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Minister pushes for private sector-driven DSO

Hassan MuazBy Hassan MuazAugust 25, 2020No Comments
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has said with the planned settlement of outstanding debts, the Digital Switch Over in broadcasting will transit to a private sector-driven enterprise in order for it to be sustainable.

The Minister stated this in Abuja on Tuesday at a meeting with stakeholders in the DSO Project.

Mohammed said: “While looking for funds to pay outstanding debts and re-start the process, I want to put it on record here that we will be pursuing a full private-sector-driven DSO and there will be no more subsidies, either of Set Top Boxes or of Signal carriage.

“This process must be self-sustaining.”

Alhaji Mohammed said he is working with the Ministry of Finance, Budget and National Planning as well as the Federal Executive Council as part of efforts to secure the funds to re-start the process, which has been stalled since the last rollout in Osogbo, Osun State in 2018.

He said lack of funds had hindered the commencement of the process of Analogue Switch Off, which will in turn free up spectrum for resale, deliver the benefits of Digital Television and stimulate Nigeria’s digital economy, adding that the Ministry is prioritising the DSO project because it is critical to the post-COVID prosperity of the Creative Industry

The Minister said the ministry has started the process of implementing Audience Measurement, which will go a long way in driving advertising spend to the DSO platform, thus helping the channels to fulfill their obligations to the Signal Distributors.

He charged the meeting to come up with a creative strategy of implementing the DSO with an expressed commitment to continue with the process until every state has been covered.

Mohammed said: “Ladies and gentlemen, going forward, the bottom line is that we need to think out of the box if we are to complete this process.

“Nigerians have waited far too long to enjoy the benefits of Digital Television.

“The Analogue to Digital Switch Over must not be delayed any longer than absolutely necessary.”

The DSO, which was launched in Jos, Plateau State on April 30, 2016, has so far rolled out in Abuja, Kaduna, Ilorin, Enugu and Osogbo.

Alhaji Lai Mohammed Digital Switch Over Minister of Information and Culture Transmitting
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