Oluniyi D.Ajao
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DStv moving to new satellite Eutelsat W7
Eutelsat W4, the satellite that beams DStv signals to residents of West Africa, is fast nearing the end of its life span. It was launched on 24th May 2000 from Space Launch Complex 36B at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in the USA. According to Wikipedia: Following its launch and on-orbit testing, it was placed [...]
Continue reading...How to add more TV & Radio channels to your Multi TV decoder
Wednesday, November 25, 2009
Before reading, I assume you already have a Multi TV subscription or intend to do so and that you have read my earlier blog posts on Multi TV. Else, you should read Multi TV Ghana, a new free digital satellite TV and Early review of Multi TV + Satellite information before reading this post. The principle [...]
Continue reading...Africa’s Got Talent. $1 million Grand Price.
Sunday, November 15, 2009
America’s Got Talent is a talent-hunt show in the United States of America, seeking to find the very best of raw showbiz talent in that country. It is open to people of all ages, and does not restrict what type of performance the contestants put up. As a result, it has featured singers, dancers, magicians, [...]
Continue reading...Free-to-air Ghanaian TV Stations on Satellite
Monday, November 9, 2009
Ghanaians abroad are keen to stay in touch with social and political affairs back home. Some relatively comfortable Ghanaians within Ghana live outside the urban areas, deep in the rural parts. Friends of Ghana living in nearby countries who are interested in following news and entertainment from Ghana. These three groups of people are not [...]
Continue reading...NileSat 101 & 102: More TV Channels than you can handle
Saturday, August 22, 2009
I had the opportunity to visit Zaria, a town in Northern Nigeria, on my recent trip to that country. I was pleasantly surprised to have observed so many satellite dishes as I was being driven into the city. You can thus imagine my excitement when I got to my relative’s apartment and saw that he [...]
Continue reading...Want 6 Radio Channels on MultiTV? RESCAN your decoder
Monday, August 17, 2009
Some of the TV channels on MultiTV have been out-of-sync in the past few days. Tuning to CNN International for example, plays the audio of another TV channel. This can be corrected by rescanning the MultiTV digital satellite decoder. Another reason to rescan is that Multi TV has added 6 radio channels to the service. [...]
Continue reading...e.Tv now in Ghana
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
TV just got even more exciting in Ghana as e.tv the first privately owned but free-to-air television station in South Africa has launched a subsidiary in Accra, Ghana. This launch is a big deal because e.tv South Africa that launched in 1998 is presently the largest English-medium channel in SA. e.tv Ghana is a free-to-air commercial [...]
Continue reading...Early review of Multi TV + Satellite information
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Introductory note: To put this post into a proper perspective, you should read Multi TV Ghana, a new free digital satellite TV service first. Multi TV is at Testing Transmission phase and therefore, some of the glitches I have observed should be understandable to some extent. I got this installation since Thursday evening, my writing is based [...]
Continue reading...Multi TV Ghana, a new free digital satellite TV service [updated]
Friday, July 3, 2009
Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, the host of Joy FM’s Super Morning Show has been teasing his listeners’ for some days now about a new service from Joy FM’s parent company Multimedia Group Limited. The service is essentially a free multi-channel digital satellite system available in every corner of Ghana. From the group’s website: MultiTV is a nationwide free [...]
Continue reading...My tribute to Michael Jackson
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Amongst all the musicians that tickled my eardrums in my childhood days, the eccentric Michael Jackson stood out. It didn’t take much effort to notice this outstanding gentleman who could sing, dance, cry, choreograph and more. Michael Jackson was easily my favourite artist and if I’d be true to myself, still is. Though his dance moves [...]
Continue reading...CNBC Africa now on DSTV West Africa
Saturday, February 14, 2009
I was quite excited to see CNBC Africa beamed to West Africa on DSTV, yesterday. I had hitherto been looking forward to this since I am fully aware that CNBC Africa is the only serious business TV channel on the continent. CNBC Africa is a television service for Sub-Saharan Africa which was launched by CNBC and [...]
Continue reading...…and GBS/GTV Closed Shop!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Shocking news. GTV, has ceased operations citing the effect of the global financial crisis. GTV was a multi-channel digital satellite TV service with active subscribers in 22 African countries but their sudden closure has left millions of soccer fans high-and-dry. London-based GTV, launched in June 2008, used Eutelsat’s W3 satellite from 7 degrees East, and [...]
Continue reading...GTV on DStv
Monday, October 20, 2008
GTV (Ghana TV) would soon be among the list of channels DStv subscribers in Ghana can enjoy. GTV is the television service of GBC (Ghana Broadcasting Corporation) which is the official mouthpiece of the Government of Ghana, and is the state TV/Radio broadcast institution. GTV is currently listed amongst the list of channels viewable to DStv [...]
Continue reading...Big Brother Africa 3 [2008]
Sunday, August 24, 2008
The 3rd edition of the popular reality TV series Big Brother Africa (BBA) is scheduled to begin later today at 17:00 hours. 12 house mates chosen from 12 African countries will enter the Big Brother house for 91 days. The show which is exclusive to DSTV is available 24 hours everyday on channel 198. Share your thoughts [...]
Continue reading...DSTV Africa: No more SABC Africa, where is CNBC Africa?
Friday, August 1, 2008
MultiChoice has finally removed SABC Africa from its bouquets: SABC Africa Terminates on Dstv – 31st July 2008 MultiChoice and the SABC regret to announce that from 1 August 2008, the SABC Africa channel will no longer be carried on the DStv service. Operation of the SABC Africa channel is no longer viable and MultiChoice and the SABC [...]
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- Justin: Fair enough, might just get an unlocked modem and only buy the card from MTN, so I can switch between provider when I travel between countries. Thx....
- Peprah-Amankona: I praying unceasingly to see the veryday glo will start operating in order increase the keen competition in the communication industry.i am a gradua...
- Oluniyi David Ajao: If it wasn't locked, they wouldn't sell it at the subsidized rate they're doing....
- Justin: Hi David, do you have any idea if buying the bundled kit would mean that the Huawei modem is locked only to MTN Ghana? Thanks, Justin...
- Nurudeen Abubakar: Why is it that you dont publicize ur employment? abi its too hot ne? at least allow other members who r on neutral ground to be employed! haba!, abi n...
- chi: I have all da channels working and i think multi tv is just coooool...@cher well i bought mine at A&C mall..b'cos i got a dish i pay 180 ghana c...
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