Ghanaian subscribers of DStv are to enjoy between 33 and 50 per cent more value on their subscriptions from Wednesday, October 1, 2025, following an agreement between the Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations and MultiChoice Africa, the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology and Innovations, Samuel Nartey George has said.

The minister announced the arrangement at a media briefing in Accra on Monday afternoon [September 29, 2025.]

Multichoice Ghana, operators of the DSTV franchise in Ghana, have occasionally been changing the packages, especially with the number of channels that go into a bouquet. There are periods the number of channels increase and there periods they are reduced.

What consumers were recently complaining about, which caused the sector minister, Sam George, to take up the advocacy, was the price of the bouquet compared to what pertain in other African countries.

But announcing the new development on Monday, Mr George said the outcome was the result of discussions by a stakeholder committee made up of his ministry, the National Communication Authority (NCA), MultiChoice Africa and MultiChoice Ghana.

Mr Sam George chaired the committee, which was tasked to review DStv pricing in Ghana and address cross-border piracy of decoders.

“MultiChoice Africa has committed to implement an increased value offer only in Ghana, and I repeat only in Ghana, which will result in Ghanaian DStv subscribers getting more services for less,” Mr George said.

He explained that depending on the bouquet, customers would gain between 33 and 50 per cent additional value.

Under the new structure, subscribers on the Padi bouquet at GH¢59 will automatically be upgraded to Access worth GH¢99.

Access subscribers at GH¢99 will be moved to Family valued at GH¢190, while Family package holders paying GH¢190 will be upgraded to Compact at GH¢380, with access to live football matches.

Compact subscribers at GH¢380 will be moved to Compact Plus worth GH¢570, and Compact Plus customers paying GH¢570 will be upgraded to Premium, which costs GH¢865.

Premium subscribers will continue to enjoy the flagship bouquet and qualify for a chance to win trips to watch selected English Premier League matches.

In addition, MultiChoice Africa will subsidise the cost of Zapper decoders and dish kits by GH¢555, effectively reducing the price by half for new customers. “Yet another 50 per cent discount for subscribers,” Mr George said.

On piracy, the minister noted that cross-border smuggling of decoders from Nigeria had denied the state revenue, deprived customers of proper service and undermined local content creation.

To address the issue, he announced the creation of a multi-agency working group involving the Ministry, the NCA, the Cyber Security Authority, the Ghana Revenue Authority, the Ghana Police Service, MultiChoice and other stakeholders.

Mr George said he had asked for a 30 per cent improvement during the talks but described the outcome as beyond the original request. “I went into this with a request for 30 per cent, but what we have discussed here, the lowest is 33 per cent, the highest is 50 per cent,” he said.

He added that the committee would reconvene in three months to assess the impact of the measures. (GRAPHIC ONLINE)