Broadcasting
Get the Best Festive Inspirations from these DStv Channels
The best time of the year is here and filled with happiness. For many, this season is the only time to unwind and spend with family. However, to make this happen in the most positive and fun way possible, you must set a few things in place.
In genuine Nigerian fashion, we need Jollof rice and the kind of salad with nine lives. We also need music, some festive decorations and several other types of food. Most importantly, we need things to entertain us. This is where DStv come in! It is important to switch things up from year to year to avoid monotony, and the DStv channels below will give you all the inspiration you need to make this happen.
1. Africa Magic: Africa Magic mostly makes this list because of Turn Up Friday. The show is the perfect way to have great family fun without breaking the bank. All you need is some cold Pepsi and a subscription that allows you access to AM Family and AM Urban, and you are ready to have a good time. It also helps that Africa magic has a slew of content from Showcase to Family to help you entertain the numerous guests you’ll have this season.
2. Honey TV: Honey TV is the home of inspiration. The channel has everything from fashion ideas to setting up parties and even the best way to ‘funkify’ African foods. Interestingly, it also has a little drama with shows like ‘Pastors Wives’ to help make things spicy if it fits the mood.
3. The music stations: This one explains itself. Do you need music to party? Don’t worry! DStv will come to the rescue. You have Hip TV, Soundcity, MTV Base, all the different Trace channels, DMX, Urban Music, and Afro Music to spoil you for musical choice. Just amp up the music and get the party started!
4. Food Network: If you need inspiration for how to make festive deserts, this channel has you covered! This station will help you download thousands of recipes to try out. Even better, with the ideas from the various TV shows on the platform, you and your children or partner can bond by trying them out. We promise it will be great fun, and it’s very far from the usual family hangouts or dates, so exciting!
5. E!: This channel is here because they have great photoshoot ideas. Yes! We are tired of seeing 5 million photos of families in pyjamas under the Christmas tree. Maybe keeping up with the Kardashians or the numerous other celebrity families and watching what they are doing for New Year shoots will inspire you to have a more creative New Year picture. We can only hope!
6. Vuzu: Vuzu is one of the most entertaining channels on DStv, and sadly people are sleeping on it. This station has talent shows, cooking shows, game shows, reality shows, and even the best international TV series. If you want a super-bougie new year, this is the channel to stay tuned to all season long!
7. M-Net: All the M-Net channels are the gifts that keep giving. They have a host of Christmas films this season on the stations. If you want to fill your house with Christmas spirit and cheer, then M-Net is probably the best way. The channel will also take you back with phenomenal Christmas classics that would be great to share with your kids and family – it screams nostalgia! Need we say more?
8. The kids’ channels: Just like with music, this explains itself. Trust channels like Disney, Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and others to pull out all the stops for the festive season. If your kids aren’t already supper jazzed up for the season, let these channels help you get them in the spirit.
There are over 100 more channels available on DStv that will be spreading holiday cheer all season long. So, stay connected and enjoy the best entertainment from the comfort of your home. If you have to be out and about, remember that your decoder can follow you anywhere with the DStv app.
Also, as part of the Christmas cheer, DStv will gift you by upgrading your subscription when you pay for a new month’s viewing between December 20 to January 5, 2023. Stay connected by dialling *288# or using the MyDStv App to avoid getting disconnected.
Broadcasting
How to Beat DStv Price Increase with ‘Price Lock’ Feature
In today’s fast-paced world, where every penny counts, finding ways to save on essential services is more important than ever. And as part of its commitment to customer satisfaction, DStv has reiterated its “Price Lock” feature.
This is in response to the upcoming tariff increase, which the company understands may impose some financial strain on its valued customers.
What exactly does the “Price Lock” feature entail? The “Price Lock” feature offers customers the opportunity to retain their subscriptions at the current rate for 12 months.
To use the “Price Lock” feature, customers simply need to renew their subscriptions before the due date each month, ensuring uninterrupted access to their favourite DStv content at the current rate for the next 12 months.
But here’s the catch: only customers with an active subscription by the 30th of April qualify for this offer, when the tariff adjustment comes into effect.
Make sure you don’t miss the price lock offer! Simply download the MyDStv or MyGOtv app or dial *288# to subscribe, upgrade, or set up Auto-Renewal.
Broadcasting
OJI Demands Ban on Netflix, TikTok, Others over Same-Sex Content
Civil Society Organisation (CSO) under the auspices of Open Justice Initiative (OJI), has threatened to drag the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to court if it fails to ban Netflix, TikTok, and others over the alleged broadcast of offensive same-sex content on Nigeria’s airwaves.
The CSO, also urged NBC to ban other social media platforms, including X, formerly known as Twitter, Facebook, etc with regard to the subject matter.
Donald Ayibiowu, lawyer and programme officer of OJI, gave the warning in a letter addressed to Mr. Charles Ebuebu, director-general of the NBC.
The certified true copy of the letter titled: “Need to ban and bar the continuous broadcast of offensive same-sex contents on Nigeria’s airwaves by Netflix and other specialised broadcast outlets”, made available to newsmen in Abuja, was received by the Commission on April 23, 2024.
The letter said, “We write to draw the esteem attention of your commission to some obnoxious and repugnant same-sex contents being aired or transmitted by some broadcast outfits operating within the Nigeria broadcast space, which platforms includes Netflix and some social media entities.
“These abhorrent contents being campaigned about borders on the promotion of amorous relationships between persons of same sex on the said platforms.
“We received complaints on this topic from well-meaning Nigerians and religious organisations and further discovered that the broadcast contents/materials on these platforms are laced with embedded scenes/episodes where same-sex relationships are practically being propagated.
“We also conducted research on some social media platforms like TikTok, Twitter (X), Facebook (Meta), etc with regards to this subject, and found same hazardous and illegal same-sex content being promoted and transmitted.
“It is clear that there is an agenda to surreptitiously lure the unsuspecting young population of this country to this satanic habit/lifestyle of same-sex practice in Nigeria by subtly introducing same through entertainment and showbiz industry, albeit through the airwaves.
“It is now commonplace to see some of these illegal contents being conveyed on social media and specialised platforms in Nigeria.
“We wish to point out that these contents are clearly being aired or transmitted in contravention of our extant laws such as Sections 4(2) and 5(2} of the Same-Sex Mariage (Prohibition) Act, 2013,” he said.
The lawyer said the act being subtly propagated and promoted via the mediums was targeted at destroying the moral fibre and rectitude, erode, dislodging and polluting the society with unacceptable inhuman values.
He said it was also to erode the age-long cultural practices and sacred religious belief system of male and female gender only as created by God Almighty.
Ayibiowu said, that if the commission failed to block, restrict or scrap the same-sex promotional material/contents from Nigeria airwaves, “we shall proceed to seek further redress in pursuit of our goal of saner Nigeria airwaves”.
Broadcasting
FCCPC to Review Multichoice’s Tariff Hike
Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has promised to review recent price increases in MultiChoice cable subscriptions to ensure subscribers in Nigeria get value for their money.
Recall that the leading pay TV operator, recently announced increase in the subscriptions for its DStv and GOtv packages by at least 25 per cent.
Multichoice announced the increase in tarrifs in a message sent to subscribers on Wednesday and said that the new regime will be effective May 1.
The company stated this in the statement signed by John Ugbe, chief executive officer was titled, ‘Price Adjustment on DStv and GOtv Packages.’
The pay-TV firm cited the rise in the cost of business operations as the rationale behind the price increase.
The company said, “We understand the impact this change may have on you – our valued customer, but the rise in the cost of business operations, has led us to make this difficult decision.
“It remains our mission to provide the best entertainment and viewing experience to you and are committed to continue to deliver high-quality content and unparalleled service. So, from Wednesday, 1 May 2024, the price adjustment will take effect.”
But Adamu Abdullahi, acting chief executive officer, FCCPC, in a chat with Channels Television on its Dateline Abuja programme on Thursday, provided an update on the summons issued to the owner of a Chinese store in Abuja accused of discriminatory and sharp practices.
He also commented on the adherence to the order given to the Abuja Electricity Distribution Company, stating that sanctions are imminent for all verified infractions identified by the agency.
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