HiTV

HiTV

Infobox Company
company_name = HiTV
company_
company_type = Public
company_slogan = Correct TV
foundation = 1 February, 2007
location = Ebute Metta, Lagos State,
flag|Nigeria
industry = satellite television
products = Direct broadcast satellite
parent company = Entertainment Highway
homepage = [http://www.hitv.com.ng/ Official website]
footnotes = First Nigerian digital television provider

High Television (also known as HiTV) is Entertainment Highway's multi-channel digital satellite TV service in Nigeria, launched in 2007. It uses [http://www.hypercable.fr Hypercable] Digital Terrestrial technology [cite web | title=HiTV Hypercable Case Study | publisher=Hypercable International | url =http://www.hycint.com/casestudies/casestudies_HiTV.htm | accessdate = 2008-04-12] and launched Direct to Home (DTH) Satellite technology on the August 1, 2007.

HiTV broadcasts its material on both cable and satellite at the price of N4,000($31.73) monthly. It is the first television platform in Africa to deploy Hypercable, a terrestrial pay per view TV decoder system.

English Premier League License

HiTV obtained English Premier League, La Liga and Italian Serie A Broadcast permission in Nigeria. This has gained the pay television station great popularity and it was seen as a vital step in breaking the monopoly once held by DStv in Nigeria. HiTV acquired a license to show 8 live matches a week while DStv was able to gain a license to show 2 live matches a week. HiTV, as of June 2008, has over 167,000 subscribers, making it one of Africa's fastest growing DTH/pay TV operator.also now has the tv rights to the English carling cup [2009-2011season] ,the UEFA champions league [2009-2011] ,all CAF events [2008-2016] .

Channels

* Trace tv
* Sky News
* Hi Sports
* Hi Sports 2
* Hi Soccer
* Dove Vision
* Nigezie
* Biscon
* BBC World News
* E! Entertainment
* Hi Nolly
* Hi Kids
* Hi Mix
* Nickelodeon
* GOD TV
* Hi Life
* Eurosport News
* SONY Entertainment Television
* Amuludun
* Animax -Coming 2009
* CNBC Africa
* Setanta africa -starts october,2008.
* Fox News
* Zee Cinema
* Kidsco-starts october,2008.
* Discovery World -starts october,2008.
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References


* [http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/suntech/2006/dec/06/suntech-06-12-2006-003.htm Hi-TV tackles DStv with Naija-centric channels ]
* [http://www.uefa.com/uefa/keytopics/kind=131072/newsid=709934.html HiTV win Nigeria Pay TV rights

* [http://www.thenewsng.com/modules/zmagazine/article.php?articleid=18309 DStv welcomes HiTV]
* [http://allafrica.com/stories/200710170298.html HiTV adds new channels to its bouquet.]
* [http://www.sunnewsonline.com/webpages/features/suntech/2007/aug/08/suntech-08-08-2007-003.htm HiTV to provide satellite-broadcasting services on NigComSat Platform]


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