondary School, Makurdi; Mt. St. Gabriel Secondary School, Makurdi; Special Science Senior Secondary School, Makurdi; Tilley Gyado College, Makurdi; Government Secondary School (North Bank), Makurdi; NKST Secondary School, Makurdi; Mt. Carmel College, Makurdi, Community Secondary School, Makurdi and Methodist High school, Igumale.

Akin Salu, general manager, Trade and Distribution, MultiChoice Nigeria, who represented John Ugbe, the managing director, MultiChoice Nigeria, at the ceremony, said: “The launch of MultiChoice Resource Centres in Benue is happening almost 10 years after the inaugural launch of the project in Abuja in 2004 to commemorate what was then MultiChoice’s 10th anniversary in Nigeria.

Important Message From Multichoice To Her Subscribers.

Dear DStver,

MultiChoice wishes to inform you of changes to the current DStv 10% discount scheme.
From 31 August 2013, subscribers will no longer receive a 10% discount for paying their subscription before disconnection, but will be entered into an exciting new competition.
Guess what? All accounts that are paid before 31 August 2013 will still benefit from the current offer.
You can take last minute advantage of the 10% discount offer by renewing for multiple months.