Nigeria revives digital TV transition, adopts hybrid broadcasting model

By Joseph Erunke, Abuja
After years of delays and uncertainty, Nigeria’s long-awaited transition from analogue to digital broadcasting received a major boost on Tuesday as key stakeholders unanimously reaffirmed their commitment to completing the country’s Digital Switch Over (DSO) programme and agreed on a new hybrid model designed to accelerate implementation.
The landmark resolution emerged from a high-level stakeholders’ meeting convened by the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, under the supervision of the Federal Ministry of Information and National Orientation in Abuja.
The meeting, chaired by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, br...