StarTimes joined in observing the Nigeria’s Children’s day celebration with a commitment to empowering children and teens through its educative contents by supporting the Nnenna and Friend’s Children Day’s show, on May 27.
According to Irete Anetor, public relations manager of the NTA-Star Network, Startimes believes that children play a key part in determining the future of every nation.
“The children of today would drive our economy tomorrow. They are the future and we must invest positively into their overall development. We are therefore pleased to be a part of Nnenna and friends Children’s Day Show and commitment to engaging children in such an educative and entertaining manner on a yearly basis.
“At StarTimes, we are committed to providing kids with the best educative and entertaining contents that would contribute to their academic and mental development; we also have contents for other members of the family unit,” he said.
Anetor noted that StarTimes empowers children and teens through its choice selection of educative and entertaining channels with programmes that would help fit their needs and encourage learning.
He added that, “StarTimes has over the years been supporting the education and development of young teens and children through some of our child-focused contents. We will continue to introduce various educational channels and sponsor various children’s event to achieve this aim.”
Currently, Nnenna and Friends’ show, which has the objective of informing, educating and entertaining children and youths, is aired on WAPTv – StarTimes’ Channel 116.
StarTimes’ channels with educative/ entertaining children and youths’ focused content include NTA Knowledge, JimJam, Nickelodeon, and Baby TV. Other knowledge-based channels also with an educative appeal for children, youths and programmes that appeal to other members of the family unit are Animux, Nat Geo Gold, Nature and History, and Discovery World.
At this year’s edition of the Nnenna and Friends Children Day’s Show, StarTimes hosted a series of fun competition that had children participating in trivia quiz, dance competition, and exciting family games.
Winners of the different competitions were rewarded with StarTimes’ decoders and other gift items. StarTimes also gave out free tickets to the show on its official Facebook page prior to the event.
Prior to this year’s Nnenna and Friends Children Day’s event, StarTimes has been sponsoring various children’s events in the country. Some of the events include Nnenna& Friends show, NTA Children’s Day Celebration, Young Scholars Club and the Red Sapphire Children’s Day Celebration.
StarTimes has a mission of ensuring that every home in Nigeria enjoys affordable digital TV.
The mission is backed with its collaboration with NTA; the relationship is strategic partnerships that will help Nigeria actualise its 2015 digital transition deadline.
StarTimes commitment is to provide quality digital service to every home in Nigeria and is committed to making digital television accessible and affordable to all Nigerians on the latest technology in DTT operation.
StarTimes is the only licensed Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) pay TV operator in Nigeria.
It started its operations in Nigeria as NTA-STAR TV Network Limited with the joint venture between Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Star Communication Network CO, Limited of China.
It was incorporated in August 2009 as a private limited liability company. The company was officially launched on the 29th of July 2010.