MultiChoice Group welcomes NBC directive on content rights, retransmission

MultiChoice Group, a CANAL+ Company, has welcomed a directive issued by Nigeria’s National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on 2 November 2026, reaffirming the rules governing intellectual property rights and the retransmission of audiovisual content in Nigeria.
The directive reinforces a fundamental principle of broadcasting that access to another operator’s signal does not confer the right to retransmit or commercially redistribute its content.
It makes clear that operators must obtain the necessary rights and authorisations before retransmitting protected content, and that unauthorised retransmission constitutes a violation of intellectual property rights.
Welcoming the directive, K...