TStv Nigeria: Decoder Price, Subscription, & Channels List

October 22, 2024 Fouad

TStv is a dream come true for Nigerians.

Basically, there are 3 unique features you get from TStv; pay-as-you-watch, Wi-Fi, and video conferencing.

I’ll tell you more on that later…

Nigerians have been complaining bitterly about exploitation by DStv Nigeria.

The pay TV, which has dominated the Nigerian TV market since 1994, offers premium services charged at monthly rates.

This has been a nightmare to most subscribers as they’ll rather pay for what they use than being compelled to subscribe monthly – even though they may not exhaust their subscription.

But it seems things will take a new turn with the advent of TStv, a new direct-to-home TV in Nigeria, which is set to offer a pay-as-you-consume plan to customers at a much more affordable price.

This is a unique service in Nigeria; It’s a good news to Nigerians but a bad market to other pay TV providers like Startimes Nigeria.

The new company plans to offer various unique services that will make life easy for average Nigerians. I really hope they deliver their promises and maintain good value.

What is the meaning of TStv?

TStv is a direct-to-home (DTH) pay TV provider that officially launched in Nigeria on the 1st of October, 2017 (Independence Day).

TStv is short for Telcom Satellite Television. The name indicates that the company uses a hybrid technology which combines both satellite and telecom (internet) services to offer TV broadcast to its consumers. Read more on hybrid broadcast.

Who Owns TStv?

TStv is exclusively owned by Telecom Satellite Limited, a registered company here in Nigeria. Bright Echefu is the Managing Director/CEO of TStv.

The company signed a multi-transponder agreement with Asia Broadcast Satellite (ABS) to deliver a DTH service into Nigeria on ABS-3A satellite, Africa beam which is located at the prime video neighborhood of 3 ͦ W.

So, you’ll be correct to say that TStv is an indigenous TV provider that has come to rescue us from the downside of monopoly with the pay-as-you-consume plan. This is similar to the way Glo came with per second billing (PSB) when MTN and Econet (now Airtel) claimed it was impossible to operate that way.

TStv Decoder/Set Top Box Price in Nigeria

The decoder (also known as Set Top Box (STB)) and dish will be available for just ₦5000 and comes with numerous features.

The best part is you get 20GB free data bundle, which can be used for making video calls and surfing the internet by connecting your phone or laptop via Wi-Fi. This makes it serve as a modem.

You’ll also be able to record TV programs to its 50GB internal hard drive. If this space isn’t enough, you can connect your external hard drive for more videos.

The decoder allows you to connect to the internet, stream media, and access subscribed content. It also lets you browse content from Facebook, Twitter, video-on-demand sites, OTT apps among others.

It is designed in such a way that it can be used as a router that enables you to connect up to 15 people comfortably.

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Features of TStv Decoder/Set Top Box

The STB has various unique and awesome features. I’ve highlighted them here for you.

Webcam
Video calls with other subscribers via IP
Pause subscription function
Record and playback
50GB internal storage
External hard drive compatibility (up to 1TB)
Internet access
Wi-Fi 802.11ac
Bluetooth 4.0
USB 3.0
1GB Ethernet
RF for hybrid remote controls

TStv Subscription Price

Subscription prices are ₦200, ₦500, ₦1000, ₦1500, and ₦3000. Just like making phone calls, you’re not billed unless you use the service.

This is the unique pay-as-you-consume feature the pay TV offers as against the monthly subscription offered by other providers, where you pay for what you use and what you don’t use.

All subscriptions give you access to watch all channels for a period of time. The time varies depending on your subscription.

TStv also offers subscribers free 20GB data and subsequently, 10GB monthly data for just ₦3000 to enjoy its 4.5G network. This is good news since you can connect your laptop and phone over Wi-Fi. I just hope the network will be strong enough in all areas.

According to TStv, this monthly data is available for extension on demand. If I understand this correctly, it means the service isn’t compulsory. Only if you wish.

Thinking about it … 10GB for ₦3000 is cheap compared to Mtn, 9mobile, and Airtel data plans.

Where to Buy TStv Decoder/Set Top Box in Nigeria

The STBs are not yet available for sale in all parts of the country. Click here to confirm the availability in your state and the location of accredited dealers.

TStv aims to cover all 36 states of the federation but, for now, will launch in Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Portharcourt, and Owerri. The service will extend to other states later on. The company is probably planning to test-run their service on a small scale before expanding to a large scale.

This way, I believe they’ll make it even better before it becomes available in other locations.

The company is seeking dealers to help distribute the product nationwide. Register here if you’re interested in becoming a super-dealer, sub-dealer, or retailer.

TStv Channels List

The new DTH TV plans to air 200 channels but will begin with 100 channels for now. This figure will later be increased to 150 and subsequently 200.

These channels include 12 sports channels for all live football leagues be it UEFA Champions League, Europa League, English Premier League, Spanish Laliga, or Italian Serie A. Some of the sports channels include BeIN Sports 1-10, Fox Sports HD, and Ts Sports.

The channels are a combination of local, regional, and international channels; they incorporate news, entertainment, kids, health, sports, and education content.

Worry not if you prefer native programs since they’ll come in different languages including Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo, Ghanaian, Liberian, and Sierra Leonean languages.

You may be wondering if TStv would be able to air some live football matches like the ones I mentioned above since DStv has exclusive rights over them. Well, according to their reply to a post on Facebook, they have all the legal rights and infrastructures to air all sports exciting moments live.

Here’s the list of channels TStv Africa offers.

Free Channels	Dish TV-100
Language/Culture/Pan Africa	M Africa Movies-125 M Africa Yoruba-126 M Africa Hausa-127 RiwenduTV-128 NollywoodTV-130
General Entertainment	Grande Comedy-150 Nigeria Central Television-151 Fox Entertainment Group-152 Do you own a business? Do you want to own a business? Hot New Exclusive Training By A Professional Videographer Reveals 7 Amazing Secrets of Creating Stunning Product Videos That Can Make Huge Profits for Any Business in Nigeria...Using Just Your Smartphone! YES, I WANT ACCESS TO THE EXCLUSIVE TRAINING FOR FREE BEN-155 Ait-156 NTAi-257
Movie Channels	Grande Movies-175 Movie Box-176 MBC 2-177 MBC Action-178 MBC Max-179 TeleNovela Channel-181 Nina TV-182 Televista-183 Btv-184
Kids Channels	A1 Kids TV-200 Panda Biggs-201 Nickelodeon-202 JimJam-203
Health and Lifestyle	AHTV-215 Fine Living-216 Fashion One-217
Documentary	National Geographic-222 Nat Geo Wild-223 Discovery Science-225 IDX-226
Music Channels	Hits tv-240 Trace Africa-241 Mtv Base-242
News Channels	CNN-250 Aljazeera-251 BBC News-252 Channels-253 TVC News-254 Bloomberg-255 CGTN-256
Sports Channels	BeIN Sports 1-276 BeIN Sports 2-277 BeIN Sports 3-278 BeIN Sports 4-279 BeIN Sports 5-280 BeIN Sports 6-281 BeIN Sports 7-282 BeIN Sports 8-283 BeIN Sports 9-284 BeIN Sports 10-285 Euro Sport-286 Fox Sports 1-287 Fox Sports 2-288 Kombat Sport-289
Religious Channels	Grande Gospel-300 Emmanuel tv-301 TBN Networks-302 Qraa-303 Sunna TV-304 EWTN-305

TStv Free-View Installation

Watching TStv is free at the moment – even without the decoder.

This is to allow them test-run their transmission and also enable consumers to have a taste of what they’re going to be paying for soon.

You can, however, only enjoy this free-view if your TV has a built-in receiver or you have a stand-alone receiver like Strong, Qsat and so on.

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Reach out to Eng. Abdullateef on 08165677846 (also on Whatsapp) for help with the installation ONLY if you reside in Lagos. He’s done several installations and I confidently recommend him. And yes, that’s him in the pic.

Update: So, I was on Facebook and found some real-life pictures of TStv decoder shared by a user. Check them out.