Nigeria fines MultiChoice R200,000 for BBC bandit documentary

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DStv slapped with R200,000 fine for airing bandit documentary

Nigeria's broadcasting regulator has fined DStv and several other broadcasters for airing a BBC documentary about the ultra-violent bandit groups operating in the country's northwestern parts.

In a statement on Wednesday, the country's National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) announced a 5 million naira (R201,135) sanction on DStv, TSTV, and Startimes for broadcasting the "Bandit Warlords of Zamfara" during an episode of the BBC Africa Eye programme
 
How much money do these companies (MTN\Mulitchoice) make in Nigeria, that they can life with these continues fines?
 
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Grubscrew said:
How much money do these companies (MTN\Mulitchoice) make in Nigeria, that they can life with these continues fines?
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MC (2022):
The company said it generated a subscription revenue of ZAR 7.1 billion ($475.5 million) from Nigeria alone representing a 5% increase year on year
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MTN (2022):
MTNN pre-tax profit for the review period added up to N143.6 billion, 39.4 per cent stronger than what was reported in the same period of last year. Profit after tax was up by 31.3 per cent at N96.8 billion.
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The Door said:
Nigerian tax. MTN and Multichoice were aware of it before they started.
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This is not a tax.
This is the current law of the land and MultiChoice failed to abide by the law.

Same thing in ZA.

Multichoice fined R40,000 for negligence for broadcasting an DSTV promotion advert on Childrens Disney XD channel.
The advert was a collage of scenes from movies to be featured on other DStv channels and showed violence, couples kissing intimately, and other scenes.
Baptiste was watching the programme with her eight-year-old niece when the promotion aired.
See - https://www.news24.com/drum/News/multichoice-fined-r40000-for-negligence-20170728

Countries have to protect their information space (just like they protect a border) from multinational corporations (many of which have an agenda).

See The Great Hack on Netflix to see what happens when outsiders interfere in countries.
See Bell Pottinger/Victoria Geoghegan - WMC
 
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The Door said:
They regularly impose obscure fines to extract money from private firms to fund their government, destroying private sector investment in the process. Just another government in Africa trying to enrich itself at the cost of the public.
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You assume that as if all those Nigerian princes trying to get their money out don't actually exist.. :oops:
 
Welcome to Africa, where instead of actually tackling a problem the governments instead use legislation to cover it up.
Go for the nice easy target like a pay TV service who has to operate within the law rather than going for the difficult target like the bandits.
 
The Door said:
Uh...
I wasn't being literal.
But no, it's another tax. This is the Nigerian way if you've been paying attention you'll know.

The documentary is totally legit... And it's a BBC docu.

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BBC - UK government propaganda disguised as independent media.
See https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/ou...istory-of-bbc-war-reporting-and-its-failings/

Agree that Nigeria is know for exhorting money, but in this case it seems the Nigeria is correct.
The documentary seems to glorify some aspects of the gangs and promotes vigilantism to deal with the issue.
The video subtitles quotes one of the bandits "We bandits can't be caught - Only God can catch us." without any attempt to explain that this is a lie and images that imply it's a good life - such as:
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From the video - looks like a great life?
 
A ₦5 000 000 fine will without doubt be seen as retributive/natural justice to the majority who will never have that amount in their lives.
 
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