injunction restraining MultiChoice from enforcing its increase on DStv
bouquet prices that was supposed to take effect on the 1st of April.
The issue all stems from the annual price increasesthat MultiChoice
has effected in every country where it provides its DStv Pay TV
service. In Nigeria this was represented by a 20% price surge. Locally
prices increasedby at least US$1 for the entry level bouquets and up
to US$5 for the premium package.
There were outcries from a lot of countries across Africa, with
thousands of DStv subscribers in countries like Zambiaactually
starting petitions on social media.
This class action which was filed by two subscribers identified as
Adebayo Osasuyi and Oluyinka Oyeniji, is the first of its kind in
Nigeria, despite threats of similar action from a group of
subscribers back in 2012.
The Nigerian federal court where this case was filed has adjourned
until the 16th of April 2015 when it will hear the case. The outcome
will be for Nigeria only, but if MultiChoice is censured in any way,
this will likely set a precedent in other countries where subscribers
feel shortchanged by increases that MultiChoice has always justified
as necessary for the delivery of quality content.
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