DStv has repaced their Access and Family Plan with Yanga and Confam packages and I will like to use this opportunity to share more info about the switch and as well discuss about DStv subscription price increments caused by the new 7.5% tax increments by the Nigerian Federal Government. I will also be comparing old and new DStv subscription plans and prices below. So take a seat belt while we ride together.
The popular digital pay cable TV provider multichoice (DStv) recently introduced new channel packages known as DStv Yanga and DStv Confam to replace their old DStv Access and DStv Family. This simply means that those subscribed to DStv Acess or Family can no longer be able to watch their favorite channels but can only do so by migrating to the new plan.
The introduction of the new package (DStv Yanga and DStv Confam) might not be new to some of you but we need to find out the channels available in each package and the subscription prices. The bottom line is that DStv introduced the plans to replace their old DStv Acess and Family package.
Confirming the introduction and replacement of DStv Access and Family they wrote on their main websites:
WE ARE PHASING OUT
DStv ACCESS AND DStv FAMILY
Switch over to DStv Yanga or DStv Confam
packages before 1st June for more value, more
content, and more channels.
Discover new channels like BET, Da Vinci, AM Epic, ROK 2
& more! Enjoy brand new shows packaged especially for
Naija!
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DStv Packages (Bouquets) Subscription Prices, List of Channels in NigeriaThe South African owned digital cable TV provider (DStv) also did the same thing with their GOtv. In December 2019 they introduced
GOtv Jolli and GOtv Jinja only to replace their most popular plan GOtv Plus and the switch happened in June 2020.
However, the introduction of DStv Yanga and Confam is officially designed to replace the old DStv Acess and Family package. The reason behind replacement is best known to them, whether its to make more money or to add more value, I don't know but in the case of replacing GOtv Plus with Jinja and Jolli, it seems they are after more money than adding value because GOtv plus is the most preferable plan that offers more value for less. All the people I Know that use GOtv is always on GOtv Plus but the plan has now be suspended.
Subscription Prices for DStv Yanga & Confam Package plan
DStv set their Yanga package at
2,500 monthly while the Confam plan goes for
4,500 monthly. Moreover, DStv increased their channel subscription packages following the finance bill by the Nigeria Federal Government which approved an increase in the
Value Added Tax (VAT) rate applicable to the supply of goods and services in Nigeria, from 5% to 7.5% which took effect on February 1, 2020. MultiChoice Nigeria’s products and services are subject to VAT and on 1 June 2020, they have adjusted their DStv and GOtv prices to accommodate the 2.5% VAT increment, as per legislation.
(Comparision) Old and New DStv Subscription Plans and Prices
We have published an article about
Dstv Packages Subscription Prices and List of Channels in Nigeria which lists all the channels in each DStv packages but to add more, we are going to compare old DStv package price before the value-added tax (VAT) and Price ofter. However, I am not only going to provide subscription prices for DStv Yanga & Confam Packages but as for other plans like GOtv plans, DStv Premium, Compact+, Compact, and Padi packages.
Channel Packages | Price before VAT (Old Price) | Price after VAT (Current Price) | Number of Channels |
Premium | N15,800 | N16,200 | 175 + channels |
Compact Plus | N10,650 | 10,925 | 155 + channels |
Compact | N6,800 | M6,975 | 135 + channels |
Confam | N4,500 | N4,615 | 120 + channels |
Yanga | N2,500 | N2,565 | 95 + channels |
Padi | N1,800 | N1,850 | 40 + channels |
GOtv Plans | Price before VAT (Old Price) | Price after VAT (Current Price) | Number of Channels |
Max | N3,200 | N3,280 | 91 Channels |
Jolli | N2,400 | N2,460 | 83 Channels |
Jinja | N1,600 | N1,640 | 57 Channels |
Lite | N400 | N410 | 21 Channels |
DStv Add-on plan and prices
DStv also offers some addon in case you needed more from what you already have if you want channels from other continents like french channels, Indian, and Asia to be added to your plan, then you can use Dstv addon to achieve that. Below are the DStv add-on plans and prices.
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Dstv extra view/xtra view price in nigeria 2020
Add-on plans | Old Price | New Price |
Access Fee | N2,200 | N2,255 |
BOX Office | N400 | N400 |
French Touch Add-on | N1,470 | N1,510 |
French Plus Add-on | N6,360 | N6,520 |
Indian Addon-on | N5,400 | N5,540 |
Premium + Asia | N17,700 | N18,150 |
Premium + French | N22,200 | N22,750 |