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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

DSTv introduces digital video with Walka


DSTv Mobile, a subsidiary of MultiChoice has introduced a new Digital Video Broadcasting Handheld (DVB-H) called Walka, into the nation’s mobile market.

Speaking at the event in Lagos, the General Manager of Digital Mobile Television (Nigeria) (DMTV) Limited, Mr. Mayo Okunola, said that with the new Walka device, subscribers within DStv Mobile network coverage areas in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Ibadan, Enugu, Benin, Onitsha, Aba and Asaba would have access to the channels on the DStv Mobile DVB-H network.

He also said that DStv Mobile was proud to once again be at the fore-front on the cutting edge of mobile technology and in responding to Nigerians’ increasingly mobile culture.

“A new technology such as the Walka requires significant amounts of investment, however, it is an investment that we are committed to make to ensure that Nigerians and DStv subscribers have access to the latest media and technology available in the market,” he said.

Okunola further said that DStv Mobile’s launch is one of the most innovative products in the Nigerian market of today, describing the Walka as a DVB-H handheld TV device which enables DSTv subscribers to watch television on the go and at anytime.

He recalled that the launch of the Walka follows a long line of technology innovations associated with the DStv brand - including the Drifta, DStv Mobile (access to DStv channels via mobile phone), High Definition personal video recorder (PVR) decoders and integrated customer service tools. 

Additionally, the Managing Director of MultiChoice Nigeria, Mr. John Ugbe, who was represented at the occasion by the Head, Corporate Communications at MultiChoice, Mr. Segun Fayose, said that the launch of Walka underlines the vision of the company to surround television viewers with compelling content anywhere they may find themselves.

“Whether at home, at work, at play or while sitting in traffic, we are determined to provide the avid TV viewer with varied options to catch up with breaking news, sports, current affairs and other programmes,” he said.

Remmy Nweke
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