The Ministry of Communication, Digital Technology and Innovation has given MultiChoice Ghana 14 days to agree on subscription price reductions, following weeks of regulatory pressure and a daily fine of GH₵10,000 for failing to disclose its pricing structure.
At a press briefing in Accra on Thursday, the Minister confirmed that MultiChoice had initially faced a suspension notice effective September 6, 2025, after missing a deadline to submit cost breakdowns for its bouquet offerings in Ghana and seven other African markets. The notice has now been paused after the satellite TV provider indicated its willingness to negotiate.
“Let’s be clear, they have finally accepted that there’ll be a reduction. Now they want us to discuss the level of reduction,” the Minister said.
A new stakeholder committee, chaired by the Minister and comprising representatives from the National Communications Authority (NCA), the Ministry, MultiChoice Ghana and MultiChoice Africa, has been tasked with recommending the scale of price cuts by September 21, 2025. The Minister stressed that the 14-day window is non-negotiable, saying, “I believe as Minister that we do not need 30 days. Fourteen days is enough.”
French media group Canal Plus which is preparing to complete its acquisition of MultiChoice Africa by the end of September, according to the minister has assured the government that it will honor any agreements reached locally. “Ghana will be placed as a priority on Canal Plus’s management’s playbook and Ghana will be the first country they’ll visit for us to have conversations on possible further reductions,” the Minister noted.
In addition to the pending price cuts, the NCA will enforce collection of fines accumulated between August 14 and September 6, totaling nearly GH₵240,000.
“You can rest assured by 21st of September, we would have arrived at a destination that sees Ghanaians pay less than they currently pay for their MultiChoice bouquets,” the Minister said, pledging to make the committee’s report public for accountability.
