EXCLUSIVE: DStv to launch BoxOffice in Nigeria this April

This is no April fools joke, we have from exclusive source that MultiChoice will launch BoxOffice, its long-anticipated transactional video-on-demand service, this April (last week of this month).

The service will allow DStv subscribers – at least those with personal video recorder decoders – to rent the latest Hollywood movies. Instead of going to a video shop, though, consumers will be able to hire movies, which have been stored on their decoders’ hard drives, from their remote controls.

Details are still sketchy, but here is what we know;

– The service will be available to DStv Premium customers.

– It will only be available on the Explora decoder.

– Explora will deliver more movies in high definition, provided you have a HD television.

– Subscribers will have a choice of 20 movie titles at any one time.

– Movies can be watched multiple times during the 48-hour rental window.

– Titles on offer will be refreshed regularly as new titles become available.

– Payment can be made through your normal DStv payment methods.

– Each movie rental will cost 400 Naira.

We will have more details as the service rolls out in Nigeria.