MultiChoice, owners of DStv and GOtv, once announced a 20 percent price increase for all its satellite pay TV bouquets in Nigeria to take effect from April 1, 2015. According to them, the annual price increase, usually in-line with inflation, is necessary for it to continue offering the best in local and international entertainment to its subscribers.

A Justice of the federal high court in Ikoyi, Lagos, C J Aneke, has granted an order of interim injunction restraining Multichoice from enforcing its planned increase in cost of the different classes of viewing of its pay TV, DSTV.

The judge asked parties to maintain status quo in support of the motion ex parte with an affidavit of
urgency sworn to by the plantiff. The order read in part:

“That an order of interim injunction is hereby granted to the parties to maintain the status quo restraining the 1st defendant (Multichoice/DSTV) from giving effect or enforcing its planned increase in cost of the different classes of viewing or programmes bouquet, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”

“That an order is hereby granted certifying the plaintiffs’ claim as a class action for themselves as individual subscribers, other corporate subscribers, distributors and retailers of the 1st defendants’ services.

“That an order is hereby granted restraining any other person whether individual or corporate from instituting any other action as may be related to the action against the defendant to prevent multiplicity of lawsuits pursuant to the appointment of the plaintiffs in the class action but may instead opt in or out of this action”.

The suit, filed by Adebayo Osasuyi and Oluyinka Oyeniji, DSTV subscribers/customers, at the federal high court registry Ikoyi, Lagos was adjourned to the 16th April 2015 for hearing.

http://www.gistalive.com/2015/04/court-stops-dstv-from-hiking.html

Good news

Now if I say Sai Buhari, una go chop me raw abi?

Very good move

wow very good change every where

Your right is your right. Stand on it

Kudos to the plaintiffs
Kudos to the judges

Hope it would be for the whole africa..

Na lie

No na pay as u use go good

That is good, i trust Nigerian that we will not settle for that, in South Africa they offer more premium content still the subscription is not that up to what we paid in Nigeria i hope with the incoming administration issues bothering on ICT/Satellite Communication will take a new drive, the DaarSat that would have risen to the occasion has being using its platform for partisan politics, i believe is high time the jinx in broken and allow level playing field

the judge isn't fair in the first place. secondly the pay tv is an elastic market as there are other alternatives except those addicted to certain programs. I don't see the plaintiff winning this case because dstv is a luxury and not necessity. if you're not satisfied with them, switch to Mytv same with MTN.

Disclaimer: the writer of this article isn't related or have any dealings with dstv as he only e'er xpressed his opinion.

^^
Everything na turn by turn.
It's welcomed development

Multichoice is seriously ripping us off in this country

7footre:
Multichoice is seriously ripping us in this country

It is the government and not multi choice. The system is corrupt to the fullest

I lov it

they plaintiffs can not win the case