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Decmber 20, 2017: The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, says that Digital Television will generate N100bn annually for Nollywood through FreeTV distribution network.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n
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The minister made this known on Wednesday at the launch of digital switch over at the premises of the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA), Ilorin.<\/p>\n

He said that Nigerians have watched Nollywood moved from VHS tapes to VCD to DVD, adding that the whole world has moved to digital consumption of content with its attendant benefits and democratisation of distribution.<\/p>\n

Nigerian TV viewers, the minister said have been constrained by limited penetration of internet in their homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the middleware in our `Set Top Boxes\u2019; homes will be able to buy and watch the latest Nollywood movies without the need for internet.<\/p>\n

\u201cImagine a film released on Monday morning being immediately available to all the households in Kwara at the touch of a button. That is the kind of experience we are talking about,\u201d the minister added.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mohammed added that FReeTV has the capacity to grow TV advertising market by 400million dollar per annum through audience measurement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this regard, permit me to use this opportunity to throw the weight of the government behind the NBC in its efforts to create a viable currency by which producers of content and channels can be re-numerated,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

The minister said that the digital switch over will create tens of thousands of jobs through Technical and Manufacturing opportunities.<\/p>\n

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\u201c`Set Top Box\u2019 assembling and ultimately manufacturing is an irreversible mandate by the government to the industry.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe expect this to extend very quickly to local Smart TV and Tablet manufacturing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith our strong consumer base, we can quickly become the supplier of these equipments to the whole of West Africa,\u201d the minister added.<\/p>\n

Mr. Mohammed added that Electronic Programme Guide will also be a platform for App developers to create products that will make life easier for the home consumers.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the people of Kwara, we welcome the publishers of Apps to start looking for how to make living easier and commerce easier, using the technology that sits on these boxes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Director General, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Ish\u2019aq Modibo Kawu, in his remark said the switch over in Ilorin was the third since inauguration in Jos, Plateau State.<\/p>\n

Mr. Kawu said that one of the reasons for choosing Kwara in the North Central was the presence of old broadcasting house and its closeness to international borders.<\/p>\n

He said the switch over will be done in each of the six geopolitical zones of the country, adding that Kaduna will be next to switch over to digital TV.<\/p>\n

The DG added that the federal government has imported 600, 000 Set of `Top Boxes\u2019 at subsidised price.<\/p>\n

He said that when the 600, 000 boxes are exhausted, there will be no subsidy for subsequent ones as the boxes will be manufactured in the country.<\/p>\n

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