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Affordable, Flexible Streaming Platforms May Kill PAYtv – Report
['Ebere Melum-Nwogbo', 'Ugo Onwuaso']
Nigerian CommunicationWeek
Streaming platforms are steadily expanding their appeal, offering consumers access to movies, sports (especially football matches and wrestling bouts), local content and international programs through smartphones, smart televisions and other internet-enabled devices.
AdvertisementThree of the major factors behind the changing behaviour of Nigerian television consumers are growing internet access, economic squeeze and changing demography.
One of its products, GOtv, initially designed for average Nigerians, has six packages, namely GOtv Supa Plus, GOtv Supa, Gotv Max, GOtv Jolli, GOtv Jinja and GOtv Smallie.
Similarly, following multiple tariff reviews, DStv Premium currently goes for N44,500 monthly; DStv Compact Plus N30,000; DStv Compact N19,000; DStv Confam N11,000; DStv Yanga N6,000 and DStv Padi N4,400.
AdvertisementBefore the advent of internet, traditional pay-TV operators had ruled the television viewing industry largely through channel packages, exclusive content and decoder penetration.