It also accused the indigenous platform of obtaining and retransmitting signals allegedly originating from a network connected to Eutelsat at 7 degrees.
A document has revealed that MultiChoice Nigeria Limited, operator of DStv and GOtv, petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations against indigenous pay-TV operator, Moreplex TV, escalating an already contentious dispute between the two firms.
The two-page petition, addressed to the Zonal Director of the EFCC in Ilorin, Kwara State, was signed by Umar Ibrahim Abdulaziz, Head Anti-Piracy, MultiChoice Nigeria.
In the petition sent to SaharaReporters, titled “Petition Against Moreplex TV Ltd for Economic Sabotage, Tax Evasion … Criminal Interception of Signals Contrary to Section 12 of the Cyber Crimes Act, and Intellectual Property Fraud,” it alleged that Moreplex TV had accessed and re-broadcast certain MultiChoice content and signals without authorisation.
MultiChoice alleged in the document that Moreplex TV was operating in a manner that allegedly deprived it of revenue and tax obligations, putting the alleged loss at over ₦2billion.
