CFCman:


Your idea isn't all that feasible.
For starters, the broadcast rights for the EPL is somewhere around $100 million for a number of years. If you add the rights for the Champions League, FA cup, and other leagues, the total amount could be well north of $250 million. A Nigerian company would still have to charge between N8,000-N12,000 for its premium package.

CFCman:


Your idea isn't all that feasible.
For starters, the broadcast rights for the EPL is somewhere around $100 million for a number of years. If you add the rights for the Champions League, FA cup, and other leagues, the total amount could be well north of $250 million. A Nigerian company would still have to charge between N8,000-N12,000 for its premium package.

softwerk:


We are saying the same thing! Even if it's for just 1 season. I trust Magu to deliver another $50Million for its annual renewal

Hemanwel:
Nigerian league sef...
The other time, I saw Indian league results on livescore. But getting Nigerian league results on livescore is a mirage.

naptu2:


And this is the underlying cause of the problem. African currencies have fallen against the dollar in recent times. Supersports pays for rights (including the NPFL rights) in dollars, while subscribers pay in African currencies.


Subscribers across Africa are vehemently opposed to increased subscription fees, prompting DSTV to release a statement that they won't increase the fees this year, except in Nigeria and South Africa. They've increased subscription fees in Nigeria.

DSTV/Multichoice is a business and they must cover their cost and make a profit, so something must give.

So now they've cancelled their contracts with the Ghanaian football league (last year), Kenyan football league (a few weeks ago), Nigerian football league (today), Nigerian basketball league (a few weeks ago), etc.

The good news is that other broadcasters are taking up those rights. Startimes has gotten the rights to the Ghanaian league and Kwese Sports took over the rights to both the male and female Nigerian basketball leagues (they also now have the rights to NBA matches in Africa).

Sapiosexuality:
Are we a caused country? Why can't we create a Satellite TV that will remove the dominance of DSTV in Football Broadcast? Remove football from DSTV and it us like every other television.

SlyCharlie:

Very possible.
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If u are in the know on PAY tv broadcasting u won't be saying these.
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Mind u the man said 6bn on 'RIGHTS' and Production.
The right for four years cost, $34million, which is about 16billion naira already from just 2013 till now.
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This is not including matches before 2013...

CarlosTheJackal:
Everything is always wrong in this country. A country moving on Revers Gear

Hemanwel:
Nigerian league sef...
The other time, I saw Indian league results on livescore. But getting Nigerian league results on livescore is a mirage.

Acidosis:


You're kidding right?

I use dstv, funny thing is I rarely watch football yet I can't skip a month without subscription.

Remove the less than 8 active football channels from DSTV and you still have over 60 channels other satellite like Consat can only dream of.

We shouldn't even be mentioning Consat and other indigenous brands whenever DSTV is being discussed. Let's just face the fact pls... That plastic free to air nonsense Consat packed together cannot compete with DSTV in 20 years.


DSTV has got the exclusive right to broadcast a lot of series, programmes like Big Brother Naija, etc.. Not to forget the "baddass" HD channels...lol, and the power of Dstv Explora.

Nigeria can only keep dreaming, we just don't get it RIGHT no matter how hard we try.

naptu2:
Meanwhile, NTA signed a deal with the Nigerian National League, yesterday or two days ago, to show live NNL matches.

(The NNL is one level below the NPFL).

(I wonder if that's the breach of contract that Supersports is referring to)

SlyCharlie:

It isn't. The rights to the NNL are sold differently..
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Some inside info tells me, it had to do with payments and currencies plus other logistics issues.
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The NNL too is also on the verge of signing a deal with startimes for satellite tv coverage, maybe wit the exit of supersports from the Npfl, Startimes may be tempted to go for the Npfl rights instead. Don't forget Kwese Tv is also lurking somewhere...

softwerk:
Let's not blame the South Africans

The money recovered alone from Ikoyi can establish at least 3 different copies of Supersports TV for Nigerians to watch at very subsidized rates

Imagine watching all NPFL, Premiership, FA Cup, La Liga matches LIVE plus all other Movie Stations ETC for a FULL HD bouquet subscription cost of N2000 per month?!

oblak00:
Without football, life would have no meaning, no essence.

IamPatriotic:
Nonsense! how many matches do they show per weekend? compare to the number of EPL matches they show live, the only beam matches that are played in the major cities and Lagos axis, they should go to H**l

naptu2:
KweseSports is coming

naptu2:

Read my two previous posts.

chiraqDemon:
Please is there anyway we can just make sports channels dedicated only to nigerians sporting events
Im a big fan of the nigerian league and i belive that media coverage is what we need to go higher

Btw why do they never switch on the stadium screens in uyo stadium when they are playing nigerian league matches
Also they dont open the media room and they use chaff asf cameras to cover matches.
I believe if we put in as much effort in improving quality of match coverage (camera and picture quality and angles) then naija league will be more entertaining to watch
We also need to hire foreign commentators cos tjis naija accent nor sweet for commentary and our commentators are also too dull

Olulinks:

Kwesesports will soon win the deal to beat Supersports or whatever, out of the way. You see what happened with EPL? That's the news bro!

jbaba231:
as far as I am concerned dstv is not guilty let the Lmc come out and tell us why they breached the contract and all the 20te
ams should remove super sports sign post in there stadiums.

CFCman:


Even the increase in their premium subscription to N15,000 might be an act of charity. They could have increased it to N20k sef.

It's only a Nigerian satellite company in which Dangote, Otedola, Cosmos Maduka joint set up that would be able to afford the broadcast rights of those major sporting events.

The satellite company may have 50 channels for its premium plan, and 20 for its basic plan. N10k and N5k could be the monthly subscription fees respectively only IF the value of the Naira continues to appreciate.

oyetpel:


So you think Dangote, Otedola and Cosmos Maduka will do charity too?

If they can't profit from it, they won't near it.

Elparaiso:


Life is football!

Sapiosexuality:
Are we a caused country? Why can't we create a Satellite TV that will remove the dominance of DSTV in Football Broadcast? Remove football from DSTV and it us like every other television.

Eldee54321:
This supersport or DSTV or whatever they called Themselves should pack well ooo..because of breach of contract was d reason why they no longer show bundesliga n serie A again...they complain dt it's too exensive n mind u...these two leagues are still one of best competitive leagues in EUROPE

GavelSlam:
Heads must roll for this.