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  • StarTimes subscribers win free trip to Germany, 175 win consolatory prizes

    StarTimes subscribers win free trip to Germany, 175 win consolatory prizes

    Digital TV service provider, StarTimes, has announced names of the first five winners of an all-expenses paid trip to Germany to watch and enjoy the thrills and sporting actions of the German Bundesliga, and meet the super stars.

    The company, at the first draw held in Abuja, picked the first five winners out of the 10 slots up for grabs in its ongoing ‘Win A Trip to Germany’ promo while the remaining five winners will emerge at the end of the promo this month.

    The company also held draws which produced 175 other winners of various household items that include 25 units of 40 inches LED television sets, 50 units of 2.5 KVA generating sets as well as 100 Solar 5 smart phones respectively. On the whole, 77,559 subscribers qualified for the first draws.

    The event was witnessed by the media and regulatory bodies, including Deputy Director of the National Lottery Board Commission, Mr. Sabo Haruna, representatives of the Advertising Practitioners Council of Nigeria, APCON, as well as the Consumer Protection Council, CPC, in Abuja.

    In his remarks, Mr. Sabo Haruna said, “the lottery board is present at the event to ensure that everything goes as advertised. Everything a company promises its customers must be fulfilled as announced. We are quite satisfied with the StarTimes promo draw witnessed today as it was very transparent and properly done.”

    According to StarTimes’ Public Relations Manager, Mr Israel Bolaji, the promo, which commenced last month, is part of the grand plan to mark the company’s fifth anniversary and excite its entertainment loving subscribers.

    Bolaji said StarTimes signed a five-year deal to exclusively broadcast all the top Bundesliga league football matches and three years’ exclusive deal to broadcast the Serie A football live in Nigeria and across Africa on its sport channels – Star World Football, Star Sport Premium, Star Sports 2 and Star Sports Focus – as part of its renewed bid to boost sports offerings.

    “To qualify, a StarTimes subscriber should recharge for two months and get a guaranteed 50 per cent discount on the second month while new customers within the period can also do the same,” he noted.

    Bolaji remarked that as a mark of honour for customers, the pay TV firm decided to organise a landmark engagement and content to further excite customers in recognition of their support for the brand in the last five years in Nigeria. Customers can participate both on our digital terrestrial and satellite platforms (StarTimes and Star Dish TV).

    As a family brand, StarTimes is interested in providing as much entertainment and engagement for subscribers and as it continues with the promo in the spirit of its 5th anniversary, both new and old customers can be lucky winners.

  • StarTimes strengthens bouquets for sports lovers

    DIGITAL-TV operator, StarTimes is promising interesting times for sport enthusiasts as it introduces two new add-on bouquets called Sports Play and Sports Plus.

    The new add-ons, according to StarTimes’ management, are specially designed for sport enthusiasts on the Basic and Classic packages on the Digital Terrestrial (DTT) and on the Smart package for Digital Satellite (DTH).

    Confirming the new development, Mr. Israel Bolaji, Public Relations Manager at NTA Star TV Network, remarked that the additional bouquets option demonstrates StarTimes Nigeria’s commitment to offering the most innovative and exciting pay television options by giving sports lovers more premium sport in the Basic, Classic and Smart range of bouquet options.

    “We are delighted to launch this new option and we are sure that it will be well received by our loyal subscribers. We remain committed to the provision of exceptional customer services to our subscribers by ensuring that they have access to the finest premium quality local and international contents on a carefully selected bouquet designed to meet the viewing needs of the whole family, while providing flexible pricing options,” he noted.

    According to Bolaji, with StarTimes’ five-year deal to broadcast the German Bundesliga football league and a three-year deal for the Italian Serie A, subscribers can enjoy the best of football in Nigeria and across Africa.

    “Meanwhile, old and prospective subscribers can also participate in the ongoing promo which gives a guaranteed bonus of 50% discount on the second month recharge if they recharge for two months on any of the bouquets. They also qualify to be selected as one of the lucky ten winners for a free trip to Germany or other consolatory prizes like generator sets, smartphones and TV,” he said.

  • StarTimes strengthens bouquets for sports lovers

    Digital-TV operator, StarTimes is promising interesting times for sport enthusiasts as it introduces two new add-on bouquets called Sports Play and Sports Plus.

    The new add-ons, according to StarTimes’ management, are specially designed for sport enthusiasts on the Basic and Classic packages on the Digital Terrestrial (DTT) and on the Smart package for Digital Satellite (DTH).

    Confirming the new development, Mr. Israel Bolaji, Public Relations Manager at NTA Star TV Network, remarked that the additional bouquets option demonstrates StarTimes Nigeria’s commitment to offering the most innovative and exciting pay television options by giving sports lovers more premium sport in the Basic, Classic and Smart range of bouquet options.

    “We are delighted to launch this new option and we are sure that it will be well received by our loyal subscribers.  We remain committed to the provision of exceptional customer services to our subscribers by ensuring that they have access to the finest premium quality local and international contents on a carefully selected bouquet designed to meet the viewing needs of the whole family, while providing flexible pricing options,” he noted.

    According to Bolaji, with StarTimes’ five-year deal to broadcast the German Bundesliga football league and a three-year deal for the Italian Serie A, subscribers can enjoy the best of football in Nigeria and across Africa.

    “Meanwhile, old and prospective subscribers can also participate in the ongoing promo which qualifies them to be selected as one of the lucky ten winners for a free trip to Germany or other consolatory prizes like generator sets, smartphones and TV,” he said.

  • StarTimes strengthens bouquets for sports lovers

    Digital-TV operator, StarTimes is promising interesting times for sport enthusiasts as it introduces two new add-on bouquets called Sports Play and Sports Plus.

    The new add-ons, according to StarTimes’ management, are specially designed for sport enthusiasts on the Basic and Classic packages on the Digital Terrestrial (DTT) and on the Smart package for Digital Satellite (DTH).

    Confirming the new development, Mr. Israel Bolaji, Public Relations Manager at NTA Star TV Network, remarked that the additional bouquets option demonstrates StarTimes Nigeria’s commitment to offering the most innovative and exciting pay television options by giving sports lovers more premium sport in the Basic, Classic and Smart range of bouquet options.

    “We are delighted to launch this new option and we are sure that it will be well received by our loyal subscribers.  We remain committed to the provision of exceptional customer services to our subscribers by ensuring that they have access to the finest premium quality local and international contents on a carefully selected bouquet designed to meet the viewing needs of the whole family, while providing flexible pricing options,” he noted.

    According to Bolaji, with StarTimes’ five-year deal to broadcast the German Bundesliga football league and a three-year deal for the Italian Serie A, subscribers can enjoy the best of football in Nigeria and across Africa.

    “Meanwhile, old and prospective subscribers can also participate in the ongoing promo which gives a guaranteed bonus of 50% discount on the second month recharge if they recharge for two months on any of the bouquets. They also qualify to be selected as one of the lucky ten winners for a free trip to Germany or other consolatory prizes like generator sets, smartphones and TV,” he said.

  • StarTimes Communication rewards subscribers

    StarTimes Communication rewards subscribers

    StarTimes Communication Technology Group last  weekend rewarded a total of 360 subscribers out of which 10  of them won a free trip to Germany as part of activities marking the five-year presence of the company in Nigeria.

     Names of five of the 10 lucky winners of free trip to Germany, with all expenses paid, were announced immediately with their subscription numbers.  Also, out of the 100 winners of 100 generating sets (2.5KVA) five were announced immediately.

     Besides the ten winners, the Chinese communication giant rewarded other subscribers with a total of 200 Smart phones, 100 generating sets (2.5KVA) and 50 LCD plasma TV sets (40inches). The company maintained that it was a token of its appreciation to subscribers for their support over the years.

    Speaking with newsmen shortly after the Promotional Draw which was held in StarTimes Office located within NTA Headquarters in Abuja, the Chief Executive Officer of StarTimes in Nigeria, Mr Jack Liu, said in spite of the numerous challenges facing the communication industry in Nigeria, StarTimes subscriber base has hit 2.6 million.

     He noted that the revenue profile of the company has also increased as over 1,000 direct and 10,000 indirect jobs have been created by the company for Nigerians.

     Mr Liu said the company would soon introduce some local contents in Yoruba and Igbo languages to its vast networks, stressing that as soon as Nigeria perfects its digitalisation process through enabling laws and regulations there would be great transformation in the industry.

  • ‘StarTimes’ acquires Serie A broadcast rights

    ‘StarTimes’ acquires Serie A broadcast rights

    AS the 2015 Barclays Premier League comes into full swing, digital-TV operator, StarTimes has promised television viewers more excitement with an exclusive viewing of the Serie A.

    Shortly after announcing the acquisition of broadcasting rights for the Bundesliga, the content provider, last week announced that it has also acquired the rights for the Italian Serie A.

    Making the announcement, StarTimes’ president, Mr Pang Xinxin said that nothing is better than giving television viewers “the excitement of a gorgeous feast, a combination of Bundelsiga and Serie A.”

    According to him, football fans are not only given the right to see the fur of the leopards like Alexander Meier and Thomas Muller during the Bundelsiga season, but also robust football teams like Juventus and Milan of Serie A more clearly than ever.

    “The cooperation between StarTimes and two of the most brilliant leagues have strategically crucial meanings of breaking the ice in terms of the current sports broadcasting field,” he said.

    Pang, who says he is being occupied in promoting digitalisation in Africa as an enthusiastic football fan, revealed; “2015 also sees the energetic efforts made by StarTimes to have more fantastic football matches in digital signal of great quality.”

    According to him, with featured content platform with 320 authorized channels consisting of news, movies, series, sports, entertainment, children’s programs, fashion, religion among others, the company’s vision is “to enable every African family to afford and enjoy digital TV.”

  • StarTimes acquires Serie A broadcast rights

    As the 2015 Barclays Premier League comes into full swing, digital-TV operator, StarTimes has promised television viewers more excitement with an exclusive viewing of the Serie A.

    Shortly after announcing the acquisition of broadcasting rights for the German Bundesliga, the content provider, last week announced that it has also acquired the rights to the Italian league.

    Making the announcement, StarTimes’ president, Mr Pang Xinxin said there is nothing better than giving television viewers “the excitement of a gorgeous feast, a combination of Bundelsiga and Serie A.”

    According to him, football fans are not only given the right to see the fur of the leopards like Alexander Meier and Thomas Muller during the Bundelsiga season, but also robust football teams like Juventus and Milan of Serie A more clearly than ever.

    “The cooperation between StarTimes and two of the most brilliant leagues have strategically crucial meanings of breaking the ice in terms of the current sports broadcasting field,” he said.

    Pang, who says he is being occupied in promoting digitalisation in Africa as an enthusiastic football fan, revealed; “2015 also sees the energetic efforts made by StarTimes to have more fantastic football matches in digital signal of great quality.”

    According to him, with featured content platform with 320 authorized channels consisting of news, movies, series, sports, entertainment, children’s programs, fashion, religion among others, the company’s vision is “to enable every African family to afford and enjoy digital TV.”

  • StarTimes acquires Serie A broadcast rights

    StarTimes acquires Serie A broadcast rights

    As the 2015 Barclays Premier League comes into full swing, digital-TV operator, StarTimes has promised television viewers more excitement with an exclusive viewing of the Serie A.

    Shortly after announcing the acquisition of broadcasting rights for the German Bundesliga, the content provider, last week announced that it has also acquired the rights to the Italian league.

    Making the announcement, StarTimes’ president, Mr Pang Xinxin said there is nothing                                                                                                                                                                                    better than giving television viewers “the excitement of a gorgeous feast, a combination of Bundelsiga and Serie A.”

    According to him, football fans are not only given the right to see the fur of the leopards like Alexander Meier and Thomas Muller during the Bundelsiga season, but also robust football teams like Juventus and Milan of Serie A more clearly than ever.

    “The cooperation between StarTimes and two of the most brilliant leagues have strategically crucial meanings of breaking the ice in terms of the current sports broadcasting field,” he said.

    Pang, who says he is being occupied in promoting digitalisation in Africa as an enthusiastic football fan, revealed; “2015 also sees the energetic efforts made by StarTimes to have more fantastic football matches in digital signal of great quality.”

    According to him, with featured content platform with 320 authorized channels consisting of news, movies, series, sports, entertainment, children’s programs, fashion, religion among others, the company’s vision is “to enable every African family to afford and enjoy digital TV.”

  • Startimes launches 5th anniversary promo

    Startimes launches 5th anniversary promo

    Some Thursday, July 30, at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel in Abuja, television service provider, Startimes will be celebrating five years of delighting Nigerian households with Pay TV services.

    The event, according to management, is organised to celebrate past achievements, the present success within Nigeria and Africa as a whole, and the promising future of the brand winning a five year broadcasting rights of German Bundesliga football.

    In the spirit of celebration, the outfit has kicked off an anniversary promo for existing and prospective subscribers with lots of goodies on display. Prizes to be won, according to Startime’s management, include a star prize of an all-expense paid trip to Germany for 10 customers.

    Among those expected to grace the gala are the President of Startimes group, Pang XinXing, as well as other key industry players and government dignitaries. There will also be an interactive public discourse to further enlighten Nigerians on the subject of digital migration.

    The brand began full operation in Nigeria in 2010 and since has kept growing stronger and bigger with subscribers rising from zero to millions and its TV channels and content from 40 to about 200.

    Presently, Startimes covers about 80% of the continent’s population with a massive distribution network of 200 brand halls, 3,000 convenience stores and 5,000 distributors. The brand owns a featured content platform with 320 authorized channels consisting of news, movies, series, sports, entertainment, children’s programs, fashion and religion among others.

  • Startimes to reward customers

    Startimes Nigeria has concluded arrangements to celebrate its fifth year in the country with ‘Win a Trip’ promo where 10 lucky customers will travel to Germany to watch German league matches, as the grand prize winners.

    Subsequently, the pay TV station, to further provide contents to their viewers, has signed a five-year deal for the exclusive right to air German Bundesliga matches in Nigeria for the next five seasons.

    The public relations and communication manager, Startimes, Mr Isreal Bolaji disclosed this at a press parley where he said “overall, 360 winners across the country would be picked and rewarded at the raffle draws”.

    Bolaji said the promo is a way to reward their customers for their loyalty to the brand and would start on July 18 through to September 30 as there would be four draws during the duration of the promo.

    “StarTimes is not just satisfying and bringing affordable digital entertainment to every household in Nigeria, but also ensuring they get rewarded for their patronage over the years”, he said.

    To qualify for the raffle draws, the Marketing Manager, Mr Habeed Somoye said “all our customers need do is to recharge for two months on any bouquet they are and the interesting thing is that all customers will get 50 per cent discount on the second month’s recharge, thereby all customers are winners”.

    Explaining the process, Somoye said “for a customer on basic bouquet which is N1, 200, two months subscription should be N2, 400, but it will be N1,800 as the 50 per cent discount on the second month has been effected”.

    He said customers on all the four plans are eligible to participate in the promo as the minimum recharge of N1,800 qualifies any subscriber into the draws.

    He said customers on Nova bouquet which is N600, can also participate as the minimum recharge of N1,800,which should be three months on the bouquet and that will last for four months, allowing them to benefit from the promo.

    “Inevitably, not only the 360 lucky customers are winners but all our customers are, as each subscriber gets something in return upon recharging”, he added.

    Somoye said “350 customers will get consolation prizes, 100 will go home with 2.5 kva generators,200 will win Startimes Solar phones and 50 others will get Startimes 40 inches LED TV, making it 360 major winners in total”.

    The content Manager, Mr Ayokunle Idowu said more sports channels will be added to the existing ones in lieu of the partnership with the German league to satisfy their customers.

    On the issue of poor quality in terms of service delivery, Idowu said “external cables are now included in any purchase with the internal cable that was formerly included stopped, as research reveals that some customers do not explain how they want to setup to get advice on the modalities involved so that viewers on either DTT or DSH can get value for their money”.