StarTimes Nigeria is one of the popular cable TV providers in Nigeria. This service is a subsidiary of a Chinese-based company called Startimes Media, which boasts of being the first to offer Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Network Services in the country. Check out our StarTimes customer service contact article.
StarTimes was established in China in 1988 and is currently in operation in eight African Countries: Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi, Guinea, and the Central African Republic.
The Startimes Nigeria TV Network is an almost one-decade-old collaboration between the first TV station in Nigeria, the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), and the Chinese company that owns StarTimes.
The StarTimes service was introduced into the Nigerian entertainment market in 2010.
Startimes also claims to be the first digital TV to introduce to the African Market a DVB-T (Digital Video Broadcast on Terrestrial) technology that is easy to use, as it does not require any satellite dish installation to deploy its services.
Unlike other paid TV services in Nigeria and Africa, StarTimes has a simple-to-install antenna and decoders that require no dish Installation.
Also, with Startime’s low tariffs, the platform has brought affordable digital TV within the means of the average Nigerian.
As of 2010, paid cable TV platforms were faced with rapidly rising costs and competition in the midst of deteriorating economic trends.
The players in this industry had to constantly re-strategize to ensure continued profitability and survival.
However, despite tough competition, StarTimes still claims to be the king of the cable TV market in its DTT category, insisting that it has become the fastest-growing digital pay-TV platform in Africa.
Through its new and innovative Direct-to-home (DTH) package known as Dish TV, StarTimes suggests that it is gaining massive ground among subscribers and finding its way into almost every heart and the homes of thousands of Nigerians with the innovative and rich content it provides. Not to forget that it is also affordable.
StarTimes has also begun to gain nationwide coverage as areas including Delta, Lagos, Kaduna, Abuja, Aba, Kano, Benin, Enugu, Ilorin, Jos, Benue, Anambra, Port Harcourt, Sokoto, Uyo, Adamawa, and Oyo can now access StarTime services.
This cable company intends to expand even wider. It has dealers in all the cities where it operates and hopes to cover more cities in a short period of time.
StarTimes Decoders
A complete StarTimes decoder package usually includes one StarTimes remote control, a 10m long outdoor antenna that can easily be hung, and a free 30-day Nova StarTimes package for your enjoyment.
If the StarTimes signal in your vicinity is not strong, you will need to get an outdoor antenna (sold separately) to get better reception.
The outdoor antenna is quite affordable; it can be purchased separately for as low as 1,900 Naira, and the StarTimes branded satellite receiver costs only 4,000 Naira.
It is also true that the prices of decoders and its accessories fluctuate and change with time, you can always get accurate information on current prices online from the StarTimes website. Below are the current decoder prices;
- The StarTimes SD decoder is currently sold for 4,500 Naira
- The StarTimes HD decoder is currently sold for 7, 500 Naira while
- The StarTimes Combo decoder is currently sold for 6,900 Naira
StarTimes Bouquets And Subscriptions
StarTimes currently offers customers four different subscription plans: the StarTimes Nova, offering 33 channels; the StarTimes Basic, offering 40 channels; the StarTimes Classic, offering 60 channels; and the StarTimes Unique bouquets, offering 80 channels, respectively, with monthly subscription prices that vary.
The Nova Bouquet
The StarTimes NOVA bouquet costs only N900 subscription fee a month, making it the most affordable bouquet on the platform. This bouquet offers more than 26 channels.
The channels featured in this package include:
- AIT
- CCTV News
- Channels TV
- Child Smile
- Cool TV
- DOVE TV
- E-STARS
- Galaxy TV
- IQRAA
- LTV
- MITV
- NTA ENTERTAINMENT
- NTA Sports 24
- ORISUN
- REAL STAR
- Silverbird TV
- Star Dadin Kowa
- STAR KUNGFU
- Star Zone
- STV GUIDE
- TVC
- TVC News
- Wazobia TV
The Basic Bouquet
This StarTimes bouquet is also an affordable package that costs only N1,300 in subscription fees per month.
The bouquet offers more than 40 Channels, including all the channels on the Nova bouquet, plus some wonderful extra channels.
The complete channel list for this bouquet includes:
- ALJAZEERA
- AMC
- AMC MOVIE
- AMC-Nigeria
- ANIMAUX
- BBC World News
- CORE TV NEWS
- Da Vinci Learning
- DTN
- eTV
- FARIN WATA
- MCS Extreme
- Nickelodeon
- Nigezie
- NTA ENTERTAINMENT
- STAR CHINESE 2
- STAR NOVELA E1
- STAR ONE
- TBN
- Wap TV
The Classic Bouquet
The StarTimes Classic bouquet offers more than 60 TV Channels at a N1, 300 subscription fee a month. It features all the Basic bouquet channels, including some extra channels.
The available channels on this package include:
- AIT
- AMC MOVIE
- AMC Series
- BET
- CCTV 4
- CCTV 9 Documentary
- CCTV News
- Channels TV
- Child Smile
- Cool TV
- Discovery Science
- DOVE TV
- E! Entertainment
- E-STARS
- Eurosport News
- Fine Living
- Fox News
- Fox Sports
- Galaxy TV
- GET TV
- IQRAA
- Iroko Play
- JIM JAM
- LTV
- MITV
- MTV Base
- Nature and History
- NBA TV
- NTA ENTERTAINMENT
- Nta Sports 24
- ORISUN
- POP
- QYou
- REAL STAR
- Silverbird TV
- Star Africa 2
- Star Bollywood TV
- Star Dadin Kowa
- STAR KUNGFU
- Star Sport 2
- Star Zone
- STV GUIDE
- Tiwa ‘n’ Tiwa
- TLC
- Trace Sport Stars
- TVC
- TVC News
- Wazobia TV
The StarTimes Unique Bouquet
This is the most expensive StarTimes subscription package and it offers over 80 Channels at only N3, 800/month.
It comes with all the Classic bouquet channels, including the extra channels listed below.
- AMC MOVIE
- Baby TV
- BET
- Bloomberg Television
- Crime Explorer
- Fashion TV
- FOX
- Fox Sports 2
- FX
- iroko World
- MSNBC
- Nat Geo Gold
- QYou
- Star Gold
- Star Movies 1
- Star Plus
- Star Series E1
- True Movies 1
What more can you possibly ask for? With more than 100 interesting TV channels to offer, StarTimes, which has rapidly grown in strength and continued to expand its footprint across the African continent, says it aims to become an international media giant with undeniable global influence.
You can easily purchase a StarTimes decoder and enjoy the best entertainment with your family. For more information, check out our StarTimes customer service contact article.