{"id":146637,"date":"2025-06-25T18:15:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=146637"},"modified":"2025-06-25T18:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:16:12","slug":"multichoice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepublicpulse.ng\/?p=146637","title":{"rendered":"To attract subscribers, MultiChoice cuts DStv decoder price by 50%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To attract subscribers, MultiChoice slashes DStv decoder price by 50%<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MultiChoice Nigeria has slashed the price of its DStv decoder by 50 per cent, dropping it from \u20a620,000 to \u20a610,000.<\/p>\n<p>The move, the Company announced, aimed to attract more customers and curb declining subscriptions.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released on Tuesday, the Firm&#8217;s Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe stated that the offer was a way of rewarding customer loyalty and delivering enhanced value to subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to ensure our customers feel appreciated and have access to the best entertainment every day. The \u2018We Got You\u2019 campaign is about making premium content more accessible and showing that DStv offers something for everyone, not just football fans&#8221;, he added<\/p>\n<p>By repositioning itself as a platform for daily value, DStv aims to encourage content discovery across a wider array of genres, including movies, drama, kids\u2019 programming, and news.<\/p>\n<p>This means more channels, more shows, and more reasons to tune in every day,\u201d the statement added.<\/p>\n<p>The company also announced a promotional offer granting subscribers a free upgrade to the next DStv package tier when they pay for their current plan in full between June 16 and July 31, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Multichoice maintained the price slash, and the free upgrade initiative is a response \u201cto the noticeable economic impact on the everyday lives of Nigerians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was coming after it lost 1.4 million subscribers between March 2023 and March 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that MultiChoice Nigeria increased its DStv and GOtv bouquet prices three times within 12 months \u2014 first in April 2023, followed by another hike in November 2023, and a third announced in April 2024, which took effect on May 1.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>(Punch, rejigged)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To attract subscribers, MultiChoice slashes DStv decoder price by 50% &nbsp; MultiChoice Nigeria has slashed the price of its DStv decoder by 50 per cent, dropping it from \u20a620,000 to \u20a610,000. The move, the Company announced, aimed to attract more customers and curb declining subscriptions. 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