Galaxy TV now on DStv

Galaxy TV now on DStv

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MultiChoice Nigeria has announced the addition of Galaxy TV, a popular free to air (FTA) channel from Lagos, to its DStv platform on Thursday, 7 July 2016. Galaxy TV now on DStv. Galaxy TV now on DStv.

 

Galaxy TV will broadcast current news from Nigeria, Africa and the rest of the world and will be on DStv channel 258. The channel will be available to Premium, Compact Plus, Compact, Family and Access subscribers.

Galaxy TV, which was previously only available on GOtv, now joins the growing number of Nigeria’s FTA channels on DStv. Other FTA stations on DStv include; NTA I, Channels TV, Africa Independent Television (AIT), SilverBird Television, TVC, Lagos Television and ONTV MAX.

Managing Director, MultiChoice Nigeria, John Ugbe, said the addition of Galaxy TV will offer subscribers more local content options to choose from.
“We are deeply committed to Africa and support the growth of original African programming. Galaxy TV is Nigeria’s premiere private television station that broadcasts content from not only Nigeria but Africa and the rest of the world. The addition of Galaxy TV to our FTA genre will complement and boost our local content offering on our platform”, he said.

The 24-hour channel will feature a wide range of programming and shows ranging from news, business, sports, entertainment and other local programmes.

Galaxy TV will be available from 7 July 2016 to Premium, Compact Plus, Compact, Family and Access subscribers on DStv.

Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking ban on Whatsapp

Supreme Court rejects PIL seeking ban on Whatsapp

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In his petition, Yadav said that terrorists and criminals could easily communicate on WhatsApp and make plans which are impossible to access even by supercomputers as decrypting a single 256-bit encrypted message would take hundreds of years.

In what could have been a blow to tech-savvy people, the Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a plea seeking ban on WhatsApp and other communication applications on security grounds and claiming that these services violated the law.

Petitioner Sudhir Yadav said these messenger services violated the provisions of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885, and Information Technology Act, 2000. Other than WhatsApp, the petitioner had also named over dozen other messaging platforms like Hike, Viber, Signal, Telegram and Secure chat.
In his petition, Yadav said that terrorists and criminals could easily communicate on WhatsApp and make plans which are impossible to access even by supercomputers as decrypting a single 256-bit encrypted message would take hundreds of years.

“Even if WhatsApp was asked to break through an individual’s message to hand over the data to the government, it too will fail as it does not have the decryption keys,” Yadav said in his petition.
WhatsApp had introduced end-to-end encryption with their updated version from April 2016.

The bench headed by Chief Justice T S Thakur and A M Khanwilkar, however, granted liberty to the petitioner to approach appropriate authority in the government with his grievances.
It said the petitioner could also approach Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal (TDSAT) with his
plea.