Same thing with Startimes in Abuja as well, they have lost their office too.. Competing with DSTV is like competing with Nigeria government... They'll suffocate you.

Which kind thing be this? I for once I thought something good is coming our way

lawrenzooo:
One thing I know for sure one day an indigenous digital TV station would rise and displace DSTV.

when the government go stop collecting bribe

which is never

post=90503656:

How and why should they keep what they do to themselves please?
It is never a crime to "make noise" about what you do or your company.
That is called : ADVERTISEMENT .
Coca-cola "make noise' every time also,
so do Pepsi, and other Big corporations,
but they have been around forever.!

It is sad that things do not work out for them.
We need a reliable indigenous cable TV in our darling country.

But with all these thieves, called politicians having a sizeable shares in all the South African firms since 1999 till now, make it happen?!
Question for the day!

This is a 100% wholly owned Nigeria Pay TV company.
When are we going to start patronizing our own?

Another Question for the day!

Since I joined this forum you have successfully made me detest the word "darling"

You use it so arbitrarily and without any class whatsoever .

Can't you just comment like a normal person sometimes?

We all love Nigeria but because you type this way sometimes you make me feel nauseated just reading your comments .

Cheers

It's really unfortunate that Nigeria are stocked with DSTV....

In South Africa thy have about 5 strong cable companies. DSTV is not even among the top 4 in that country.....

Thy have killed the following on Nigeria !
HiTV
TSTV
DarSAT


Too bad for this country.......

Una sorry o!

That is business for you

DSTV didn't do jack to TSTV. The company was founded on lies and non-existent technology.

MondayOsunbor:

when the government go stop collecting bribe
which is never

A man would rise someday and for one reason or the other would refuse their bribe.

Do TSTV still exist? Their decoders like I heard are only being used for some free to air stuff

dstv nack am correct juju.

On a more serious note, nigeria government no dey protect indigenous investors, tstv should have known diz, they came, no backings and they got boxed out even in round one..

Potential indeginious investors, get a foreigner even if na illiterate, let he/she be the face of ur investment, wait and see wetin go happen..

Nigeria is just a shithole full of tribalistic bigot

neyorlmogzy:
They had a good business plan, but the government shut them down. DStv is a dubious and greedy company, unfortunately they bribe our Rulers to look the other way, while the masses suffer. No country pays more to DStv than Nigeria, even in Ghana their premium subscription when converted to Naira is less than 6k.

1.A simple check online shows that DSTV's premium package in Ghana costs 330 cedis...which is about N22,004.70 (TWENTY TWO thousand naira).
Packages range from 35 cedis to 330 cedis. And that's a drop in prices by the way.(See here)

2.TSTV had a bad business plan

a) They promised interent with decoders, which was not possible.
b)Poor after sales service (like HiTV)
C)They pirated BeIN TV's Premier League.signals and tried to show them in Nigeria.(Illegal as DSTV holds the sole right to broadcast premier league games in Nigeria)

Neddstark:


Its not about tribalism. Na dem dem. If na Okoro get Globacom, them for don sell am by now.

Globacom is owned by IBB and Atiku

TBH I thought they were dead already because I haven't seen anyone own this Decoder.

Whobedatte:
FG should have come through for this guys
DSTV monopoly is really affecting us here .
Before it was HITV , now another one gone down
Nawaooo

There is no monopoly

post=90503656:

How and why should they keep what they do to themselves please?
It is never a crime to "make noise" about what you do or your company.
That is called : ADVERTISEMENT .
Coca-cola "make noise' every time also,
so do Pepsi, and other Big corporations,
but they have been around forever.!

It is sad that things do not work out for them.
We need a reliable indigenous cable TV in our darling country.

But with all these thieves, called politicians having a sizeable shares in all the South African firms since 1999 till now, make it happen?!
Question for the day!

This is a 100% wholly owned Nigeria Pay TV company.
When are we going to start patronizing our own?

Another Question for the day!

It seems you do not understood his message..Coke was on before you and I were born.. before they started making noise they have gone far..even in India where they were rejected, replace with Limca..Show the world what you have built do not shown the world what you are yet to build..Keep to yourself until you get there.

Dstv is are one of the mafioso behind the death of this TSTV company. They are after all pay Tv satellites in Nigeria just to insure the monopolies the market. They are shorting down all CTL offices who are there biggest rivals in the south south with the collaboration of Nigerian govt,some state law makers using SSS and police. CTL are the only indigenous pay TV that shows all the 5 top leagues in the world all FA cups and all carlin cup of all the top 5 leagues and all champion league games along with ABG satellite. The owner of ABG is a northerner from KANO, a cronies of the cabal in the seat of power which is why ABG is waxing stronger in the northern part of the country and cannot be brought down by Dstv.its competing side by side with Dstv in abuja and most northern States . In the case of CTL he is an igbo man. Benin,port stations have been short down, reason is they are showing Dstv programs,Z word and telemondo, two most useless TV series as far as guys are consign no offense to our ladies . All there sport channels are Arab commentaries with the exception of few which are broadcast in English mostly weekends . There movie channels,mbc2,mbc action, etc. A very robust satellite Tv service ,affordable as low as 3k monthly subscriptions 7k for 3 month .Dstv with black belle short them down. This country is a mess. Our leaders,law makers are only after what them and there cronies families can benefit, if not tell me why a foreign company, south Africa zanophobic vagabonds will be playing gods in Nigeria by frustrating and shorting down indigenous sat Tv companies with the help of the same law markers.

Why are you guys blaming them.....they were just creating awareness on their product....

NIGERIA failed them....DSTV shouldn't be thriving here.. we keep underestimating the power of media...

post=90503656:

How and why should they keep what they do to themselves please?
It is never a crime to "make noise" about what you do or your company.
That is called : ADVERTISEMENT .
Coca-cola "make noise' every time also,
so do Pepsi, and other Big corporations,
but they have been around forever!

It is sad that things do not work out for them.
We need a reliable indigenous cable TV in our darling country.

But with all these thieves, called politicians having a sizeable shares in all the South African firms since 1999 till now, make it happen?!
Question of the day!

This is a 100% wholly owned Nigeria Pay TV company.
When are we going to start patronizing our own?

Another Question of the day!


Sad reality!

Have you forgotten Dstv is owned by a nigerian. Who's fault is it? How many nigerians are buying the stuff and they blaming government.

Tintinnoty:


But we could have supported them, give them the needed encouragement even at that. After all, you don't throw away the bad water with the baby

how do you support a criminal. Only way to compete with dstv is to outbid them or partner with them. Tstv is even lucky they were not fined heavily by bein tv

This is very sad.



DSTV over to you....continue to milk Nigerians dry

BotherMleeper:
DSTV didn't do jack to TSTV. The company was founded in lies and non-existent technology.

Dstv has a hand bro. You need to see how their staffs reacted on this platform years back

I was actually excited when I read about TSTV at a first. They had promising dreams but couldn't include them in their action plan to make Nigerian key to it. It is very unfortunate that they died as they came.

I'm still hoping they find a way to compete with dis yeye ,....over billing.... Boring DSTV

I'm not surprised!!!... After what befell HiTv, the barely breathing DaarSat, I knew TSTV was a mere pipe dream!!!

A nation that can't encourage itself and its people to grow, but will choose to open massive doors to foreign exploiters will perpetually remain third world!!!

sizer07:
Dstv is are one of the mafioso behind the death of this TSTV company. They are after all pay Tv satellites in Nigeria just to insure the monopolies the market. They are shorting down all CTL offices who are there biggest rivals in the south south with the collaboration of Nigerian govt,some state law makers using SSS and police. CTL are the only indigenous pay TV that shows all the 5 top leagues in the world all FA cups and all carlin cup of all the top 5 leagues and all champion league games along with ABG satellite. The owner of ABG is a northerner from KANO, a cronies of the cabal in the seat of power which is why ABG is waxing stronger in the northern part of the country and cannot be brought down by Dstv.its competing side by side with Dstv in abuja and most northern States . In the case of CTL he is an igbo man. Benin,port stations have been short down, reason is they are showing Dstv programs,Z word and telemondo, two most useless TV series as far as guys are consign. All there sport channels are Arab commentaries with the exception of few which are broadcast in English mostly weekends . There movie channels,mbc2,mbc action, etc. A very robust satellite Tv service ,affordable as low as 3k monthly subscriptions 7k for 3 month .Dstv with black belle short them down. This country is a mess. Our leaders,law makers are only after what them and there cronies families can benefit, if not tell me why a foreign company, south Africa zanophobic vagabonds will be playing gods in Nigeria by frustrating and shorting down indigenous sat Tv companies with the help of the same law markers.

The even appointed Igbo man as their CEO, they lobby all government in power, it will be hard for us to progress in this country, I remember few years ago when South Africans protested against Walmart to invest in their country, here in Nigeria the useless government go about begging foreigners to come instead to encourage and protect the indigenous firms

Tintinnoty:
Nigeria failed TSTV. A serious nation would never allow a foreign entity operating within its borders bully an indigenous company. That was what DSTV did to TSTV.

The support the government claimed was given to TSTV was never ironclad.

Don't say what you don't know.
Should the govt have supported a firm who intend to steal rights from a middle eastern broadcaster?
Was it the govt that made them lie to Nigerians that they were going to supply internet ready decoders?

Whobedatte:
FG should have come through for this guys
DSTV monopoly is really affecting us here .
Before it was HITV , now another one gone down
Nawaooo

What more should FG have done?

They gave them 3 years tax free. Lai Mohammed even attended their launching.

They failed because they couldn't afford to buy those tv rights they had thought they would air illegally.

Do you know beIN sports flagged them down for airing its contents illegally?

Olalan:
TSTV is a classic example of keeping your plans to yourself........they made so much noise and their competitors silenced them

Bullshiit

Angelfrost:
I'm not surprised!!!... After what befell HiTv, the barely breathing DaarSat, I knew TSTV was a mere pipe dream!!!

A nation that can't encourage itself and its people to grow, but will choose to open massive doors to foreign exploiters will perpetually remain third world!!!

Startimes is doing well enough.

The problem is, if you want to compete with foreigners, you have to up your game.

Take HiTV. They got premier league rights, Champions league rights, and then sat down. Other channels on their bouquet were very weak, watery, And the thing is, Nigerians don't get cable for football alone.As a result, they could not get enough of a subscriber base to make enough profits.

TSTV....came and started pirating BeIN tv channels, plus they made promsies they could not keep, and they had poor service in many areas.

Sometimes, government isn't always to blame. Unless you want government to dash them money....which once it starts, it will never stop.

MissBoss01:
I'm still hoping they find a way to compete with dis yeye ,....over billing.... Boring DSTV

They know exactly what to do, but they will rather maintain this status quo cos it favours them personally.

Dstv actually made me grow an aversion for watching TV... If not for wife and kids, I would have stopped subscribing for years... Football watching can be online or viewing centers.

post=90505181:

The even appointed Igbo man as their CEO, they lobby all government in power, it will be hard for us to progress in this country, I remember few years ago when South Africans protested against Walmart to invest in their country, here in Nigeria the useless government go about begging foreigners to come instead to encourage and protect the indigenous firms

See nobody is killing anybody.....
Hitv some years back got the license for the EPL from DStv, how?
They simply outbidded DStv...
If tstv wants to show the EPL that should bid higher than DStv.
The rights is sold by UK broadcasters and not Nigerians and they are after their money.
They shouldn't however make the mistake hitv made by using bank loans to finance such.
It is a long term investment, return won't come until after the 5th or 6th year.
Dstv is now reaping from the billions they invested years ago.

Tintinnoty:
Nigeria failed TSTV. A serious nation would never allow a foreign entity operating within its borders bully an indigenous company. That was what DSTV did to TSTV.

The support the government claimed was given to TSTV was never ironclad.

TSTV never took off properly and dstv wasn't responsible for that. They delayed their own take off until Nigerians lost interest in them. By the time they took off, their channels, programmes and service were completely different from what they promised. How did dstv responsible for that. They equally promised football channels that some cable TVs were already in the possession of the TV rights. Wasn't that a lie?