StarTimes, fastest growing pay TV in Nigeria, has been adjudged as the most outstanding digital pay TV Channel in Nigeria for the year 2013.
This award was given by the Nigeria Broadcaster Merit Award (NBMA 2013) for the company’s quest in ensuring that every home in Nigeria has access to digital television.
The award which was subject to public view and response through Short code SMS, on-line voting, and resourceful research/survey from reputable agencies was won by StarTimes amongst other competitors on the same digital platform.
Speaking on the criteria of selection, Mr. Kazeem Popoola, organizer/initiator of the award, said the award nomination was made by Nigerians through SMS and on-line voting and StarTimes has transparently emerged as the best public choice in digital service.
“Nigerians are now testifying to the tremendous service of this brand; 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” Popoola 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 analog 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.
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 over 1.5 million homes in Nigeria can boast of affordable digital service.
In just 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 liscensed Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) operator has really 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.
Irete said “ we have gone further to make Digital television enjoyable by reducing our Unique Bouquet to 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.