DSTV Nigeria Products – Check Prices, Bouquets and Subscription Guide.
DSTV Nigeria Products 2021: According to research, DSTV has been rated as one of the top-notch best Satellite cable TV services in Nigeria which also cuts across the whole African continent.
This article provides sufficient details about DSTV products and subscription plans. Find more information below;
DSTV Nigeria has been pulling the strings in TV entertainment since 1994. Currently, this company has over 11 million subscribers in the country.
Over the years, DSTV Nigeria has introduced affordable packages for the different income groups spread across the nation.
With the different products, you can access your DSTV bouquet irrespective of your location.
DSTV currently offers six bouquets in Nigeria. In order of the number of channels they provide and prices:
DSTV initial access cost is around ₦17,675 to ₦90,000. This will include the cost of a satellite dish (with dish kit), decoder, and cables.
This price may also be bundled with a subscription for one month or more. You will pay for installation separately.
DSTV Padi bouquet offers over 40 channels mostly local and international TV channels, like BBC World, CNC World,
Telemundo, Televista, B4U Movies, Africa Magic (Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba), NatGeo Wild, Spice TV, SilverBird, NTA 2, NTA News 24, Galaxy TV, AIT, Channels TV, SuperSport BLITZ, Jim Jam, Mindset, and so on.
CNN, most MNET channels, and most SuperSport channel are missing in this package the last time we checked. You also get audio channels with the Padi plan.
The Padi package is basically for Students and low-income earners.
The Yanga bouquet looks similar to the discontinued DSTV Access, but boasts of over 95 channels mostly local and international TV channels.
Yanga adds a couple of new channels to the Access channels like Africa Magic Epic, ROK2, RealTime, MTV Base, and EL.
However, all the highlight Access channels are available like BBC World, Family, Discovery Family HD, NatGeo Wild, AIT, SilverBird, Channels, NTA I, SuperSport BLITZ, SuperSport 9, and so on.
The Confam bouquet looks similar to DSTV Family, but boasts of over 120 channels mostly local and international TV channels
You get all the DSTV Access channels plus CNN, ESPN Classic, MNET City, Universal Channel, Network, SuperSport HD 7, SuperSport 8 HD, Boomerang, MTV Base, Cartoon Network.
Compared the DSTV Yanga, DSTV Confam adds channels like Fox, Universal Channel, Da Vinci, CBS Reality, MNET City, BET, TNT Africa, Star Life, BBC Lifstyle, Cbeebies, Cartoon Network.
DSTV Compact offers you all Family channels and more. Channels Added to the Compact package includes MNET Movies Action, MNET Movies All Stars, Studio Universal HD, VUZU, BBC Brit,
SuperSport HD 4, WWE Channel HD, Disney, Disney XD, Trace Mziki, Sky News, Ebony Life TV and so on, over 130 channels in all.
This is usually the entry package that comes with your initial DSTV purchase. You get it free for one month with decoder, remote, dish, and dish kit all for 9,900 Naira.
DSTV Compact Plus offers all DSTV Compact channels in addition to more sports channels. The sports channels added are SuperSport HD 5 and SuperSport HD 6.
It is aimed at giving Sports lovers in Nigeria and across Africa access to premium sports at a more affordable price than is possible with the Premium package.
Subscribers to the bouquet will be able to watch EPL matches, Champions League matches as well as other live sports like the French League,
Bundesliga, PSL, Spanish La Liga as well as rugby, golf, tennis, athletics, boxing and motorsport.
However, it is not only sports channels that are added to the Compact Plus compared to the Compact plus package.
Other additional channels include 1Magic HD, Africa Magic Showcase HD, Discovery Channel HD, Lifetime Entertainment, Crime and Investigation Network, History Channel, CGTN News
If the only reason you subscribe to the Premium bouquet is to watch sports, especially football then you are better off with Compact Plus.
DSTV Premium package is the high-end package offering you all available DSTV video, and audio channels. The last time we checked, the Premium package offers over 150 exciting channels.
Channels exclusive to the Premium package include Mnet Africa HD, MNET Movies Smile HD, MNET Movies Action+ HD, MNET Movies Premiere, Comedy Central, TLC Entertainment, CNC World, all HD channels, and so on.
Note that despite Compact Plus being all about sports, not all sports channels are available on the package.
To get all sports channels, you will have to subscribe to the Premium package.
Sports channels exclusive to the Premium package include SuperSport HD 1, SuperSport HD 2, SuperSport HD 11, and Super Sport HD 12. The Premium package is for people who want nothing less than the best.
If you want to receive HD channels then you need to go for the Premium as HD channels currently exclusive on the Premium package.
If you also want to watch 100% of matches of the English Premier league, the premium package is your best bet.
You will also be able to access the Premier league’s 24-hour full HD content service, if you own a HD PVR decoder or Explora Decoder.
Subscribing to the premium package means you can stream movies and series on Showmax free. Showmax currently costs 2,900 Naira per month.
The price of the Explora decoder is currently put at 55,000 Naira with an installation kit (Dish, LNB, etc), though a couple of merchants on Jumia currently sells the Explora decoder for between 65,000 and 90,000 Naira.
The offers on Jumia usually adds one-month subscription to Compact, Compact Plus, or Premium packages. Installation charges may be included.
Below are the available DSTV decoder options, their prices, and the different packages they work with.
The second type of decoder is the HD which comes in the following packages:
Now that we know about the decoder packages, let’s dive into the subscription packages.
The Premium package is the high-end offering available on DSTV. The Premium package offers all the exciting channels.
The channels fall into several categories however, the most popular are the documentary, sports, entertainment, news, and children categories.
If you’re looking to see the channels available on offer with this premium package, you will find the most popular categories and their exciting channels in the list below.
Documentary
Sport
Children
Music
News and Commerce
Entertainment and Movies
Other categories include the specialist category which comes with 11 channels, religion with 9 channels, audio with 46 channels, local TV with 11 channels as well as lifestyle and culture with 6 channels.
These bouquets provide exciting channels for your pleasure all day long. The Compact Plus is the more expensive of the two and it cost N10,925 per month.
On the other hand, the Compact Bouquet cost N6,975 per monthly subscription.
Compact Plus package provides access to 174 channels which have been highlighted below based on their categories:
On the other hand, DSTV Compact provides access to 151 channels which have been highlighted based on their categories
This bouquet offers 120 exciting channels at a rate of N4,615 per month
The Access bouquet is packed with 90 channels and this plan provides good value at a very affordable cost of N1, 850 per month
LAGOS OFFICE ADDRESS
Plot 1381 Tiamiyu Savage Street; Victoria Island, Lagos State
1 270 3232 or 080 3900 3788
Fax 01 270 3256
ABUJA OFFICE ADDRESS
Legion House
3 Kaura Namoda Street
Area 3 Garki, Abuja
Tel: 2347291/2 Fax: 2347295
e-mail: dstv@nigeria.multichoice.co.za
e-mail: dstv@mwebnigeria.com
Official DSTV Website: www.dstv.com
DSTV has released some toll-free numbers to accommodate Multichoice users on all network providers in Nigeria (MTN, GLO, AIRTEL & ETISALAT) if you have any questions on the DSTV Nigeria packages price list for 2018.
DSTV Call center operating hours are now 8 am to 9 pm on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays.
The DSTV toll free lines are: 09090630333 for Etisalat, 07080630333 for Airtel, 08113630333 for Glo and 08149860333 for MTN.
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