Multichoice Uganda Boosts the Step Up Offer with DStv Extra As GOtv upgrades to Lumba Max Deal

At the start of 2020, DStv and GOtv introduced a Pay and get Upgraded Step Up offer which came to an end at the end of February. However, effective 1st March DStv Access, Family and Compact customers who upgrade to a higher package will be bumped up to an even higher package at no extra cost. In addition the GOtv customers will also be able to pay UGX 29,000, rather than UGX 39,000 for GOtv Max for the time period of 1st March to 30th April 2020, Multichoice Uganda announced.

“In line with our mission to add value and enrich the lives of our customers, and with the positive response we received from the initial Step-Up deal to our customers, we wanted to up the stakes with an greater offer” says Sauya Nakiyaga, MultiChoice Uganda’s Head of Customer Retention. “We understand that now that viewers have experienced the quality entertainment that sits on higher packages, there’s an appetite to view more of the top-class content that DStv has on its platforms”

Active DStv customers on the Access, Family and Compact bouquets need only upgrade to the package above their current package to experience what’s on offer in the package even higher to that.

Compact Plus customers will simply have to renew their subscription to continue to have access to the Premium package during this offer period.

All our GOtv Max customers will pay UGX 29,000 from UGX 39,000 for the time period giving them a price reduction to enjoy the content offered for GOtv Max for the time period. This includes an array of sports on the various Super Sports channels, Entertainment, Children and Local Channels.

In order to make this GOtv payment, our customers need to select the Top Up option under their MTN and Airtel payment options. See below:

MTN:     Dial *165#, Under PayTV, Select DStv, Select Top Up under number 7
Dial *165#, Under PayTV, Select GOtv, Select Top Up under number 7

Airtel:    Dial *185#, Under PayTV, Select DStv, Select Top Up under number 7
Dial *185#, Under PayTV, Select GOtv, Select Top Up under number 7

This March there is something for everyone on DStv. Upgraded customers will be able to enjoy world-class sporting action together with original local content, international movies, series, telenovelas, music shows, news and kids’ entertainment on the Step Up Extra offer.

The Step Up Extra offer expires on the 30th of April 2020.

Compact Customers who upgrade to Compact Plus will be boosted to Premium, where they can experience a dynamic world of high-end entertainment. Don’t miss out on M-Net’s (DStv Channel 102) new thriller The Prodigal Son on Wednesdays at 21:00 CAT which follows Malcolm Bright, a former FBI profiler and, the son of a serial killer who suspects that he himself might become a sociopath. Look out for Liam Neeson in the high-impact action thriller, Cold Pursuit on also M-Net. For family friendly fun, watch the classic Toy Story trilogy on Comedy Central (DStv Channel 122)on Fridays at 20:00 CAT from Friday 13 March.

From Saturday 28 March, classic car lovers who upgrade from the Family package to Compact will have access to Compact Plus and will be able to catch Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars on Discovery (DStv Channel 121) at 20:00 CAT. The documentary series will take viewers on a search for iconic cars that are restored and sold for high profit. True-Crime fans can catch the seventh season premiere of the CBS Justice (DStv Channel 170) show, Murder Made Me Famous from Tuesday 24 March at 20:00 CAT. The series recounts true-life crimes that became headline-making news. The cases covered in season 7 include Pablo Escobar, The Boston Strangler and The Nurse Killer.

Access customers who upgrade to Family can sample the wide range of local content, movies and sports on DStv Compact. The popular comedy-crime series, Carter returns to Universal TV (DStv Channel 117) on Friday 20 March at 20:00 CAT. Jerry O’Connell stars as a…

Audrey Ninsiima