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Samleke77:

I have a smart tv also

But I can only watch Netflix and Showmax

How can I get other stations and football?

the app
You have options to watch in HD or FHD

Samleke77:

Does it show adverts during game

Or connection cut off and starts reconnecting?

No adverts

Success957:
If you want to know the characteristics of a non living thing, ask a woman to describe what kind of man she wants. What ever she says is your answer

LZAA:


Your idea is laudable but it can't work
Dstv pay sky upwards a billion or more to broadcast premier league football
Then pay Uefa close to that for UCL rights
Someone has to pick up the tab

But you would agree with me at the rate at which they are loosing customers , they may not be able to keep up with payments if this trend continues for a few years....why they are still floating is because of mainly football matches they air

My submission is not a silver bullet, it would be modified but what I pointed out is the bane of their problem and the solution is most viable ...if they want to fine details , Iet them me

It is more than enough or you simply do not n shut it.

Ikaeniyan0:
The only reason I still subscribe is because of premier league and UEFA champions league. In fact, the only time I switch on the TV is when I want to watch football

I stopped Dstv 3years ago. I want to dash out my explora sef

chigoziri2403:
How many hours in a day do one watch dstv
If they don't introduce pay per view, they will sink further
I have long abandoned them,I have a smart tv and can view anything I want, watch all the football ⚽️ on the continent at my convenience

Pay per view is actually more expensive

https://nairaland.unblockandhide.com/8412225/nigerians-afford-pay-per-view-tv

Here is the part many people still do not understand. Pay-per-view is not just another subscription model. It is a separate service where viewers pay an additional one-time fee to watch exclusive live events. These are not your average football matches or soap operas. PPV is for blockbuster fights, high-stakes UFC showdowns, or exclusive concerts. You pay once, you watch once, and that is it. It is not Netflix, it is not YouTube, and it certainly is not DStv Catch-Up.

In fact, Pay-TV like DSTV does not even offer PPV. Let that sink in. If you are watching a Champions League final or a UFC main event, you are not paying extra. You are watching it as part of your existing subscription. No hidden or additional charges. No tricks. Just the monthly bouquet, a stable signal, and whatever power source you can afford that evening.

So when people scream, “Why can’t we have PPV like abroad?”, they miss the plot. Abroad, PPV can cost $80. Here, that’s half your salary. Meanwhile, DStv bundles the same content into your monthly plan. That’s a steal, not a scam.

Let’s do the math. A ₦100,000 PPV ticket, which is less than the average of $80 (₦130,000), is more than two to three months of DStv subscription or a whole year of GOtv. For a country where the minimum wage is ₦77,000 and salaries barely cross ₦200,000, that’s not access. That’s financial suicide.

Please forget comparisons to the US or UK. Over there, $80 is lunch money. Over here, it’s food, transport, and school fees. Systems differ. Wallets do too.

The truth? Hardly anyone in Nigeria is paying for PPV, because they don’t have to. TV is already made accessible with our Pay-TV. So before you attack broadcasters, where the real problem lies. The naira is in freefall, inflation is wild, and income is stuck. Access isn’t the issue. Affordability is.

So the next time you are tempted to go online and shout about how Nigeria deserves real PPV, take a step back. Ask yourself if you can genuinely afford it without going hungry for two weeks. If the answer is no, then it is time to renew your regular subscription, plug in your rechargeable fan, and pray for NEPA. Because in Nigeria, PPV is not a right. It is a reckless indulgence.

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Fvck Multichoice— very greedy,highly exploitative company!

almarthins:


Mtn wan kill you too?

yes ooo

descartes400:


Pay per view is actually more expensive

So if I have the opportunity to watch once a month, it's termed expensive

frugal:


What do you watch on dstv though? I sold my dish the moment I installed fiber network in my home.

What's that

Ambassadors:
I stopped Dstv 3years ago. I want to dash out my explora sef

Lol come and dash me or sell to me at a giveaway price

They are now repeating movies too frequently. Both Hollywood and Nollywood. You can now guess the movies they will repeat today and you will be 70% right.

I am surprised they are still spending billions using diesel in their offices Nationwide when they should have switch to Solar system many years ago to cut down running cost.

Their offices are loaded with energy wasting/guzzling equipment instead of energy efficient equipment. Maybe that's why they are shifting the costs to subscribers.

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Exactly.

Maybe the government, through NTA should just buy and take it over and make it free for all.

tuoyoojo:


But you would agree with me at the rate at which they are loosing customers , they may not be able to keep up with payments if this trend continues for a few years....why they are still floating is because of mainly football matches they air

And the Viewing centres that depend on it . The moment the viewing centres get an alternative that really works well, it's bye bye to DSTV unless they crash their prices , which they can do because they control the market.

Nobody likes spending more but if we’re being honest, very few platforms give us the kind of consistent value DStv does. [quote author=AnonPoet post=135649440][/quote]

DStv wasn’t for everybody before. You watched AIT & NTA and minded your business.
Now they made it affordable, and suddenly you think you’re entitled to HD football for 5k per month. Na you spoil yourself.

chigoziri2403:

the app
You have options to watch in HD or FHD

What’s the name of the app?

lwisee:


No adverts

Name of website or app you use pls?

Any business as big as DSTV will be persecuted in Nigeria. Look at DR and look at how he has had to fight to survive. We dont love ourselves.

JamesParden:
DStv wasn’t for everybody before. You watched AIT & NTA and minded your business.
Now they made it affordable, and suddenly you think you’re entitled to HD football for 5k per month. Na you spoil yourself.

In the UK where EPL is hosted, you pay fortnues to watch a single match between Man U and Man City. Here you watch everything, Many Nigerians living abroad cannot afford to watch CNN. Here CNN is like water. Pray that one day we dont chase all our investors away. We mouth our love to have investors, yet we harrass them when they invest. If not for clout, maybe DR would have become history (abandoned project) within its first year. Everyone wants to government and now everyone wants to one party. Political office, especially when you are in the good books of the big men in power, seems like the only thriving business that is now.

Ikaeniyan0:
The only reason I still subscribe is because of premier league and UEFA champions league. In fact, the only time I switch on the TV is when I want to watch football

I pay N30k a month to watch Champions league. I'm very happy the season has ended. I will resume again by August.

jamesversion:


I pay N30k a month to watch Champions league. I'm very happy the season has ended. I will resume again by August.

Hahaha

frugal:


What do you watch on dstv though? I sold my dish the moment I installed fiber network in my home.

I am hearing fiber network for the first time. I will check it out

mastermaestro:


You see that repetition of programs en, I detest it! The fact that apart from live matches there is nothing more to watch makes dstv and gotv pricing a rip-off. Repeating old and useless movies irritates me. Another evil they have been doing in recent times is the shutting down of interesting channels.

I worry less about the pricing in itself. My major focus is their content. What am I paying for? If I am not watching football, what else is worth the pay?

You just said it all!!!
Showmax and Netflix was our saving grace until the advent of apps like Moviebox which gives you the options of paying for streaming and ed content or g up for a free limited use of services . Their days are numbered. They either tow the path of Netflix and Co or be history because other digital content providers also feature live matches options on their portal.

DammyAdeb16:
Nobody likes spending more but if we’re being honest, very few platforms give us the kind of consistent value DStv does.

I beg to differ
What consistent value?!
Is it the repetitionS
Is it the showing of more Old movies than current ones?
Again I ask what consistent value?

Metro is doing well in PH. Please forget DS whatever

Success957:
I've abandoned my DSTV since 5 years ago, SLTV is the best

SLTV with poor picture quality. Imagine using your 4k TV to watch SD contents. Isn't that bizarre?