StarTimes drops subscription fees for its satellite TV service
Business
By
Standard Reporter
| Apr 28, 2015
Digital television Company StarTimes Media has revised the product cost and monthly subscription fees for its satellite TV service.
Kenyans with existing dish kits can now access the StarTimes satellite TV service by acquiring a full High Definition (HD) decoder at Sh999 upon subscribing to a bouquet of choice for Sh1,500.
StarTimes has also introduced a more affordable bouquet to be known as Nova which will be retailing at Sh299 with access to over 35 local and international channels.
The company has equally dropped the cost of its Super bouquet which will now be retailing at Sh1,799 per month down from Sh2,499 with access to over 95 local and international channels. Smart bouquet will now be retailing at Sh899 per month down from 1,799 with access to over 67 local and international channels. Other bouquets will include Chinese and Indian to retail at 1,799 and 899 respectively.
StarTimes Sales Director Mr. Anderson Gichuru noted that the company is keen to ensure Kenyans can afford and access digital television both in urban and rural areas especially those which currently have a weak or no digital terrestrial signal as the StarTimes Satellite now covers 100 per cent of the country.
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“Our new satellite television service offer is expected to enable more Kenyans to afford and access digital television no matter their location in the country.” noted Mr. Gichuru.
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