Bright Echefu: 7 Things You Need To Know About The Young Owner Of TSTV
|The young owner of the rave-making pay-tv, TSTV which launched on the
1st of October has been revealed as none other than a young medical
doctor from Imo state.
The
owner of the newly launched Pay-TV operator TSTV has been revealed. He
is a young Medical Doctor identified as Bright Echefu. He founded the
Africa Health Television AHT which gave birth to TSTV.
TSTV
Nigeria was finally launched on Sunday in Abuja and Nigeria’s Minister
of Information, Lai Mohammed in his speech said TSTV will be tax-free
for the next year in order to grow the indigenous company.
“The
important thing about what Echefu (TStv CEO) has done today is that he
has redefined the pay per view television industry and from today that
industry will never remain the same again. What he has done is to
democratise the media and entertainment industry and make it possible
for even a peasant farmer to have access to the best entertainment and
news in the world.
“It is a great opportunity for me to
be the one to unveil TStv because just like a Nigerian made history by
crashing the cost of telephony in Nigeria, I am glad that another
Nigerian is now coming forward to crash the cost of Pay TV,” Mohammed said.
Echefu while speaking said: “We’ve
successfully ran African Health Television for more than 5 years
without hitches. We have no doubts whatsoever that TSTV would offer an
excellent and affordable digital satellite television services to
Nigerians.”
He added: ”TStv Africa is not classified and
it has a model that accommodates subscription for as low as N200 and
N500 for a period of time. Once you subscribe to TStv Africa, you will
also get complimentary internet service, enabled Wi-Fi, as well as video
calls and video conferencing services. It has an array of amazing TV
channels with premium entertainment, educative programmes that cut
across all genres.
“The genres included news, music,
general entertainment, documentary, movies, religious, sports, health,
kids, fashion and lifestyle that better define the uniqueness of
Nigeria’s diverse culture and traditional values,”
important thing about what Echefu (TStv CEO) has done today is that he
has redefined the pay per view television industry and from today that
industry will never remain the same again. What he has done is to
democratise the media and entertainment industry and make it possible
for even a peasant farmer to have access to the best entertainment and
news in the world.
“It is a great opportunity for me to
be the one to unveil TStv because just like a Nigerian made history by
crashing the cost of telephony in Nigeria, I am glad that another
Nigerian is now coming forward to crash the cost of Pay TV,” Mohammed said.
Echefu while speaking said: “We’ve
successfully ran African Health Television for more than 5 years
without hitches. We have no doubts whatsoever that TSTV would offer an
excellent and affordable digital satellite television services to
Nigerians.”
He added: ”TStv Africa is not classified and
it has a model that accommodates subscription for as low as N200 and
N500 for a period of time. Once you subscribe to TStv Africa, you will
also get complimentary internet service, enabled Wi-Fi, as well as video
calls and video conferencing services. It has an array of amazing TV
channels with premium entertainment, educative programmes that cut
across all genres.
“The genres included news, music,
general entertainment, documentary, movies, religious, sports, health,
kids, fashion and lifestyle that better define the uniqueness of
Nigeria’s diverse culture and traditional values,”
Here are 7 Things To Know About Bright Ikechukwu Echefu, The Owner Of TSTV.
1.
Dr. Bright Echefu was at the Medical college of university of Nigeria
Nsukka from where he left to pursue further studies abroad.
2. He hails from Obowo in Imo state.
3. He is the MD/CEO of Bricke and Athens limited owners of AHTV-Heath Television.
4. He is the chairman of Bright FM.
5. He is also on the board of Bright joy multiveventurs limited.
6. Dr. Echefu is MD/CEO of TSTV.
7. He is newly married.