Many Nigerians have finally switched from DSTV to SLTV decoders, powered by a new rapidly expanding and more reasonably priced pay television provider that is currently dominating the market, according to a recent survey monitored by ENigeria News.
After several years of loyalty to the Multi Choice-owned DTSV, ENigeria News has observed that most Nigerian families are fast switching to MetroDigital SLTV satellite dishes and decoders as their new source of unlimited home entertainment.
The decision of families to switch to the new pay TV service, which, by the way, is packed with exciting programs, is not unconnected, “incessant price hikes, repetition of programs, duplication of similar channels, duplication of substandard programs,” among other sighted issues.
It would be recalled that the South African-owned DSTV had enjoyed monopoly for years and generated billions of dollars in revenues from satellite TV subscriptions in Nigeria, which is said to be its biggest market in Africa.
However, in a shocking turn of events, the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC), in its amended broadcasting code 2022, aimed at eliminating monopolies in the cable TV market and directed that rights to programs should be increased and not exclusive anymore.
ENigeria News reports that the NBC code is meant to increase the number of players in the pay-TV and allow competition, considering that several Nigerian-owned cable TV companies have shut down due to MultiChoice’s monopoly on customer-driven programs.
However, it was also observed that on several occasions, DSTV had violated the directives of NBC, as well as an appeal court ruling that ordered it to relinquish the absolute rights of some of its programs to smaller pay-TV companies in Nigeria.
But despite the suppression and victimization allegedly orchestrated by DSTV and some powerful forces within the system, SLTV appears to be growing in leaps and bounds, as more Nigerians have embraced the latest ‘darling’ in the satellite TV market.
SLTV TV has a programming mix of 55 channels and pricing starting at N2,500 for the basic plan and N5,000 for the gold plan. It has different categories of programs, such as entertainment, movies, kids fun, and sports.
Other Factors That Worked Against DSTV
ENigeria News reports that a new wave of lifestyle and entertainment is before Nigerians, who have now fully embraced YouTube as a major streaming platform for movies, talk shows, podcasts, and documentaries. With more interesting features on the platform and over 2.7 billion active users, YouTube is now keeping movie buffs glued to their mobile devices more than ever.
Another game-changer is Tik Tok. Just for the comedy, fun, and laughing, more and more people are turning to TikTok, which also gives them the chance to make money while using the app.
“The only thing keeping me glued to my TV right now is soccer games; if not, my phone does the rest for me,” Kazeem told our correspondent in Lagos.
SLTV TV Channels List:
Sports channels
(1) Supersport Blitz (2) Supersport Variety (3) Supersport Variety (4) Supersport Action (5) Supersport Variety (6) Supersport Football (7) Supersport Laliga (ESPN) (9) Supersport Premier (10) Supersport Variety (11) Supersport Worldwide (12 (WW) (13) ESPN
The SLTV Metrodigital TV in Nigeria offers up to 10 sports channels that broadcast live football matches, including English Premier League, Champions League, La Liga, Seria A, Europa, and others.
Entertainment
(1) Food Network (2) Discovery (3) Nat Geo (4) Nat Geo Wild (6) Disc Family (7) Disney ( Nick (9) CBS Justice (10) E! (11) ID (12) CNN (13) Aljazeera (14) Disney Jr (15) Nick Jr (16) Cartoon (17) Boomerang (18) Jim Jam (19) PBS Kids (20) Zee World (21) MTV Base (22) Trace Africa (23) Trace Urban (24) TNT.
Movie and documentary channels
(1) History (2) TBN (3) Daystar (4) EWTN (5) Real-Time (6) Nollybox (7) Nollybox Epic ( Arise (9) TVC (10) Ait.
Other channels
(1) SS Football plus (2) FilmBox (3) FilmBox action (4) Telemundo (5) AN Yoruba (6) AN Hausa (7) AN urban (AN Igbo (9) AN Epic (10) Sure TV (11) Islam channel.
