Satellite television company, Multichoice has debunked reports circulating online that the company has reduced the subscription prices for users in Nigeria. Major Twitter accounts on X, yesterday, shared unconfirmed announcements of reduction in prices, led by @Maritemise_AD.
According to a source who spoke to Businessday, the entertainment company only reduced the prices of decoders.
“We only reduced our decoder prices and not subscription prices. The DStv Zapper was slashed from N65,000 to N22,900 while the Zapper and the dishkit were slashed from N100,000 to N57,900. For GOtv, the Pizza Box was slashed from N56,000 to N19,900 and all of these took effect from the 1st of June 2024”, the source said.
MultiChoice Nigeria is in the midst of a legal battle following a ruling by the Competition and Consumer Protection Tribunal (CCPT) that fined Multichoice Nigeria the total sum of N150 million for challenging the court’s jurisdiction and ordered the company to provide a one-month free DStv and GOtv subscription to users in the country.
The judgement was delivered two weeks ago by a bench of three judges, led by Justice Thomas Okosu.
A source informed Nairametrics today that Multichoice Nigeria has filed an appeal against the ruling.
Recall that Multichoice announced a price adjustment for DStv and GOtv packages on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.
Following a suit filed by Barrister Festus Onifade, the Tribunal issued an interim stay order that restrained MultiChoice from increasing its subscription rates pending the hearing and determination of a motion. Onifade sued Multi-Choice Nigeria Ltd and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission for unjustly increasing subscription fees without serving a statutory one-month notice to customers.
