The deadline for Canal+ to purchase MultiChoice, a South African pay-TV broadcaster, has been extended from April 8, 2025, to October 8, 2025, a six-month extension.

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has filed a criminal charge against MultiChoice Nigeria and its chief executive officer

Nigeria's competition regulator is suing MultiChoice Nigeria and its CEO for allegedly violating regulatory directives.

Nigeria's competition commission is suing the local unit of MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, Africa's biggest pay television company, and its chief executive, John Ugbe, for violating regulatory directives,

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has formally instituted legal proceedings against MultiChoice Nigeria Limited and its Chief Executive Officer, John Ugbe, at the Federal High Court,

This is contained in a statement by the commission’s Director of Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, on Wednesday in Abuja. The statement said the company was also charged for obstructing an ongoing inquiry and engaging in conduct that the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act (FCCPA) 2018.

MultiChoice Nigeria has been asked by the House of Representatives to stop raising the price of DStv and GOtv bundle subscriptions in the country.