Some years ago, Nigerians had access to just a few free-to-air television stations which seemed to offer limited content. Gradually, this has changed as satellite TV with pay-to-view services have come on the scene and even the free stations have been forced to improve their content. DSTV was the king of satellite TV but is now forced to share the spotlight with other services like Kwese TV Nigeria.
Econet Wireless under its subsidiary Econet Media owns Kwese TV. It is an entertainment company which pans across Africa and offers quality movies, sports, music and other forms of entertainment. The company aims in changing the TV narrative for Africans and in 2017, it launched a franchise in Nigeria.
KWESE TV NIGERIA: AVAILABLE CHANNELS
Kwese TV offered more than 50 channels which covered fans of different content from sports to cartoons, movies, news, music and more.
Some of its movie channels were Kwese Movies 1, Kwese Movies 2, Kwese Movies 3, Zee BollyMovies, Africa Movie Channel and Africa Movie Channel Series.
News lovers had the likes of CNN, Al Jazeera, Africa News, Channels TV, Sky News, TVC News, BBC World News to binge on.
Kwese Sports 1, Kwese Free Sports Africa, ESPN, Liverpool TV, Arsenal TV, Tottenham TV, Man City TV were some of the available sports channels.
Kids and toons lovers could get their digs on JimJam, Cartoon Network and the likes. Revolt Music, Trace Mziki Music and Hip TV Music were for music lovers to get their groove on.
There were even free-to-air channels like Kwese Free Sports that offered viewers entertainment when their subscription expired.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
Users of Kwese TV had diverse subscription packages available to them which were a 3-day plan for #990, a 7-day plan for #1850 and a 30-day plan for #6,275.
Getting started on the Kwese journey was so easy. All you needed to do was locate a dealer closest to you and pay them a visit. You could also make your order online. What you required was a Kwese Starter Pack which comprises of a satellite dish, a decoder, free installation and a 30-day unpaid access to all channels. Installation and activation were the next steps after the purchase of the starter pack.
This gave access to all that Kwese entertainment had to offer. These could be accessed via PC or laptop on kwese.com or through the Kwese mobile application. Visit the iOS store for iPhones and Google Play Store for Android devices.
WHAT IS THE PRICE?
The starter pack was sold for #10960 and the decoder alone for #5740.
RECENT UPDATE
In November 2018, Econet announced its decision to revamp the Kwese TV experience. This revamping was geared towards removing most of the third party channels and focusing on its own free-to-air channel, Kwese Free Sports, a platform for demanding videos online called Kwese iflix and also Kwese Play. These three services were to be the new face of Kwese TV. In line with this, customers who had subscribed for November and beyond were promised a full refund.
It was also announced that plans were in the pipeline for the creation of Kwese original content and programming upon the establishment of Kwese Studios. This shocker came 18 months after itsstart-upp in 2017 May.
This strategy was designed to keep Kwese TV in line with the digital innovations around the world while maintaining Econet Media’s lead in broadcasting innovation. This shutdown at the time of its announcement was praised by many as a smart and wise decision. As it will see Kwese TV compete with lesser services and give them an edge when others finally make the move.
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There are currently live streaming channels on kwese.com and several video contents available on demand. Kwese Play has more than 200 free videos for your entertainment.
Kwese TV satellite service now offers free 15 channels to its owners. This includes news, sports and general entertainment channels. This service is now available for $5 annually.
KWESE TV NIGERIA CUSTOMER CARE
We are certain that this might be a huge shock for some persons who were still considering making a move to Kwese TV. Well you still can as there is still so much to enjoy and keep yourself entertained including free content.
For all complaints and/or questions regarding Kwese TV, they can be reached on the following social media platforms:
- Twitter @Kwese_NG
- Facebook page @watchkwese
Their head office is located at 12 Lawanson Road, Surulere, Lagos.
Emails could be forwarded on help@kwese.com
Calls can be sent in to +14407312.
