Editing Telecommunications in Nigeria (section)

=== Commercial stations ===
Private players in the Nigerian television scene include: [[Silverbird Television]] (STV),<ref>{{cite web |title=Silverbird Television |url=http://silverbirdtv.com/ |access-date=10 November 2013 |publisher=Silverbirdtv.com}}</ref> [[Africa Independent Television]] (AIT),<ref name="daargroup1">{{cite web |title=DAAR Group • DAAR Communications |url=http://www.daargroup.com/ |access-date=10 November 2013 |publisher=Daargroup.com}}</ref> [[Channels TV|Channels Television]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Channelstv |url=http://www.channelstv.com |access-date=10 November 2013 |publisher=Channelstv.com}}</ref> Superscreen Television,<ref>{{cite web |title=Superscreentelevision.com |url=http://www.superscreentelevision.com/ |access-date=10 November 2013 |publisher=Superscreentelevision.com}}</ref> and several others. Most of their programming is aimed for the African and global markets and is broadcast globally from [[Lagos]], [[Abuja]], and [[Port Harcourt]] centres with affiliated TV stations in other cities in Nigeria and several African countries. [[Africa Independent Television|African Independent Television]] (AIT)<ref>{{cite web |title=AIT International |url=http://www.aittv.com/ |access-date=10 November 2013 |publisher=Aittv.com}}</ref> is a high-profile satellite television station broadcasting globally from its Lagos and Abuja centres. Other direct satellite television stations with international reach operating in Nigeria are Murhi International Television, ON Television, [[Galaxy Television (Nigeria)|Galaxy TV]], TV Continental, etc. all in Lagos.<ref name="BBCNews-NigeriaProfile-2013" />

There is general access to cable television<ref name="BBCNews-NigeriaProfile-2013" /> like [[GOtv]], [[DSTV]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Movies &#124; Sport &#124; Series &#124; Music &#124; TV Guide &#124; Entertainment |url=http://www.dstv.com/ |access-date=10 November 2013 |publisher=DStv}}</ref> [[HiTV]],<ref>http://www.hitv.com.ng/  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150615065921/http://www.hitv.com.ng/|date=June 15, 2015}}</ref> DaarSat,<ref name="daargroup1" /> StarTimes<ref>{{cite web |title=Number One International Pay TV |url=http://www.startimes.com.ng/ |access-date=10 November 2013 |publisher=StarTimes}}</ref> and Infinity TV<ref>http://www.infinitytv.tv/  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120808044430/http://www.infinitytv.tv/|date=August 8, 2012}}</ref> and other cable TVs in Nigeria.