Samuel Nartey George, the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovations, has announced that Ghanaian DStv subscribers will enjoy between 33% to 50% increased value.
However, prices of DStv subscriptions will remain unchanged.
According to Sam George, MultiChoice Africa has committed to an unprecedented increase in value offers specifically for the Ghanaian market.
Speaking at a media briefing, Sam George stated, “ MultiChoice Africa has committed to an unprecedented increase in value offer only in Ghana, which will result in Ghanaian DStv subscribers getting more services for less”.
“Depending on the DStv package or bouquet you use, subscribers will get between 33% to 50% more value,” he added.
“Under the arrangement, subscribers on the Paddy bouquet will be upgraded to Access, while subscribers on the Access bouquet will automatically be upgraded to Family, and those on the Family bouquet will move up to Compact.
Subscribers on Compact will be upgraded to Compact Plus, and those on Compact Plus will enjoy access to the Premium bouquet”.
Sam George added that the Premium bouquet will have a chance to win a fully paid trip to watch Premier league games.
The Communication minister added that the arrangement will run for the next three months, after which the committee will reconvene to review the packages.
Also, Sam George has announced plans to tackle DStv decoder piracy from Nigeria.
The minister added, “The committee considered the issue of cross-border piracy of DStv decoders from Nigeria into Ghana, which has for years deprived the state of tax revenue, transferred jobs from Ghana to Nigeria, denied unsuspecting customers good customer service, and is actively working towards the decline of Ghanaian local content creation space”.
“I will work with heads of the above agencies to establish the working group in due course to comprehensively tackle this issue of cross-border piracy,” Samuel George added.
This brings an end to the back and forth between Sam George and MultiChoice Ghana, operators of DStv.
It will be recalled that the National Communications Authority (NCA) confirmed that MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to the directive from the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations to establish a Stakeholder Committee that will evaluate DSTV pricing in Ghana.
The NCA statement read, “MultiChoice Ghana has agreed to the directive from the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations to establish a Stakeholder Committee that will evaluate DSTV pricing in Ghana. The company has also committed to fully participating in this process.”
Sam George had earlier replied to MultiChoice Ghana, operators of DStv, after they refuted claims that they had agreed to reduce their subscription prices.
According to Sam George, he has no intention to tolerate the disrespect from DStv to Ghanaians.
The sector minister revealed that the National Communication Authority (NCA) will proceed to shut down DSTV operations tomorrow, September 6, 2025.
In a statement released, MultiChoice Ghana stated, “We have noted the statement made by the Minister for Communications Technology and Innovation, Hon. Samuel Nartey George.
We continue to engage with the Minister in a bid to find an amicable solution that is beneficial for all parties involved, but does not jeopardise the viability of the DSty service.
We will fully participate in the established Working Committee. However, we wish to clarify that MultiChoice Group has not agreed to a price reduction”.
In a post on X in reaction to MultiChoice’s statement, Sam George wrote, “Let me be clear, I have no intention to continue tolerating the disrespect to Ghanaians by DStv.
If MultiChoice is not interested, as they claim in their last statement, in discussing a reduction in prices as they had indicated to me, we would proceed to effect the shutdown tomorrow as indicated.
DStv indicated their willingness to engage the Ministry on its concerns on pricing and prayed us to stay our enforcement action. If they have changed their position, then we simply would enforce the regulatory action”.
He added, “No company is above the law. When MultiChoice is ready to discuss price reduction, they can come to the negotiation table. Until then, there is nothing for us to meet over. The @NCAGhana would carry out enforcement.
Ghana is open for businesses that respect our laws and institutions”.
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BREAKING:DSTV prices reduced by fifty percent – Sam George
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