Mmachi Okafor
MultiChoice Nigeria, a CANAL+ firm, has unveiled a simplified bundle ‘ Expect More’ lineup for DStv and GOtv subscribers, with the brand new construction scheduled to take impact on November 5, 2026.
The announcement was made at a press briefing held on the firm’s headquarters in Victoria Island, Lagos, the place executives outlined modifications geared toward giving subscribers extra selection and higher worth by packages tailor-made to their viewing preferences.
Under the brand new construction, DStv subscribers will select from 4 packages: Starter, Select, Sports and Premium, whereas GOtv prospects could have Easy, Starter, Select and Sports. The restructuring varieties half of CANAL+’s broader technique to develop a extra unified, customer-focused portfolio following MultiChoice’s integration into the group.
Chief Executive Officer of MultiChoice Nigeria, Kemi Omotosho, stated the modifications had been pushed by buyer suggestions and shifts in how audiences eat leisure throughout tv units, smartphones, tablets and laptops.
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“Our focus is on giving subscribers better value and access to the entertainment they love,” Omotosho said throughout her keynote presentation. “The strength of our platform is the combination of African entertainment, leading international content, and unrivalled live sports in one place. We’ve reimagined our packages to better reflect how customers watch today, with tailored options specifically for general entertainment and sports fans.”
During the chief media question-and-answer session, Omotosho defined that the restructuring was supposed to scale back bundle confusion and assist subscribers select choices that higher match their pursuits and budgets. She added that, regardless of the corporate’s integration into CANAL+, pricing, channel packaging and day-to-day operations remained domestically pushed, with content material tailor-made to Nigerian client demand and financial situations.
During a product presentation led by Senior Vice President of Communications, Tope Oshunkeye, the chief group outlined the costs and content material out there throughout the brand new DStv packages.
The entry-level DStv Starter bundle, priced at N6,000 month-to-month, will introduce two new channels: SuperSport KICKOFF, which can broadcast the Premier League Match of the Week and chosen UEFA Champions League fixtures, and Africa Magic+, a vacation spot for native and worldwide leisure.
DStv Select, priced at N11,000 month-to-month, is designed for household viewing, combining films, native and worldwide sequence, chosen soccer and different sports activities, kids’s programming and Africa Magic Showcase.
For sports activities fanatics, DStv Sports will value N21,000 month-to-month and supply each Premier League and UEFA Champions League match, alongside WWE, UFC, the Europa League and ESPN content material, together with the NBA. The bundle can even embody all basic leisure channels out there on the Select tier.
DStv Premium priced at N44,500 will stay the flagship bundle, providing all of the content material out there on the Sports tier, alongside motorsport competitions corresponding to Formula 1 and MotoGP, Grand Slam tennis, main golf tournaments and first-run worldwide sequence on M-Net.
Alongside the bundle modifications, MultiChoice introduced a refresh of its film choices by the introduction of M-Net Movies+, M-Net Stars and M-Net Legends. The firm stated the modifications had been supposed to supply quicker entry to new releases and cut back repetitions.
For prospects preferring streaming, DStv Stream will probably be out there as a standalone service from N6,000 month-to-month. The software will permit subscribers to observe content material on suitable good TVs, tablets and cellular gadgets with out requiring a bodily decoder or satellite tv for pc dish. MultiChoice additionally introduced a decoder promotion providing a whole equipment, together with a dish and one-month entry-level subscription, for N15,000 throughout each DStv and GOtv platforms.
Addressing the transition for present subscribers, Vice President of Customer Value Management, Onyinye Ezenwa, stated lively accounts on legacy packages could be routinely mapped to new tiers providing equal or higher content material choice. She assured prospects with advance multi-month subscriptions that they’d retain their full pay as you go length with out dropping service time or experiencing interruptions.
Executives additionally responded to questions on future technological developments, together with synthetic intelligence and regional content material enlargement. They stated these areas remained beneath inside consideration as the corporate continued to evaluate rising AI laws and their implications for content material high quality and platform integrity.
