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 aimed toward giving subscribers extra alternative and higher worth by means of 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 may have Easy, Starter, Select and Sports. The restructuring types 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 have been pushed by buyer suggestions and shifts in how audiences eat leisure throughout tv units, smartphones, tablets and laptops.
“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 meant to cut 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 shopper 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 motion pictures, native and worldwide collection, chosen soccer and different sports activities, youngsters’s programming and Africa Magic Showcase.
For sports activities fanatics, DStv Sports will value N21,000 month-to-month and provide each Premier League and UEFA Champions League match, alongside WWE, UFC, the Europa League and ESPN content material, together with the NBA. The bundle may also embrace all normal 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 comparable to Formula 1 and MotoGP, Grand Slam tennis, main golf tournaments and first-run worldwide collection on M-Net.
Alongside the bundle modifications, MultiChoice introduced a refresh of its film choices by means of the introduction of M-Net Movies+, M-Net Stars and M-Net Legends. The firm stated the modifications have been meant to offer sooner entry to new releases and scale back repetitions.
For prospects preferring streaming, DStv Stream might be out there as a standalone service from N6,000 month-to-month. The utility will permit subscribers to look at content material on suitable sensible TVs, tablets and cellular gadgets with out requiring a bodily decoder or satellite tv for pc dish. MultiChoice additionally introduced a decoder promotion providing an entire package, 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 can be mechanically 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 shedding 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 inner consideration as the corporate continued to evaluate rising AI rules and their implications for content material high quality and platform integrity.
