MultiChoice Nigeria has announced a bumper coverage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and a special Big Brother Naija +South Africa edition for its customers on DStv and GOtv.
This was disclosed at the MultiChoice Media Showcase held
yesterday in Lagos.Speaking on the special coverage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup
and the next Big Brother reality TV show, the CEO, MultiChoice Nigeria, John
Ugbe said all 64 matches of the World Cup in Qatar will be live on DStv and
GOtv.
He added that the special Big Brother edition would be even
more intense with housemates from Nigeria and South Africa.“MultiChoice is
excited to bring every single fan, all the action in their language, along with
local commentary. To add value to all our customers, we are making all 64 World
Cup matches, available in 14 different local languages including Pidgin, Yoruba,
Igbo and Hausa.
“The next Big Brother edition will have housemates from the
two giants of Africa, Nigeria, and South Africa, together in one house. This is
designed to be a unifying experience of culture, personalities, and
entertainment, highlighting what we both have in common. The prizes promise to
be as massive as the entire show itself – both in cash and other sponsored
prizes,” he was quoted to have said in a statement.
Touching on the investment by MultiChoice in growing content
offering for customers’ pleasure, the Executive Head of Content, MultiChoice
Nigeria, Dr. Busola Tejumola, said customers would be spoiled for choice in the
coming months, as the company would be unveiling a chain of new programmes on
its Africa Magic channels.
Highlighting some of the new content customers could look
out for, Tejumola said popular comedy series, The Johnsons, would return for
the new season which would be to honour the show’s late cast, Ada Ameh.
Speaking further, she said customers should look out for a
new 260-episode local series ‘The Covenant’, and another 260-episode local
series titled ‘Itura’, starting from October 3. She added that the popular
Africa Magic series, ‘Tinsel’, and ‘The Rishantes’, will also make a return in
a few weeks.
“For the holidays, our holiday channel will go live in
November and will be showing some global events and carnivals. The Calabar
Carnival in Cross River State will be live on this channel. Also, Crime and
Justice Lagos will premiere on Showmax later this year. Customers can also look
out for our first local animation series coming soon,” she added.
All showcased content will be available to both DStv and
GOtv customers.
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