Johannesburg, South Africa – MultiChoice don dey shake things for DStv as dem announce big price cut for decoders, starting from November 1, 2025. E go sweet pass palm wine as dem slash standalone HD decoder price to R300, wey be 40% savings if you buy am online. If you wan add installation, e go cost R700, but wetin be small chop, right?
Di price cut no be only for online o; retail stores like Game and Makro go dey offer up to 30% discount too. Na good move as DStv dey try pull new customers and keep di old ones wey dey vex because of high prices. Na Canal+ wey don take over MultiChoice dey push dis changes, and dem sabi say competition no dey sleep, especially with streaming giants like Netflix and Showmax stealing show.
As we dey celebrate 30 years of DStv, MultiChoice dey plan Open Time from November 7 to 9, wey go give active subscribers free access to all channels. Na who no go enjoy free channels? Meanwhile, DStv Premium subscribers go dey enjoy extra two streams on any device from November, making am four in total. Na wah, no more fights over remote by family again!
But no be all sweetness; while decoder prices dey drop, subscription fees still dey hold strong. For Nigeria, entry-level DStv Padi na N4,400 per month, while di Compact ones dey N19,000, and Premium dey reach N29,000. E be like say naira dey try chop our money small small, so people dey shift go streaming services.
Public reaction no dey too sugarcoated. For social media, people don dey complain say cut wey MultiChoice do no reach wetin dem really need. “Cut di monthly fees first,” one user yan as dem dey push for affordable prices. MultiChoice wan increase decoder sales as dem dey fight to win back all di subscribers wey don run away because of di high cost to watch their favorite shows.
Dey admit say e no easy, as subscriber numbers don drop sharply. Di company lose over 2 million subscribers across Africa recently, with about 1.4 million of dem na Nigeria alone. So, MultiChoice sabi say if dem no act fast, dem fit enter wahala as streaming services dey rise.
In summary, dis decoder price slash na serious strategy to bring back customers and make DStv more attractive. As dem dey play their cards for future, e go be interesting to see how dis go affect competition and di overall market.
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