tayoTFC:

GUYS, to be sincere we can not compare DSTV with HiTV, HITV is better and affordable, aftrall  Hitv is own by nigerian, DSTV(multichoice) migrate from South Africa and taking our money back to SA to build there ecomony, pls, let support hitv, i have 2 viewing  center in the same street Odunsi Bariga . control by my brothers , i will go and pay now cos i know i will break even now and make profit as soon as the Champion leadge commence proper,,,guys  the earlier the better cos i dont want to go off air, up chelsea

Cant there be a more intelligent way of marketing HITV than what you just posted?

Abeg make we hear word o. Who is better now? the SA people or our Nigerian guys?

Emperoh:

They musta had an agreement with HITV else they woulda been closed down.

Guys
For the COmmerical Bouquet, Restaurants, Bars, Viewing Centres, Clubs and Parks = N20000 per month
For Hotels = N1200/room/month!!!

I doubt if they can enforce this though!! Country wide!

I agree with ur last statement. I believe they can enforce it cuz we all know money talks in naija however many centers would still be willing to take that risk.

@ sology
what Did DSTV has that Hitv does not have, sport channels, yoruba film channels, foreign films channels, english film channels, foreign news channels, local news channels, discovery african and foreign tell what else u want ?@sology how many times u have light self in ur area talkless of ur house? can u power on ur generator to wash any other programme except Sport.? be sincere .support our economy, go and pay if only u have Hitv at home, dont discourage the young enterprenuerer

Nairaland my nairaland.  home to all and sundry, the good the bad and the ugly, the smart, the dimwit and nit wit.

on the issue of ban on vc by hitv, hmmm  i'll just watch as events unfold.
1- i cant blame hitv coz if they feel they would make more money but for these vc's, let them go ahead.

2- dstv had their chance but they wouldnt do enough to protect their teeming subscribers.

but really in terms of content , programmes info etc.   then i dont see any comparison between hitv and dstv as i feel dstv is lightyears ahead of hitv.

also take out EPL and the newly acquired CHAMPIONS LEAGUE AND CARLING CUP right, Then HITV would have no viewership. you'd probably need to take out over 40 channels to reduce dstv to same.

I kNOW A THOUSAND AND ONE WAY THAT OPERATORS OF VC CAN EVADE HITV BAN SHOULD THEY EVER ENFORCE IT.

Long and short is-    HITV SHOULD NOT START WHAT THEY CANT FINISH.

i think you'll find that Hitv are trying to maximise their revenue. These so called VC's are currently paying the same rate as domestic customers yet they are raking in money on the back of Hitv, it's only fair that they pay more. Its the same in UK with sky, domestic customers pay about £40/mth while pubs/bars/restaurants pay over £100/mth; they dont seem to mind as they make their money off the punters.

tayoTFC:

 @ sology
what Did DSTV has that Hitv does not have, sport channels, yoruba film channels, foreign films channels, english film channels, foreign news channels, local news channels, discovery african and foreign tell what else u want ?@sology how many times u have light self in ur area talkless of ur house? can u power on ur generator to wash any other programme except Sport.? be sincere .support our economy, go and pay if only u have Hitv at home, dont discourage the young enterprenuerer

lol, I can only laugh at this your post. I dont know where to start honestly   .
You really dont have a clue, do you?  

na u sabi, na so ur thinking so shallow, @na_so

o wun to ba wun eni body lole fe won so @naso

Cant there be a more intelligent way of marketing HITV than what you just posted?

Abeg make we hear word o. Who is better now? the SA people or our Nigerian guys?

Dear HITV,

you want to charge 20k for viewing centers cos you aint moving units on decoders cos you increased your subscription to an unreasonable 6k per month for just football,cos all the other channels you offer are boring compared to your rivals bouquet, dumb idea, even if you paid a100million euros for the rights, its still a bad approach to alienate your only constituency, i.e your customers!,

any company that looses sight of the fact that they cannot exist without CUSTOMERS is lost indeed,

Small advice: introduce some incentives like better channels,real time support and activation,gifts and rewards ,instaed of using this seemingly draconian approach,altough you are right to charge a fee for viewing,it should be commiserate with the level and quality of service you are offering .

its not what you do its how you do it,do it right while you still have the advantage.

tayoTFC:


Cant there be a more intelligent way of marketing HITV than what you just posted?

I believe someone said something very important

debest1:

i think you'll find that Hitv are trying to maximise their revenue. These so called VC's are currently paying the same rate as domestic customers yet they are raking in money on the back of Hitv, it's only fair that they pay more. Its the same in UK with sky, domestic customers pay about £40/mth while pubs/bars/restaurants pay over £100/mth; they dont seem to mind as they make their money off the punters.

This is a valid point as since they have commercialised the streams, they should pay a commercial license. My only concern is that HiTV should enforce their right the right way or else it would lead to a lot of animosity from the general public. I still believe they are well within their rights to do so!

@sology,  
must of us  that subcribe to  DSTV then are doing that cos of FOOBALL  and nothing more
now change to Hitv cos of Football serve its renders
if u have Hitv go and pay ur subscribtion if u dont go to VC center
afterall is not a crime to have Hitv,,,

la!:

Dear HITV,

you want to charge 20k for viewing centers cos you aint moving units on decoders cos you increased your subscription to an unreasonable 6k per month for just football,cos all the other channels you offer are boring compared to your rivals bouquet, dumb idea, even if you paid a100million euros for the rights, its still a bad approach to alienate your only constituency, i.e your customers!,

any company that looses sight of the fact that they cannot exist without CUSTOMERS is lost indeed,


Small advice: introduce some incentives like better channels,real time support and activation,gifts and rewards ,instaed of using this seemingly draconian approach,altough you are right to charge a fee for viewing,it should be commiserate with the level and quality of service you are offering .
its not what you do its how you do it,do it right while you still have the advantage.

Well said!

I did notice recently, that you can pay your subscription online now. . .that I think is a great innovation.

tayoTFC:

@sology,
must of us that subcribe to DSTV then are doing that cos of FOOBALL and nothing more
now change to Hitv cos of Football serve its renders
if u have Hitv go and pay ur subscribtion if u dont go to VC center
afterall is not a crime to have Hitv,,,

I agree. . .chop knuckle!!!

I actually prefer the viewing centres because of the atmosphere.

@tayotfc,

You mean those of you who have always been doing the viewing center business abi?

There is a difference here. What about normal, regular viewers?

It would shock you that their are households that dont give a rat's ass about hitv nor all its football.

As long as they can watch all their latest series and movies and documentaries ,  hint hint (just so that you wont be so clueless)

soloqy:

@tayotfc,

You mean those of you who have always been doing the viewing center business abi?

There is a difference here. What about normal, regular viewers?

It would shock you that their are households that dont give a rat's ass about hitv nor all its football.

As long as they can watch all their latest series and movies and documentaries , hint hint (just so that you wont be so clueless)

You have a valid point there too. . .if you dont care about footie then don't pay the footie rate. Simple!

@ TK417
good talk, infact EGEDE 4 U,

The point is, if you want total football without the other ingredients DSTV can offer, then go for Hitv
if u want any other thing apart from footie, get DSTV.
If you want all, get both providers!!!

i agree with HiTV increasing the subscription costs but not at the astronomical rates,
if a viewing centre pays 20k per month, wat will he take home after Fuel, generator maintenance, security etc

and increasing the "normal" price from 4k to 6k is a bit too much, 5 k might have been a better rate

If "safe" GTBank is on board then they should advise them on this salient points, IMO

but i like HiTV sha on sky


@tayoTFC, korofo on guard

this is the price hitv has to pay for over bidding and playing too smart. they
wanted to win the epl rights at all costs and now they have it but unfortunately
no one is ready to pay the unreasonably high subscription fees just to watch
football. well, there! it was a gamble and looks like they have lost this one.

Now these VC will start collecting N200 per match, How will an hungry sport man watch his team playing?

PurestBoy:

Now these VC will start collecting N200 per match, How will an hungry sport man watch his team playing?

I tire-o

PurestBoy:

Now these VC will start collecting N200 per match, How will an hungry sport man watch his team playing?

These are the events that would possibly kill the Premiership football enthusiasm and craze in the country.

Thier is nothing wrong in the 6k they are charging
when they came out, the 4k i guess was just to test the ground and capture the untapped mkts

i wonder hw many of u guys had DSTV years back
now, theyve made life easier, ure here shouting 6k is too much
its ok. 9ja la wa

tayotfc and tmoni
korofo and egede are words meant for the MEN
so easy

They will soon be out of business.

When your income is tied to one thing and that thing is seasonal then you are doomed. HiTV think they arrived so that they can monopolise everything. I just hope they are not a disaster waiting to happen.

Hope they don't go the way of Setanta

HITV should go and sidon on pawto pawto , rubbish.
I rather watch my local channel.

i believe these guys in HITV are not smart enough.
how many viewing centre can they police? another way to make money for the Nigerian police.
Honestly i dont need the other stations offered by HITV,in there own interest they should categorise it as follows:
Football stations only N2500
Non football channels N3500
Both N6000
if not, as far as i am concerned no subscription
i will keep patronizing viewing centre.
after all the attraction to HITV was because it was cheap

just watch ur football games online. LOL

Hitv is uninteresting without the football channel.This enforcement should be mild other wise they will loose patronage.

mystikal:

just watch ur football games online. LOL

Maybe abroad not with Nigerian server, too slow, I tried to watch earlier but scrambled

ozenyen:

i believe these guys in HITV are not smart enough.
how many viewing centre can they police? another way to make money for the Nigerian police. yes u got that, shit
Honestly i dont need the other stations offered by HITV,in there own interest they should categorise it as follows:
Football stations only N2500
Non football channels N3500
Both N6000
if not, as far as i am concerned no subscription
i will keep patronizing viewing centre.
after all the attraction to HITV was because it was cheap

but subscribing is better than going to viewing centres to watch jaree

HITV were patronized because of their cheap rates compared to DSTV, that's so true




I heard they increased their rates from  4k to 6k,   

I didn't even bother to subscribe, cos the only interesting channels are NIGEZIE, the Football stations and few others, other channels are wack

HITV should try and increase their channels - (INTERESTING ONES e.g. CNN not BBC)     

Well as for the VC, pay because they didn't get the right to air the matches for free,

ozenyen:

i believe these guys in HITV are not smart enough.
how many viewing centre can they police? another way to make money for the Nigerian police.
Honestly i dont need the other stations offered by HITV,in there own interest they should categorise it as follows:
Football stations only N2500
Non football channels N3500
Both N6000
if not, as far as i am concerned no subscription
i will keep patronizing viewing centre.
after all the attraction to HITV was because it was cheap

Very good one. Its only football they have and they ought to really categorise it as you stated.
The notion that they came out so that Nigerians can afford paytv has been rubbished cause they are not cheap anymore(considering their content).
I would have it this way:

Football subscription: N2,700
The rest only: N2,300
If you want the full bouquet: N5,000

ozenyen:

i believe these guys in HITV are not smart enough.
how many viewing centre can they police? another way to make money for the Nigerian police.
Honestly i dont need the other stations offered by HITV,in there own interest they should categorise it as follows:
Football stations only N2500
Non football channels N3500
Both N6000
if not, as far as i am concerned no subscription
i will keep patronizing viewing centre.
after all the attraction to HITV was because it was cheap

Very good one. Its only football they have and they ought to really categorise it as you stated.
The notion that they came out so that Nigerians can afford paytv has been rubbished cause they are not cheap anymore(considering their content).
I would have it this way:

Football subscription: N2,300
The rest only: N2,200
If you want the full bouquet: N4,500

cant ever work , they should forget that if they are really planning on that, hope they are not on CBN list sha

i think they made a mistake on that order, when you are in a competetive market place, you dont make laws that the other competetors would use as opportunity to claim other customers.
http://sportsdesks..com

tkb417:

whats ur point?
they are charging 6k?
if i only get football for 6k, ill be so so glad
The football content has been increased to include the other competitions

No one has banned DSTV, if u want other programmes, pls, get a DSTV smartcard!!
Very simple

If 6k is too much and ure clamouring for DSTV that charged x3 of what they are charging now, then what are you saying?

The point is, if you want total football without the other ingredients DSTV can offer, then go for Hitv
if u want any other thing apart from footie, get DSTV.
If you want all, get both providers!!!

he who has ears, listen now and pay what ure asked to pay
they didnt get those rights for free

@tkb417,

I think you failed to objectively assess and get the point.

While you are correct that it is a free world and people have the choice of provider(s) to stick to, I must confess that HiTV has been disappointing in the manner the subscription increase was executed. No meaningful extra to their bouquet content and they hiked 50% over the previous season's offer (i.e. start of their business). For the number of years I had DSTV I never saw such a spike in subscription rates.  Yet we called them monopolists and exploiters at the time!

At this rate, subscribers should be ready to pay at least 10k in two years time max, if HiTV retains exclusive rights to EPL, La Liga and CL football at that time. One fails to see the rationale of offering 4.5k for 28 stale channels and 6k for (full) 31 channels. Full! only means inclusion of the popular game that Nigerians so love. Good marketing strategy, but horrible when there is no full monopoly, as is now. Because viewers can choose to retain/obtain DSTV, while taking the pain to drift out of their homes if they have to watch star live matches.

No need to compare the contents of DSTV and HiTV. Just turn on your HiTV system b/w end May and mid-August, during a weekend you have all the time to relax at home. And see if you won't simply catch malaria just out of boredom. The same cannot be said of DSTV. . .