Eziachi:
Comparing Nigeria to Zambia, when you are supposed to be the so called big brother of African and the giant?
You think BBC pays the same amount with NTA during world cups and the Olympics?
No wonder your leaders take you lot for fools. They will say: Building a modern equipped hospitals is too expensive, because themselves and their family can afford to pay through the nose abroad to get the benefits of a good one abroad. Job BON my backside!! What for the life of my is 4.5million Euros to Nigeria, to starve their citizens and taxpayer a very little enjoyment of a football game?

ckkris: Freedom of speech thrives in Nigeria. May this precious liberty be sustained, such that even fools have the rights to say nonsense. See why Nigerians are a happy lot, no matter what they may not possess.

Eziachi:
You are comparing the population viewing audience in SA to Nigeria? with NTA having 38 substations and hundred of radio stations, that is a lot of money to be made from advertising.
Will the likes of Maku and members of the BON watch the games? Of course they will, because they can afford sat' channels.

ichommy: We go manage Livescore.com

ichommy: We go manage Livescore.com

Maxymilliano: Why We Couldn't Pay For Live Transmission Of AFCON 2013 – Maku


The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku on Monday said that Nigeria’s inability to broadcast live matches from the African Nations Cup was in the interest of sports development in the country. 

Maku said this during an inspection of ongoing work at the Inland River Port in Oguta, Imo. 

The minister, who apologised to Nigerians for the blackout on live matches of the tournament, said that the demand of the rights holder was highly exploitative. 

According to Maku, “it is necessary for Nigeria to call their bluff because they were not willing to bring down the price despite efforts by the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON)

“All efforts made by BON through the agent LC2 did not work. From eight million euros, they came to six million then 4.5 million Euro; so you can see that it is not a scientific charge, it is a kind of casino pricing. 

“BON decided that this year, Nigeria should call the bluff of this agent and maybe next time the Confederation of African Football will be more sensitive when it comes to hiring of agents to vent the broadcasting rights of the African Nations Cup,” he said. 

The minister said that Nigeria would no longer tolerate agents who would turn the country into a cash cow. 

“Nigeria cannot be a cash cow for every agent to come and exploit. We have to call the bluff of people that want to abuse our generosity. 

“We are making this collective sacrifice for a better future. We will work with BON to agree on a new formula for these prices and we will want to see that what we pay should not be different from any other African country.” 

He said that broadcast stations would have ran at a loss because no telecommunications company would have advertised knowing that this year’s Nations Cup was sponsored by Orange, also a telecommunications company. 

He said that the Federal Government had offered to augment the cost if BON could negotiate a fair price but the agents said they could not move from the price tag they were offering. 

“BON advised government not to intervene. 

“They said they will not want the government to use public money to any agent because it is not good to our country and the agent has not treated Nigeria fairly.”

He however assured that Nigerians would get a better deal in 2014.

Several efforts by BON to strike a deal with the right holders, LC2 did not yield any result. (NAN) 

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/01/why-we-couldnt-pay-for-live-transmission-of-afcon-2013-maku/

Maxymilliano: Why We Couldn't Pay For Live Transmission Of AFCON 2013 – Maku


The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku on Monday said that Nigeria’s inability to broadcast live matches from the African Nations Cup was in the interest of sports development in the country. 

Maku said this during an inspection of ongoing work at the Inland River Port in Oguta, Imo. 

The minister, who apologised to Nigerians for the blackout on live matches of the tournament, said that the demand of the rights holder was highly exploitative. 

According to Maku, “it is necessary for Nigeria to call their bluff because they were not willing to bring down the price despite efforts by the Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON)

“All efforts made by BON through the agent LC2 did not work. From eight million euros, they came to six million then 4.5 million Euro; so you can see that it is not a scientific charge, it is a kind of casino pricing. 

“BON decided that this year, Nigeria should call the bluff of this agent and maybe next time the Confederation of African Football will be more sensitive when it comes to hiring of agents to vent the broadcasting rights of the African Nations Cup,” he said. 

The minister said that Nigeria would no longer tolerate agents who would turn the country into a cash cow. 

“Nigeria cannot be a cash cow for every agent to come and exploit. We have to call the bluff of people that want to abuse our generosity. 

“We are making this collective sacrifice for a better future. We will work with BON to agree on a new formula for these prices and we will want to see that what we pay should not be different from any other African country.” 

He said that broadcast stations would have ran at a loss because no telecommunications company would have advertised knowing that this year’s Nations Cup was sponsored by Orange, also a telecommunications company. 

He said that the Federal Government had offered to augment the cost if BON could negotiate a fair price but the agents said they could not move from the price tag they were offering. 

“BON advised government not to intervene. 

“They said they will not want the government to use public money to any agent because it is not good to our country and the agent has not treated Nigeria fairly.”

He however assured that Nigerians would get a better deal in 2014.

Several efforts by BON to strike a deal with the right holders, LC2 did not yield any result. (NAN) 

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/01/why-we-couldnt-pay-for-live-transmission-of-afcon-2013-maku/

Maxymilliano:

In a nutshell, we should tolerate any garbage thrown at us so long as Nigerians are happy right?

aglomar: A penny compared to what you guys steal

Carlmax:

If a government can't make her people happy, then of what use is it? We shouldn't deceive ourselves, things in Nigeria always cost more than elsewhere because operating cost in Nigeria is always higher than other places... The price can't be the same for Nigeria and Ghana when we have more than 3 times the number of viewers of Ghana.

Maxymilliano:
Bro, profit maximization is the primary aim of any business venture, are you saying BON should jettison such ethic to make Nigerians happy? Don't forget that it is not a Federal Government thing.

The tournament is already branded, how can you throw away such humongous amount on what may not be profitable on the long run? I'm talking of economic sense here.

Kx: Why wont BON call their bluff?

If a whole NEPA could have generator sets and i better pass my neigbour,
who says BON offices dont have dstv's in their offices to watch the matches live?

Nigerians should nt just blame the uncaring govt, blame poverty as well.
Poverty and the in-ability to afford dstv made a lot of Nigerians unable to call the govts bluff and hook up to dstv.
Poverty denies u the ability to afford subsititues when d govt dont care.

Ibrahim olaitan: bicos we re rulling by bad leadership. they only after their self intrest not masses intrest. only God can av mercy on us.

Esiere: The pricing obviously will be based on population. A leopard can't change its skin. A bad government can't think about masses first and put as second their own interests. Mr Maku enjoys every second of the AFCON because he has access to paytv . Go to Aso Rock, they are enjoy it. Mr Maku should stop insult the masses sensibilities. If it were to be something that will benefit them...they won't think twice befoe doing it. Mr Maku keep fooling yourself. Be truthful to yourself....is the money up to what you alone stole last year. Close to 170 million are meant to watch it.

Eziachi:
Comparing Nigeria to Zambia, when you are supposed to be the so called big brother of African and the giant?
You think BBC pays the same amount with NTA during world cups and the Olympics?

Most of what people have replied to this thread is nothing but bullocks&lack business intelligence
Lets the figures below speak

2012 AFCON TV rights
$2.2 million for ALL CAF competitions=€1.65 million=346 million naira

2013 AFCON TV rights
$11mill=€8.25 mill=1.73 billion Naira just for SA 2013

Reduced to $6.4 mill=€4.8 mill=1.005 billion naira

Question 1:What led to a 291% increase for ONLY one CAF competition in one year?
Question 2:True,Nigeria has the 'biggest' market in Africa yet what is their purchasing power compared to a SA? Since Orange(telecomms),Stanbic(banks)&Samsung(electronics) are CAF sponsors,the ONLY VIABLE remaining sponsors are beverage,alcoholic drinks&FMCG companies?
Pray,how will BON & affliate private stations make a profit seeing MOST Nigerians are interested only Nigeria's matches?
Or LC2 is looking to the FGN to pay for BON?
K
eep dreaming.
Is it because exhorbitant TV rights why Nigerians were regaled with mostly highlights during the Olympics?
Let LC2 go phuck them themselves without vaseline

THIS IS A SHAME. IT IS ERRANT NON-SENSE, INSULTING OUR COLLECTIVE PSYCHE. THE ONLY CREDIBLE REASON WOULD BE BECAUSE THE OTHER PARTY REFUSED TO PLAY BALL AS EXPECTED AND BECAUSE OF THAT SELFISH REASONS, MR. MINISTER AND HIS COLLABORATORS IN BON DECIDED TO PUNISH THE ENTIRE NATION. THIS MATTER SHOULD BE PROBED THOROUGHLY. HOW DO YOU DEFEND THE FACT THAT ATTEMPT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO ASSIST WAS REBUFFED BY BON. TELL ME, WHEN DID WE BECOME SO PATRIOTIC AND SHREWD IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS?

THE MINISTER SOUNDED SO IGNORANT IN HIS ARGUMENTS. HE SAID THE RATES WERE NOT ARRIVED AT SCIENTIFICALLY BECAUSE NIGERIA WAS CHARGED HIGHER THAN OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES AND ALSO BECAUSE THE RIGHT OWNER SHIFTED GROUND FROM INITIAL QUOTATION TO A LOWER ONE. HABA,THINK THE MINISTER SHOULD KNOW BETTER, VIEWING RIGHTS ARE NEGOTIATED BASED ON PERCEIVED NUMBER OF VIEWERS. IN ADVANCED NATIONS, YOU COULD TELL PRECISELY THE NUMBER OF VIEWERS OF A PROGRAMME IN A PARTICULAR LOCATION MOREOVER, IN A BIDDING OR NEGOTIATING PROCESS, THERE IS NOTHING WRONG IN ANY OF THE PARTIES SHIFTING GROUND OR CONCEDING.

HE ALSO ARGUED THAT ORANGE SPONSORSHIP OF THE TOURNEY WILL NOT MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE TO NIGERIAN ADVERTISERS. THIS IS SO PLAUSIBLE AND CAN NEVER BE AN EXCUSE. AND IF TRUE, THEN GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO MAKE IT PUBLIC SERVICE, PICK THE BILLS AND THEN ENSURE THAT SUCH NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN BY BEING MORE ACTIVE IN THE AFFAIRS OF CAF. BON ERRONEOUSLY BELIEVES THAT BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENT, CAF WILL DEVELOP SLEEPLESS NIGHT AND WE ALL KNOW THAT IS NOT TRUE.

THE MINISTER AND BON CONNIVED TO EMBARRASS NIGERIA BECAUSE OF THEIR SELFISH INTEREST, PURE AND SIMPLE!

talktimi: if you didn't know the matches weren't going to be broadcast live in Nigeria, then you obviously spend more time watching papa ajasco than watching the news so stop blaming BON or anybody because they owe you nothing. Nta, ait, channels,silverbird etc are all free to air channels so and thrs no way they could have made any profit if they pool together €4.5 million which would have been a waste of time and finances, if you are a businessman you will understand better. BON which is an association of all broadcasters in Nigeria actually adviced the federal govt against even subsidising the cost of the broadcast right so pls do your research well. I support this action to the fullest, no south african or any other national has the right to exploit me I don't know about you

seunajia:

My brother, What we keep forgetting is that the member stations of BON are the ones that'll repay whatever BON as an organization pays for the rights.

In the case when the member stations tell BON they don't have the financial capability to foot such an amount as proposed by LC2, what do you want them to do? This is business man! They said they won't be able to get enough from adverts to cover for their investments.

Unless you're asking the Nigerian Government to pay and be the father christmas for private stations. And thereby allowing LC2 and CAF to continue treating us as money-miss-roads willing to dole out any amount of money, regardless of whether the venture is profitable or not.

igbeke:
i tink d question u shud ask if Ghana was also made 2 pay wat was demanded of Nigeria.
much as i feel sad 4 not bn able 2 enjoy d matches in d comfort of my home, i still giv credit 2 BON 4 such a brave decision.
i see it as a loss 2 CAF dan it meant 2 Nigeria.
u r welcome.

danniekute: shut up..who told u dat we are complaining abt nt watchn d matches live.who made u a judge over d matter? Mtcheeeeeww.

seunajia:

My brother, What we keep forgetting is that the member stations of BON are the ones that'll repay whatever BON as an organization pays for the rights.

In the case when the member stations tell BON they don't have the financial capability to foot such an amount as proposed by LC2, what do you want them to do? This is business man! They said they won't be able to get enough from adverts to cover for their investments.

Unless you're asking the Nigerian Government to pay and be the father christmas for private stations. And thereby allowing LC2 and CAF to continue treating us as money-miss-roads willing to dole out any amount of money, regardless of whether the venture is profitable or not.

Maxymilliano:
Bro, profit maximization is the primary aim of any business venture, are you saying BON should jettison such ethic to make Nigerians happy? Don't forget that it is not a Federal Government thing.

The tournament is already branded, how can you throw away such humongous amount on what may not be profitable on the long run? I'm talking of economic sense here.

seunajia: For the very 1st time in their clueless lifetime, I am in support of a GEJ administration policy. *takes bow*

The South Africans are f-ing cheats! The owner of AIT, Raymond Dokpesi, said the other day that SA paid $2M for the same rights LC2 asked Nigeria to pay $15M for They later came down to $8M and won't bulge from $4.5M which they are fixated on. For an already branded competition? With almost 8matches played?

The man said they even asked to show only SE matches, LC2 refused!

They see us as a cashcow. We shouldn't allow it. And to think there are some Nigerians supporting LC2 against their country's interest :\

I'll continue to stream the SE matches, then maybe the final. They can shove the rights up their racist a$$es.

1,2:

South Africa does not Own the broadcasting Rights, Sports 5 does

SABC paid $8.5m and DSTV paid $6m

Get your facts rights

Esiere: The pricing obviously will be based on population. A leopard can't change its skin. A bad government can't think about masses first and put as second their own interests. Mr Maku enjoys every second of the AFCON because he has access to paytv . Go to Aso Rock, they are enjoy it. Mr Maku should stop insult the masses sensibilities. If it were to be something that will benefit them...they won't think twice befoe doing it. Mr Maku keep fooling yourself. Be truthful to yourself....is the money up to what you alone stole last year. Close to 170 million are meant to watch it.