A new Digital Terrestrial Television service, GOtv puts Nigeria at the forefront of technology in the digital migration process has been launched in Port Harcourt. The launch represents one of the most advanced Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) broadcast system and infrastructure established in Africa and the rest of the world to date and leapfrogs the outdated T1 systems which were utilized by first movers in the Digital Migration. This
Chairman of Details Nigeria, operators of the PayTV, Mr. Adewunmi Ogunsanya, said: ”We are very excited about the launch of GOtv, which forms part of our strategy to contribute to Nigeria’s digital migration through infrastructure investments. We have been working closely with the Government and the NCC to explore areas of convergence where we can assist in providing affordable digital television for everyone.”
GOtv is on the DVB-T2 technology standard which allows for up to 20 channels per frequency, this is different from DVB-T1 technology which only allows for 12 channels per frequency. Thus, there is a dramatic improvement on the dividend of terrestrial frequencies available to Nigeria when DVB-T2 is deployed.
Managing Director for MultiChoice Nigeria, Mr John Ugbe, stated that he is particularly excited as GOtv is set to put pay television services at the disposal of as many households as possible who wish to migrate into the digital age.
GOtv is an exciting pay television service which delivers great value and would give television lovers access to news, children’s programming, documentaries, series and movies - opening up a world of new and exciting family entertainment at a price everyone can afford. GOtv will deliver digital television for everyone and enables Nigerians to experience the digital television revolution in their own home.
General Manager of GOtv in Nigeria Mr. Mayo Okunola, said: “The GOtv brand was specially created to make available an affordable digital television product for all. When people think of digital television they immediately imagine it has to be expensive, this is not the case with GOtv, which offers great family entertainment at affordable prices. Nigerians are now set to benefit from easy access to an increased number of channels with enhanced picture and sound quality synonymous with digital television. The GOtv channel lineup is also uniquely placed to allow it to become the home of African television.”
Some of the channels that would be available to GOtv subscribers include AfricaMagic Movies, AfricaMagic Hausa, AfricaMagic Yoruba, Kids Co, Disney Junior, Discovery World, Sound City, Islam Channel, Al Jazeera, One Gospel, SELECT Sport and Channel O.
The GOtv channels were selected to ensure that subscribers get an exciting range of channels which would cater for the whole family. The line-up is designed to cater for a variety of different tastes and cultures. This ensures that subscribers enjoy improved picture and sound quality synonymous with digital television.
DTT stands for Digital Terrestrial Television (or Transmission). It refers to the broadcasting of terrestrial television in a digital format. Currently, terrestrial broadcasting in most African countries is in an analogue format. But African countries are all in the process of planning and implementing the migration from analogue to digital television.
Terrestrial television uses a network of transmission towers to relay the signal across the country. Each transmission tower has a specific area of coverage, and it is the network of coverage that provides television signals across the country. The broadcast signal is sent to the various towers and if you are within the area covered by a tower, then you will be able to receive the broadcast services via a terrestrial aerial which is usually placed on your roof or on your television set (depending on how strong the signal that you are receiving is).
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