Fun, excitement as GOtv berths in Makurdi

Cheer Ladies at the launch of GOtv in Makurdi, Benue State...recently

Home to one of Africa’s most decorated and successful Afro pop artistes, Innocent Idibia otherwise known as 2baba, one could expect nothing but a star-studded launch for GOtv in the Benue State capital, Makurdi, recently, this SHOWBIZPLUSng can authoritatively report.

 To mark the launch of its service in the city of Makurdi, GOtv on Wednesday, 20 August 2014 held an open air concert at the Cool-off Park. Hosts for the event were Radio Benue’s On-air-personality, Henry Ipole aka H316, Archbishop of the Microphone Diocese supported by comedian Eneche.

 In GOtv’s characteristic nature of adding local spice to its events, the gig saw performances from local artistes, Biggie Brown, Jumabie and TK Swags while EyesixOne and Benue Michael Jackson dazzled GOtv fans and subscribers with their electrifying dance steps. There was also lots of comedy from the award-winning comedian, Pastor Nicodemus.

 General Manager GOtv Nigeria, Elizabeth Amkpa noted that Makurdi people are known to be fun-loving and that music lovers in Makurdi will have the privilege of watching six exciting music channels on GOtv, featuring the best of African and international artistes.

 “GOtv brings to Makurdi lots of entertaining content that showcases 2baba’s work and other local and international artistes through its music channels namely, Channel O, Hip TV, MTV Base, Soundcity and PRTV all in crystal clear pictures and sound. For subscribers seeking the best of gospel tunes, GOtv also brings them One Gospel,” she said.

Using the latest DVB-T2 technology, GOtv makes a debut in Makurdi at a retail price of N6900 for a decoder including one month subscription to GOtv Plus and an outdoor GOtenna.

 For monthly subscriptions as low as N1000 for the GOtv bouquet and N1500 for GOtv Plus, GOtv subscribers in Makurdi will have access to an exciting selection of local and international channels containing news, sport, movies, music, documentaries, religion and children’s programming.

Elizabeth Amkpa stressed that subscribers are spoiled for choice with a channel lineup that also include: AfricaMagic Family, AfricaMagic Epic Movies, AfricaMagic World, AfricaMagic Yoruba, AfricaMagic Hausa, Al Jazeera, Black Belt, BET, TV CNN, Disney Junior E! Entertainment, eTV Africa, Telemundo, Discovery World, Vox Africa, Nickelodeon, JimJam, Islam Channel, One Gospel, Sound City and which gives families a great selection.

 With the digital switch-over underway, TV lovers in 25 major cities across Nigeria now have a trusted partner in GOtv to enable them join in the digital TV revolution. Others cities covered by GOtv are Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Enugu, Benin, Aba, Owerri, Kano, Kaduna, Onitsha, Asaba, Uyo, Abuja, Calabar, Osogbo, Ife, Ogbomoso, Akure, Oyo, Jos, Abeokuta, Ilesa, Ede and Iseyin.

 GOtv is a digital pay television offering on the Digital Terrestrial Television platform with its services provided by the subscriber management company, MultiChoice.

Subscribers are encouraged to stay connected to www.gotvafrica.com or Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/GOtvNg for the latest news.