StarTimes drops product and subscription fees for satellite TV

Kenyans with existing dish kits can now access the StarTimes satellite TV service by acquiring a full High Definition (HD) decoder at Kshs 999 upon subscribing to a bouquet of choice for Kshs 1,500.

StarTimes has also introduced a more affordable bouquet to be known as Nova which will be retailing at just Kshs 299 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 just Kshs 1,799 per month down from Kshs 2,499 with access to over 95 local and international channels. Smart bouquet wil now be retailing at Kshs 899 per month down from Kshs 1,799 with access to over 67 local and international channels. Other bouquets will include Chinese and Indian to retail at Kshs 1,799 and Kshs 899 respectively.

Upon acquiring the HD decoder at Kshs 999 and a Kshs 1,500 subscription, customers will be able to enjoy either 5 months of Nova bouquet, 50 days Smart bouquet or 25 days Super bouuet.

Speaking during the unveiling of the new offers, StarTimes sales director, 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 Star Times Satellite now covers 100% of the country.

“Our neww satellite television service offer is expected to enable more Kenyans to afford and access digital television no matter their location in the country,” noted Gichuru.

The new Satellite Television policy will also see the price of full installation drop where Kenyans who wish to install the StarTime Satellite full kit will acquire a Dish, LNB, 20m cable and accessories at a cost of Kshs 2,000 in addition to the Kshs 2,499 HD and initial subscription fees bringing the total fee to Kshs 4,499 representing a 31 per cent drop from the previous cost of the same which stood at Kshs 6,499.

“At StarTimes, we are keen to make digital television a reality in majority of homes across Kenya by being the most affordable satellite television service that is equally loaded with rich premium television content,” concluded Gichuru.