DStv to feature 3 northern TV stations
African broadcast giant, MultiChoice Nigeria has announced it will consider three Northern television stations on its DStv platform.
This decision was made following a parley organized by the management of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) between MultiChoice and CNG.
CNG had earlier in a petition accused MultiChoice Nigeria Limited of not featuring any northern-owned television channels on its DSTV platform, saying its “nepotistic business disposition” marginalized the North in the pay TV sector.
After receiving the petition, NBC called for a meeting between the two parties.
In a statement by spokesman of CNG, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman said MultiChoice appreciated the decent intervention and accepted three northern-based television channels; Liberty, Tozali and Rahama for consideration which would be a continuous process.
Suleiman added that MultiChoice assured that other eligible and interested northern-based television channels would be considered on DSTV.
CNG, on its part, linked the current security situation to lack of credible communication in the languages understood by natives, and urged MultiChoice to help bridge the vacuum.
The meeting was held at NBC office; in attendance are NBC management officials, top national officials of CNG and representatives of DSTV.
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