DSTV Increases Subscription Fee

Starting from 1 September, 2012, DStv subscribers would pay more to access its content except for those who renew their subscription before it expires, the company has said.

Subscribers that renew their subscriptions before it expires would get 10 percent discount and would pay a little less than their previous monthly subscription.

The new subscription rates are DStv Family, now N3000 from N2,800; DStv Compact now N5,000 from N4,800; DStv Compact Plus now N7,500 from  N7,000 and DStv premium now N11,000, from the previous N10,000.

There is, however, no increase in the prices of DStv Access which remains at N1,500, while the dual view access fee for HDPVR both remains at N1,800.

The Managing Director of MultiChoice Nigeria, Mr. John Ugbe, explained at the weekend in Lagos that the price increase was due to ongoing increases in the company’s operational and ancillary costs which include  content acquisition and development, technical infrastructure, satellite lease, facilities and maintenance.

He also said the increase is necessary to ensure that quality programming is sustained.