Satellite television broadcast outfit Multichoice on Thursday brought together its partners, including journalists, to preview its offerings ahead of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, which it plans to broadcast live to its Nigerian audience.
The 2022 Qatar World Cup will take place in November and December with Africa represented by five countries including Senegal, Ghana, Cameroon, Morocco and Tunisia. Although Nigeria lost the World Cup qualification battle to Ghana, Multichoice showed its audience on the show in Lekki, Lagos why the Super Eagles’ absence from the competition won’t affect their enjoyment of the biggest sporting event that much.
Giving an insight into the packages lined up for the World Cup and its other programs, Multichoice CEO John Ugbe said the team has some exciting news for football fans and fans of Big Brother. According to Ugbe, DStv and GOtv customers can expect 24-hour access to all 64 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 matches and the premiere of Big Brother South Africa and Nigeria, dubbed “The Titans.”
On Sports, Ugbe said: “MultiChoice is making the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 more accessible than ever for fans. MultiChoice, the company, is making all 64 World Cup matches available in different vernacular languages. “GOtv SUPA and SuperSport are expanding their offering for soccer fans by adding more language options including Pidgin, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Twi, Swahili, Amharic and more.
Fans should download the DStv or GOtv self-service apps to subscribe or upgrade their current package as soon as possible to see all the soccer action to come this year.” He listed the highlights of the programs lined up for the World Cup to include dedicated channels, which are available 24 hours a day. “The activation of the DStv Blue Chair, where customers can take photos in the blue chair, add #HereForEveryFan to their social posts and access all things FIFA via a QR link.
“Collect GOAT digital assets for a chance to win a subscription to GOtv or GOcoder to watch real-life GOATs show off their skills. DStv Football Buzz, a new podcast covering all things World Cup, shared by leading sports influencers from around the world. Africa. “SuperPicks, a free fantasy football and score prediction platform that allows users to create a fantasy team of real football players for upcoming real-life matches,” said Ugbe.
In addition to the World Cup, he revealed that Multichoice has also finalized plans to merge the Nigerian and South African versions of the reality show Big Brother. He explained, “Due to the success of Big Brother Mzansi and Big Brother Naija, MultiChoice will present a Big Brother show like no other: a ‘contest’ between housemates from Nigeria and South Africa, in one house. “As one of MultiChoice’s most popular franchises, the company is now uniting two nations under one house.”
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