DSTV Slashes Price Of Explora Decoder

Leading pay-TV platform in Africa, DSTV, has announced reduction in the price of its Explora and Zapper decoders.

Managing Director of MultiChoice Nigeria, the parent company of DSTV, John Ugbe, explained that the company decided to give out this gesture and others because our “key priorities is to put our subscribers’ needs at the heart of everything we do and since these have been tough economic times for everyone, we realised that our subscribers could use some good news.”

He said the Explora, dish kit with one month Compact subscription, which initially sells at N71,000, has been reduced to N30,000, while the DStv Zapper decoder, dish kit plus one month Compact subscription will now be sold at N12,500 as against the previous price of N18,500. He added that the offer remains valid while stocks last.

Also, it was disclosed that from Tuesday, February 23, 2016, subscribers on its Compact and Compact Plus bouquets will henceforth enjoy full complement of football matches from the Barclays Premier League, La Liga and the European Championship (Euro 2016) on High Definition at no extra cost.

“We’re excited that we can now deliver the best football action in the world to our Compact subscribers, while ensuring that this development doesn’t negatively impact them financially,” Ugbe said.

It was further disclosed that two new channels have been added to the Compact and Compact Plus bouquets; SuperSport 11 (DStv channel 231) and SuperSport 12 (DStv channel 232), which will be dedicated to the EPL and La Liga respectively.