DStv is no doubt the best satellite cable television service provider in Africa, more specifically Nigeria. This post lists DStv Nigeria packages price list for 2020.
DStv Nigeria is controlled by MultiChoice Nigeria, launched in 1993 as a pioneering joint venture between MultiChoice Africa and Nigerian businessman and senior advocate of Nigeria, Adewunmi Ogunsanya. HD channels, HD PVR decoders, and DSTV mobile TV service are just some few services added for DStv Nigeria by Multichoice.
The DStv Compact Plus package is the best for sports lovers. It features over 90% of the English Premier League matches, the Spanish La Liga, the German Bundesliga and other sports, and also features some channels shown on the DStv Compact Bouquet. With the current DStv Nigeria packages new price list for 2020, The DStv Compact Plus package goes for a monthly price of N10,650 only.
In addition to previously existing packages, there is also the new DStv Explora which was recently added into the bouquet offered by DSTV.
DStv Packages & Bouquets in Nigeria 2020
The initial access charge for DSTV is usually around N19,900 to N45,000. Although, the price varies, depending on the initial package. This initial charge will cover the cost of the satellite dish, cables, DSTV decoder and other installation charges with a 3 months subscription access.
DStv Access
The DStv Access package features over 45 TV channels which are mostly local and international Television channels. Local channels in Nigeria like SilverBird, AIT, NTAi, Channels Television and International channels like Africa Magic, Aljazeera, SuperSport BLITZ, E Entertainment, etc, feature on the DStv Access which costs N2,000 per month in Nigeria.
Channels like the BBC, CNN and MNET channels are not available at the time of compiling this post.
DStv Family
As the name implies, the DStv Family bouquet was created with the family in mind. Known as the most popular DStv package in Nigeria, especially in homes, the DStv Family package gives you access to all DStv Access channels with other additional channels such as Euro News, CNN, Mnet Series, Cartoon Network for kids, Channel O, Africa Magic, ESPN Classic with over 55 digital TV channels in this package. Cost of the DStv Family in Nigeria is N4,000 monthly. HD channels are not included in the DStv Family package.
The DStv Family package also offers all DStv 24 available Audio services which include: Voice of America (VOA), BBC (3 channels), Star FM, RAI radio, Ray Power FM, etc. With an installation cost of N24, 900 that gives you 3 months free subscription, a dish, and a standard decoder.
DStv Compact Plus
The DStv Compact Plus bouquet gives you all DStv Compact channels with two sports channels as an addition, as earlier mentioned in the introduction of this post. These sports channels include SuperSport 7 and SuperSport 10. This package offers Sports lovers wider access to different kinds of premium sports as against the expensive DStv Premium bouquet. Sports like basketball, golf, tennis, motorsport, Spanish La Liga e.t.c are available for those who subscribed to the DStv Compact bouquet. You would also be able to watch 90% of the English Premier League matches if you are an English football lover. The DStv Compact Plus package costs N10,000 a month in Nigeria.
DStv Premium
The DStv Premium package is the complete package that gives you access to all available DSTV SD/HD video, and all audio channels. This particular package is the best as channels exclusive to the DStv Premium package are M-Net Movies 1 & 2, History Channel, SuperSport 3, Discovery Channel, Boomerang, all HD channels, and much more. You also get a DSTV Mobile+ free package for subscribing for this package as long as you have a DStv Drifta decoder. DStv Premium bouquet costs N15,800 monthly in Nigeria
Cost of the new DStv Explora in Nigeria (2020)
Below are the available DSTV decoder options, their prices and the different packages they work with
- Explora + Dish Kit + 1 Month DStv Premium Subscription + Smart LNB (N38,300)
- Explora + Dish Kit + 1 Month DStv Compact Plus Subscription + Smart LNB (N33,500)
- Explora + Dish Kit + 1 Month DStv Compact Subscription + Smart LNB (N29,900)
If you already have the dish or you want to upgrade to the Explora decoder, you can purchase the Explora decoder alone for N20,000
The second type of decoder is the HD which comes in the following packages:
- HD + Dish Kit + 1 Month DStv Premium Subscription (N18,300)
- HD + Dish Kit + 1 Month DStv Compact Plus Subscription (N13,500)
- HD + Dish Kit + 1 Month DStv Compact Subscription (N9,900)
- HD + Dish Kit + 3 Months DStv Access Subscription (N9,900)
Now that we know about the decoder packages, let’s dive into the subscription packages.
DStv Premium
The DStv Premium is the highest-priced DStv package as well as the most complete in Nigeria. The premium bouquet provides full access to 178 channels at N15,800 monthly. The channels fall into several categories however, the most popular are the documentary, sports, entertainment, news and children categories.
If you are 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
- Crime Investigation Network
- Discovery channel
- Nat Geo Wild
- National Geographic Channel
- The History Channel
Sport
- SuperSport 1
- SuperSport 2
- SuperSport 3 (HD/SD)
- SuperSport 4 (HD/SD)
- SuperSport 5 (HD/SD)
- SuperSport 6
- SuperSport 7
- SuperSport 8
- SuperSport 9
- SuperSport 10
- SuperSport 11 (HD/SD)
- SuperSport 12 (HD/SD)
- SuperSport Blitz
Children
- Boomerang
- Cartoon Network
- Cbeebies
- Disney
- Disney Junior
- Disney XD
- JimJam
- Mindset
- Nick JR
- Nickelodeon
- Nicktoons
Music
- Soundcity
- MTV Base
- TRACE Mziki
- Hip TV
- TRACE Naija
- AFRO Music English
- Planet Radio TV
News and Commerce
- Al Jazeera
- Arise News
- BBC
- Bloomberg Television
- CNBC Africa
- CNC World
- CNN International
- eTv Africa
- Euro News
- EuroNews German
- SABC News
- Sky News
Entertainment and Movies
- Africa Magic
- Africa Magic Epic Movies
- Africa Magic Hausa
- Africa Magic Igbo
- Africa Magic plus
- Africa Magic Showcase
- Africa Magic World
- Africa Magic Yoruba
- B4U Movies
- BBC Brit
- BET International
- CBS Reality
- CNBC Africa
- Comedy Central
- Discovery Family
- E! Entertainment Television
- Ebony Life TV
- Eva
- Eva+
- FOX
- FOX Life
- Galaxy TV
- ITV Choice
- Lifetime Entertainment
- Maisha Magic Bongo
- Maisha Magic East
- M-Net Action
- M-Net City
- M-Net Movies
- M-Net Movies Action+
- M-Net Movies Premiere
- M-Net Movies Smile
- M-Net Movies Zone
- M-Net West
- MTV
- ROK
- SONY Entertainment Television
- SONY Max
- Studio Universal
- Telemundo
- Trybe
- Turner Classic Movies
- Universal Channel
- Vuzu
- Vuzu
- Vuzu Amp
- Zee World
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.
DStv Packages & Channels
Below are all the DStv packages in Nigeria, the number of channels each package is allowed and a breakdown of the channels by categories.
DStv Compact Plus & Compact Bouquet
The DStv Compact Plus and the DStv Compact provide exciting channels for your pleasure all day long. Of the two, the DStv Compact Plus is more expensive and it cost N10,650 per month, while the DStv Bouquet costs N6,800 monthly.
DStv Compact Plus Channels
The DStv Compact Plus package provides access to 174 channels which have been highlighted below based on their categories:
- Audio – 46
- Children – 11
- Documentary – 5
- Entertainment and Movies – 41
- Lifestyle and Culture – 6
- Local TV – 12
- Music – 7
- News and Commerce – 14
- Religion – 9
- Specialist – 11
- Sport – 12
DStv Compact Channels
On the other hand, the DStv Compact provides access to 151 channels which have been highlighted based on their categories
- Children – 11
- Documentary – 3
- Entertainment and Movies – 37
- Lifestyle and Culture – 6
- Local Channels -1
- Music – 7
- News and Commerce – 12
- Religion – 9
- Specialist – 11
- Sport – 7
DStv Family Channels
The DStv Family bouquet offers 108 exciting channels at a rate of N4,000 per month.
- Children – 7
- Documentary – 2
- Entertainment and Movies – 27
- Lifestyle and Culture – 4
- Local Channels – 12
- Music – 6
- News and Commerce- 13
- Religion – 9
- Specialist -11
- Sport – 6
DStv Access Channels
The DStv Access bouquet is packed with 90 channels and this plan provides good value at a very affordable cost of N2,000 per month.
- Audio – 11
- Children – 4
- Documentary – 1
- Entertainment and Movies – 19
- Lifestyle and Culture – 2
- Local Channels – 12
- Music – 5
- News and Commerce – 12
- Religion – 9
- Specialist – 11
- Sport – 4
DStv Indian Channels
The DStv Indian is another interesting package which comes at a very pocket-friendly rate of N5,400 per month.
- Audio – 11
- Entertainment and Movies – 5
- News and Commerce – 2
- Religion – 3
- Specialist – 2
DStv Great Wall Channels
The DStv Great Wall package offers 21 channels, including 10 audio stations for a cost of N1000 monthly.
- Audio – 10
- Children – 1
- News and Commerce – 1
- Religion – 5
- Specialist – 7
DStv Nigeria Contact Details
(DStv Nigeria) Lagos Office Address
Plot 1381, Tiamiyu Savage Street; Victoria Island, Lagos State
1 270 3232 or 080 3900 3788
Fax 01 270 3256
(DStv Nigeria) Abuja Office Address
Legion House
3 Kaura Namoda Street
Area 3 Garki, Abuja
Tel: 2347291/2 Fax: 2347295
(DStv Nigeria) Email Addresses
e-mail: dstv@nigeria.multichoice.co.za
e-mail: dstv@mwebnigeria.com
Official DSTV Website: www.dstv.com
DStv Nigeria Toll-Free Lines
MultiChoice has released some toll-free numbers for DStv subscribers in Nigeria. The numbers cuts across all major telecommunication networks (Airtel, 9mobile, Glo, and MTN) in Nigeria in order to accommodate its teeming subscribers. The DStv toll-free lines for Nigerians are 09090630333 (Etisalat), 07080630333 (Airtel), 08113630333 (Glo), and 08149860333 (MTN).
The DStv Call center operating hours are now 8 am to 9 pm on Saturdays, Sunday and public holidays.
MultiChoice will increase the prices of certain DStv packages from 1 April, but the company has ensured the customers that it will freeze DStv Premium prices and the subscribers will pay the same price as of 1 April 2019.