StarTimes Bags Digital Pay TV Channel of the Year Award

StarTimes, fastest growing Pay TV in Nigeria, has been awarded a certificate of Merit as the Digital pay TV Channel of the year 2014 by the Center for Leadership and Excellence in recognition of its selfless service to humanity and contribution to nation building.

This award was given by Dr. Joe Okei Odumakin on behalf of the Center at a special symposium organized to mark the United Nations World Social and Justice Day.

Speaking on the selection, Rev Austin Nnorom, secretary, Planning Committee of Symposium, said the certificate of merit was given to StarTimes for its selfless service to humanity by making Digital Pay TV affordable to the common man and the outstanding contribution of StarTimes to the Digital Migration process of Nigeria from Analogue to Digital before 2015.

“It is so good to know that StarTimes within the short period of its entry into the Nigerian Market has changed the Nigerian attitude towards pay TV” Rev Austin said.

Responding, Mr. Anetor Irete, public relations manager, StarTimes, disclosed that StarTimes as a brand is contributing immensely to the development of the pay TV industry and to the economy in Nigeria.

“Our vision is to help Nigeria migrate successfully from analogue to digital and also revolutionize the digital broadcasting industry and provide service that is affordable and available to all Nigeria’s, and we will continue to do so” he said.

Mr. Irete said that since the inception and operation of StarTimes in 2010, every Nigerian family has been able to access quality digital entertainment affordably.

He added that with this, StarTimes has improved on its quality of service, increased its local and international content on its platform.

Now with over 1.8 million homes in Nigeria can boast of affordable digital service. In just a little over Three years, StarTimes, has covered thirty-two states in Nigeria which include Abuja, Lagos, Kano, Ibadan and Port-Harcourt, Aba, Benin, Enugu, Ilorin, Jos, Kaduna, Makurdi, Onitsha, Sokoto, Uyo and Yola, Abeokuta, Akure, Oshogbo, Lokoja, Zaria, Kastina, Gusau, Minna, Lafia, Owerri, Awka, Warri, Calabar, Suleja, Binin-Kebbi and Yanegoa.  It’s the desire of StarTimes to cover the remaining states before the first quarter of 2014.

StarTimes, the only licensed Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) operator has  revolutionalized the service of digital pay TV in Nigeria through its accessible business model, ensuring every Nigerian family affords its product to enjoy over 80 + digital Channels of News Music, Sports, Cartoon, Documentary, Nollywood, Hollywood and Bollywood Movies and much more.

Mr Irete said “ we have gone further to make Digital television enjoyable with our three (3) affordable bouquets of Basic (N1,000), Classic (N 2,000) and our Unique Bouquet (N 3,000) with 80+ Channels of the best contents, this gives Nigerians hope for a smooth 2015 digital transition. StarTimes target is to cover the thirty six (36) states of the nation before digital transmission sets in.