Telecom Satellites Television (TStv) on Wednesday declared that it does not in any way sees other competitors in the industry which is large enough to accommodate participants in the sector as a threat.
Managing Director of TStv, Dr Bright Echefo, who stated this while briefing journalists at its headquarter situated at the Idu Industrial zone, Abuja, said that the organisation has within four months of its operations accomplished numerous goals.
Dr Echefo said the competition in the industry has only created more challenges to overcome thus the need to strive harder, adding that if anything else, TStv has enabled people to choose the channels they want to view and not being forced to accommodate what they do not desire.
The Managing Director said that within the period under review, TStv has been able to establish offices in all states of the federation, adding that the organisation having learnt from the mistakes of others in the past, is here to stay.
He said that unlike other service providers, TStv decoders work with vouchers that can be purchased in the streets at affordable rates and allows for easy loading just like the phone vouchers.
In the words of Echefo; “TStv has about 120 channels for now with some that are free. It is only the channel a subscriber wants that he/she subscribes to at the lowest rates in the market.
“There are channels that are free. All news channels cost just N2 per day just like kids channels. I can assure members of the public that TStv is here to offer value to Nigerians.
“We do not believe that Nigerians should pay for channels they do not watch or pay for channels even when they are not around to watch any of the programmes,” Echefo said.
He commended the Federal Government and the National Broadcasting Commission for creating the enabling environment for participants in the industry to operate without any form of discrimination.
The MD said that the TStv is already in discussion the Premier League with a view to have the right to air its matches, adding however that even at that, there are 14 Sports channels among other value added channels.
