Ethiopia won’t import a single STB for DSO—Gebru, DDG, EBA
Contrary to how Nigeria completely imported the first batch of 850,000 Set Top Boxes (STBs), the Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority (EBA) has said that “Not a single STB will be imported throughout the process of transiting from analogue to digital terrestrial…
NBC adopts 6 states template to drive DSO, explains why June 17 deadline can’t work
Understandable explanations were on Friday in Lagos, given by the Director General of National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Mallam Is’haq Modibbo Kawu on why Nigeria could not completely switch over from analogue to digital TV broadcasting today, June 17, 2017 as…
Signal distributors’ soft paddle over planned blackout of DSO subscribers in Plateau
There are indications that the planned blackout of signals in the set top boxes (STBs) after April 30 in Plateau State may have been put on hold to encourage subscribers to the digital terrestrial TV experience in the state to…
2 months to DSO, how ready are NBC, stakeholders to avoid another miss of deadline
No doubt, many Nigerians are yet to understand the meaning of Digital Switch Over (DSO) expected to take off in Nigeria from June 17 this year. Already, some strategic cities are on board DSO including Abuja which was launched recently…
DSO: NBC, Plateau govt sensitise users of Set Top Boxes on Access Fee after 1 year
As one year free access to digital terrestrial TV watching spree ends on April 30 in Plateau State following the launch of Digital Switch Over (DSO) by April last year, users have been encouraged by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC)…
