MultiChoice Group remains committed to the turbulent Nigerian market, CEO Calvo Mawela said.
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An antitrust tribunal in Nigeria has fined MultiChoice and ordered a month of free viewing for its subscribers there.
MultiChoice Group has settled a tax dispute in Nigeria, with the pay-television operator to hand over R709-million.
Nigeria’s broadcast regulator has fined MultiChoice and others ₦5-million each for airing a BBC report it said “glorified the activities of bandits”.
MultiChoice has increased prices for monthly subscriptions in Nigeria by at least 14%, after this month’s settlement with Nigerian tax authorities.
MultiChoice Group shares jumped after it said it had reached a settlement agreement over a multibillion-rand tax dispute in Nigeria.
MultiChoice Africa Holdings will appeal a Nigerian tax tribunal judgment ordering the South African pay-TV firm to pay R5.2-billion in value-added taxes.
A Nigerian tax tribunal has cleared MultiChoice Group to appeal a disputed U$4.4 billion tax bill in the country, according to people familiar with the case.
MultiChoice Group said on Thursday that it doesn’t believe it has to pay R32.8-billion to Nigeria’s tax authority – being half of a disputed outstanding tax amount – and that a “substantially” lesser amount is owed.
The deposit of 50% of the sum was a condition that had to be fulfilled by Multichoice Nigeria before a tribunal could hear a full appeal on the matter, the Nigerian tax authority said.