There are fears that broadcast of pornography on pay TV channels may become real in Nigeria, following acquisition of majority equity in On Digital Media, operating as TopTV by Star Times. On Digital Media (operating as TopTV) was recently licensed to broadcast three adult content channels—Playboy TV, Desire TV, and Private Spice in South Africa. Earlier this month, shareholders of On Digital Media, ODM, voted to accept the business rescue plan offered by Chinese company, Star Times. ODM has been distressed and in business rescue since last October. The development has raised palpable fears that the Chinese pay TV operator may include the Top TV porn channels in its Nigerian bouquet offerings. But spokesman of StarTimes Nigeria, Ayokunle Idowu, in a telephone conversation said his company had no such plans. “We have no such plans. Apart from that, I’m sure the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, will not approve such,” he said. But aggressive marketing of its T-1 decoders at N3,000
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