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Cable TV operator lauds FG for ending DSTV, others' monopoly (NNN)

Metrodigital Limited, a pay television company, has lauded the Federal Government for ending the monopoly of cable television rights by major pay.

12 The managing director said the position of the federal government was captured in Code 6 and 9 editions of the nation’s broadcasting code. 7 Nwafor said the monopoly of the industry led to closure of television companies such as Daar Sat, Trend TV, Consat, FSTV, among others, as they could not cope with unhealthy business practices in the industry. 4 “So, we are delighted, considering that in the past the market of broadcasting was foreclosed, as premium contents were bought on exclusivity basis.

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Cable TV operator lauds FG for efforts to end monopoly by DSTV ... (Premium Times)

The exclusivity made bouquets without premium contents unattractive as well as difficult for local cable television stations to compete in the local market.

Good journalism costs a lot of money. Mr Nwafor said federal the government’s decision to outlaw the monopoly of television rights would promote competition, reduce the prices of subscriptions and create jobs for thousands of people in the country. Metrodigital Limited, a pay television company, has lauded the federal government for ending the monopoly of cable television rights by major pay television companies in Nigeria.

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