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TVC Unveils Mazino Appeal as New Host of Wake Up Nigeria Show

Nigeria’s top rated urban, young, vibrant and entertainment TV station, TVC has unveiled celebrity voice over artist and OAP, Mazino Appeal as the new host for its number one family entertainment lifestyle show, ‘Wake Up Nigeria’.

Generating so much positive buzz online, Mazino Appeal was formally unveiled on the show on Monday, 3rd August, 2020. He replaces Yomi Owope who recently stepped down after 3 years of hosting the Wake Up Nigeria show on TVC.

An elated Mazino expressed his delight at the opportunity, describing it as a dream come true. He said, ‘I feel honored to be a part of the TVC Communications family and I appreciate the chance given me to host one of the flagship shows on TVC, Wake Up Nigeria. It is a great feeling and I am looking forward to the experience.’

Speaking about the change in personnel, Olamide Oshoffa, the lead producer of Wake Up Nigeria show said that Yomi Owope did an amazing job with Wake Up Nigeria and he remains a great friend of the house. Mazino brings so much energy and expertise on the show and the entire production team cannot wait to unfold the great plans in stock for him.

Wake Up Nigeria show on TVC has consistently maintained the No. 1 position on the morning belt. The two hour strictly non-political show features exciting segments comprising Culinary art sessions with celebrity chefs, fitness routines, interviews with celebrities, live performances, entertainment gist, fashion talk and social media engagements with fans.

https://www.tvcentertainment.tv/2020/08/03/tvc-unveils-mazino-appeal-as-new-host-of-wake-up-nigeria-show/

TVC Breakfast Show, Wake Up Nigeria Marks Three Years anniversary on air
On Friday July 17, 2020, TVC Communications’ full-fledged live entertainment breakfast show, Wake Up Nigeria marked 3 years of entertaining, informing and educating Nigerian homes every morning with a special live show to commemorate the occasion.

As Nigeria’s first all- round entertainment breakfast show, Wake Up Nigeria over the last three years has engaged its viewers with top-notch entertainment content (from the world of fashion, food, music, lifestyle, entertainment, health, tech and travel) that is both captivating and cerebral.

Hosted by lead celebrity anchors, Abayomi Fowope and Titilayo Onyisan, Wake Up Nigeria show on TVC has consistently maintained the No. 1 position on the morning belt.

The two hour strictly non-political show features exciting segments comprising Culinary art sessions with celebrity chefs, fitness routines, interviews with celebrities, live performances, entertainment gist, fashion talk and social media engagements with fans.

Below are some of the pictures from the special live show to commemorate the occasion!

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StarTimes Refreshes Content Offerings, Reaffirms Affordability Through Pay-As-You-Go Model

Friday, July 10, 2020


StarTimes has refreshed its content offerings, bringing more sought-after content to its subscribers at the most affordable rate in the market.
This is even as a new blockbuster Hollywood movie channel and two sports rights are coming on the platform.
To bring these exciting offerings within the reach of every Nigerian, the pay-TV entertainment provider said it pioneered and remains the only player in the Nigerian market offering flexible subscription options – daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly, allowing Nigerians to subscribe according to their needs and means.
Disclosing this during a virtual conference meeting with journalists, on Friday, in Lagos, Viki Liu, Marketing Manager of StarTimes said that due to StarTimes' giant stride to make digital TV affordable to all families, the price of pay-TV has been greatly lowered, from average $50 per month to 3 or 5 dollars per month.

She noted that the pay-as-you-go options are available for all bouquets; and whether a customer subscribes daily, weekly or monthly to a bouquet, he will have access to the same channels and services, adding that flexible billing systems are reasonable for people who do not spend reasonable time watching television after subscription.
Viki said that although the sharp drop in naira has forced the brand to adjust some of its bouquet prices upwards from August 1, subscribers will get more value for what they are paying, without compromising affordability.
Her words, "Over the last couple of months, StarTimes has been adding new and exciting channels, great local and international channels for the viewing pleasure of our teeming subscribers without an additional charge. These channels, including other existing flagship channels and content, were acquired at a cost which StarTimes has continued to bear to cushion the economic pressure on subscribers."
“For sports lovers, StarTimes offers varieties of international football tournaments for the entertainment of our teeming subscribers. Europa League, Bundesliga and Coppa Italia are exclusive on StarTimes. We also air English FA Cup, Copa Del Rey among others.
“We also brought back FOX; FOX LIFE; National Geographic; Nat Geo Wild; ESPN; ESPN 2 and BABY TV. We will very soon also be including a new Hollywood blockbuster movie channel on our list of entertainment content,” she also noted.

Speaking on the challenges that the company is facing in its quest to provide cable TV entertainment to subscribers, the StarTimes marketing manager said that earlier this year, the Federal Government increased the rate of the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5% to 7.5%. “This increase did have an effect on our cost but in consideration of our customers’ plight, we continued to bear that extra cost.
"More recently, the impact of the foreign exchange rate has had an overwhelming adverse effect on our business. Our business is not exempted from the effect of the naira depreciation affecting all businesses in the country.

“All of our foreign content is bought in dollars and to continually serve our subscribers the best content, we have been constrained to make some slight review on our subscription rates. The decision to make this review is based on compelling external factors beyond our control.
“By this review which will take effect from August 1st, for our DTT (antenna) s: basic bouquet subscribers will now pay N1,700 as against N1300 monthly to enjoy close to 80 exciting channels; Classic Bouquet subscribers will pay N2,500 as against N1,900 monthly to keep enjoying close to 100 channels. While Nova bouquet remains unchanged at N900 with over 43 exciting channels.

“For DTH (Dish) s: Smart bouquet subscribers will pay N2,200 as against N1,900 monthly; Super Bouquet subscribers will pay N4,200 as against N3,800 monthly. While Nova bouquet remains unchanged at N900. DTH has close to 200 exciting channels.
“We hope our customers understand as we are not known for incessant price increase. Rather, StarTimes’ subscription prices had on different occasions been reduced in order to make digital TV affordable for every Nigerian.”
Responding to enquiries from the media, Liu assured subscribers that as a business, the brand will continue to make it a priority to broaden its content offerings to meet a variety of their interests without compromising affordability.
“Despite the price adjustment, we shall continue to delight our subscribers with more value at the best cost in the Pay-TV market. Consumer’s interests are duly taken care of with these flexible subscription options which give them access to pay for what they watch as low as N90 daily.” she said.

https://t.guardian.ng/news/startimes-introduces-pay-as-you-go-policy-reduces-subscription-rates/

SPEECH DELIVERED BY ViKI LIU DURING A MEDIA ROUNDTABLE TO ANNOUNCE StarTimes CONTENT UPGRADE AND PRICE ADJUSTMENT

Good morning gentlemen of the press.
Thank you to each and every one of you for making-out time to this meeting. We are very pleased to meet you. We should actually all be dining-out now but for the pandemic which restricts us to our abode.
You have all been called upon due to a mutual ion to bring quality and affordable digital- TV to every home. Your has helped us to build better brand understanding and acceptance. We call upon you to reignite this union again, which has been dormant for a while, and ask for continuous towards our brand, especially in favourable news mentions.
StarTimes, a relatively young player in the Nigerian pay-TV industry, has been at the forefront of providing affordable quality entertainment for Nigerian families since it came into the market about 10 years ago. StarTimes pioneered digital-TV inclusion which was indeed, previously a luxury and the preserve of the rich, thereby bringing access to those that were excluded from enjoying the beauty of pay-TV.
StarTimes championed and remains the only Nigerian pay-TV company that offers a flexible subscription method (day/week/month) to suit the needs of our subscribers. We have always aimed at affordable service that will enable our subscribers to enjoy digital life.
The brand has invested billions of naira in providing thousands of direct jobs and opportunities to various partners (dealer network, local channels, production companies) in the country in less than 10 years. We bring value to everyone.
Over the last couple of months, StarTimes has been adding new channels, great local and international channels for the viewing pleasure of our teeming subscribers without an additional charge. These channels, including other existing flagship channels and content, were acquired at a cost which StarTimes has continued to bear to cushion the economic pressure on subscribers.
We have added the following channels to the StarTimes content offering: Toonami, Ceebies, ST School Junior, ST School Senior, Human Right, Dunamis, Love Nature, Smithsonian, Colors TV, Sky News, Tiwa n Tiwa, Filmbox and more. We also brought back FOX, FOX LIFE, NGC E, NGW E, ESPN, ESPN 2 and BABY TV. Shortly, DreamWorks Channel showing blockbuster movies will be introduced to the delight of our subscribers.
For sports lovers, StarTimes offers a variety of international football tournaments for the entertainment of our teeming subscribers. Some of the football tournaments aired on our platform include:
- Europa League which will be resuming in August
- FA Cup semi-finals and final which will take place in the months of July and August
- Bundesliga
- Coppa Italia
- Copa Del Rey
Through ESPN, we also broadcast The English Football League Championship (EFL), Major League Soccer (MLS), Belgian Pro League, Netherlands Eredivisie; Basketball tourneys – NBA and The EuroLeague. Plans are also currently on to add to this list and we are confident that in no time we shall be announcing the inclusion of one of the most sought after international football leagues on the StarTimes platform.
We are not known for incessant price increase. Rather, StarTimes’ subscription prices had on different occasions been reduced in order to make digital TV affordable for every Nigerian. For instance, in September 2017, we scrapped our Unique Bouquet (N3800) from our DTT subscription packages and crashed its major channels into Classic Bouquet whilst reducing Classic Bouquet price from 2600 to 2400. In 2018, Classic Bouquet was further reduced from N2400 to N1900.
Earlier in the year (2020), the Federal Government increased the rate of the Value Added Tax (VAT) from 5% to 7.5%. This increase did have an effect on our cost but in consideration of our customers’ plight, we have continued to bear that extra cost.
More recent is the impact of the foreign exchange rate; our business is not exempted from the effect of the naira depreciation affecting all businesses in the country. All of our foreign content is bought in dollars and to continually serve our subscribers the best content, the subscription price has to be reviewed upwards. Dollar was about N360 in 2017; today, it’s above N450 in the parallel market. Unfortunately, certain external factors are beyond our control; we are forced to adjust to realities before us.
With effect from August 1, For DTT (antenna) s: Basic bouquet subscribers will now pay N1,700 as against N1300 monthly to enjoy close to 80 exciting channels; Classic Bouquet subscribers will pay N2,500 as against N1,900 monthly to keep enjoying close to 100 channels. While Nova bouquet remains unchanged at N900 with over 43 exciting channels.
For DTH (Dish) s: Smart bouquet subscribers will pay N2,200 as against N1,900 monthly; Super Bouquet subscribers will pay N4,200 as against N3,800 monthly. While Nova bouquet remains unchanged at N900. DTH has close to 200 exciting channels.
The price increase is not peculiar to the Nigerian market. The increase has been effected in a couple of other African countries since the first quarter of this year. The new pricing took effect in Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Guinea and Madagascar from March 1st, while It took effect in Rwanda and Zambia on June 1st 2020.
Aside from the newly added content ensuring increased value-for-money for our subscribers, another sigh of relief is the pay-as-you-go concept, borrowed from the telecoms sector and widely clamoured by pay-television consumers. Recently, the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed was quoted in the media to have said that, “The pay-as-you-go model is achievable in Nigeria, not just achievable, a pay TV provider, StarTimes already offers it”. Thanks to the Minister for reminding Nigerians that they can enjoy digital TV services on the go on StarTimes through our flexible subscription options – daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly, allowing Nigerians to subscribe according to their needs and means. Consumer’s interests are duly taken care of with these flexible subscription options which give them access to pay for what they watch as low as N90 daily.
Pay-per-view and pay-as-you-go billing systems are reasonable for people who do not spend reasonable time watching television after subscription.
Since 2008 when StarTimes started operation in African market, the company has been sparing no effort to realise its ambitious mission: "To ensure that every African family can access, afford, watch and share the beauty of digital TV".
Because of StarTimes, the price of pay-TV has been greatly lowered, from an average $50 per month to 3 or 5 dollars per month. And to date, this is StarTimes greatest achievement: make digital TV affordable for all families.
Because StarTimes believes in the equality of information; no matter rich or poor, people have equal rights to learn about the outside world through television and enjoy the beauty of digital TV.
That is also the purpose of the China-Africa cooperation project “Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages” that has been undertaken by StarTimes. In Nigeria, 1,000 villages were equipped with projectors, TVs and satellite TV decoders allowing all villagers, especially kids, to enjoy the wonderful digital TV programs.
We assure our subscribers that as a business, we will continue to make it our priority to broaden our content offering to meet a variety of their interests without compromising affordability. Despite the price adjustment, we shall continue to delight our subscribers with MORE VALUE at the BEST PRICE in the Pay-TV market.

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