Lawyers to pay television giants, MultiChoice Nigeria, have described as incorrect media reports suggesting that the Court of Appeal has ordered the company to sub-licence some of its channels to Metro Digital Limited, a cable television service provider.

A disclaimer issued yesterday by Toyin Pinheiro, Principal Partner, C.O Pinheiro and Co. Law Practice, legal representatives of MultiChoice Nigeria, stated that the said reports were a misrepresentation of the judgment of the court delivered earlier on Wednesday.

“It is a misrepresentation of the judgment of the Court of Appeal Port Harcourt Division delivered on the 13th of July 2022. The court only directed the National Broadcasting Commission (the 2nd Respondent) to constitute a panel within 21 days to look into the complaints of Metro Digital Limited.

“The Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, dismissed the reliefs prayed by Metro Digital Limited seeking to compel MultiChoice Nigeria Limited to sub-licence some channels to Metro Digital Limited.

“The general public is hereby informed to disregard the incorrect reportage,” Pinheiro stated in the disclaimer.

Metro Digital Limited had approached a Federal High Court in Port Harcourt after Multi- Choice turned down its request for the sublicensing of some of its channels on the ground that it does not own the rights to the channels and programmes for which the request was made.

Last year, Metro Digital’s case was dismissed by the Federal High Court on the ground that it was unable to contradict MultiChoice’s claim that it does not own the rights to the content requested.

RZArecta:
You can't force Multichoice to sublicense channels they legally bidded for and won, you'll have to go and bid by yourself during the next round. HiTv won premiership rights a few years ago and enjoyed same monopoly but couldn't maintain it because Nigerian run companies are shit at sustainability. Multichoice will win even at the supreme Court

MadamExcellency:


Any country through their legislative body can make a law mandating joint bid or shared license depending on what is good for her citizens.

It's a matter of regulations. Western countries do that for their people and why not Africans?

Harrynight:





After Spending almost 6 years on Nairaland I finally make FTC for the first time...

Congratulations to me

RZArecta:
You can't force Multichoice to sublicense channels they legally bidded for and won, you'll have to go and bid by yourself during the next round. HiTv won premiership rights a few years ago and enjoyed same monopoly but couldn't maintain it because Nigerian run companies are shit at sustainability. Multichoice will win even at the supreme Court

Didijiji:
HOW DARE YOU GUYS FRONT A MUSLIM MUSLIM TICKET IN THIS NIGERIA FILLED WITH SUSPICION, LACK OF TRUST , TERRORISTS ON RAMPAGE

MUSLIM MUSLIM TICKET WILL NEVER WORK IN A UNITED NIGERIA

WE CANT SACRIFICE THE UNITY OF NIGERIA FOR THE SELFISH AMBITION OF ONE OLD MAN WHO SAYS IT IS MY TURN AS IF NA IM PAPA HERITAGE

Pabloma:

What you are smoking is not good for your health, can't you see that you are not thinking well again.......please look at the topic of discussion and see what you wrote........your are not well!