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COVID-19: MultiChoice slashes prices of DStv, GOtv decoders (See new rates)

Chief Customer Officer Of Multichoice Nigeria, Martin Mabutho, says there would be a price splash on DSTV and GOTV decoders beginning from Monday, 1st of February, 2021.

He made the disclosure while speaking at a media briefing held on Friday, 29th of January, 2021.

He explained that the economic impact of COVID-19 with the company’s decision to keep giving its customers quality entertainment drove them to make this decision.

The price splash would increase will see the Dstv HD decoder, dish kit with compact package subscription drop from N18,600 TO N9,900 on Confam package, while the GOTv decoder GOtennae with GOtv Jolli package subscription will go from N8,400 TO N6,900.

The discounted DStv and GOtv bundle offer will be available from Monday, February 1, 2021, for a limited time only.

The CEO explained that; “With this discount, we are lowering the entry barrier for new customers to get a DStv or GOtv decoder as staying connected to credible information and another quality programming can be comforting for many families during these trying times.”

Mabutho also listed some of the company’s relief strategies deployed during the first wave of the pandemic which includes cash donations of N200 million and N50 million to the Federal Government and Lagos State Government respectively, N400 million to the creative industry, whose professionals experienced disruptions in productions; donation of 30,000 Personal Protective Equipment and 30,000 face masks to hospitals and Non-Governmental Organisations as well as an approved inventory worth over N550m highlighting NCDC’s COVID-19 helplines and PSA materials on over 10 channels on DStv and GOtv.

“In addition to the discount we are currently running our DStv Step-Up offer which gives our customers on lower packages an opportunity to experience programming on higher packages, and a GOtv Max offer which sees customers on Jolli and Jinja enjoy a special discount of N2,999 instead of N3,600 per month,” Mabutho said.

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