StarTimes has launched the brand’s Direct to Home (DTH) digital television satellite service. The brand, dubbed StarSat will offer over 98 premium local and international channels to Kenyan subscribers complementing the StarTimes Digital Terrestrial Technology (DTT) offering launched two years ago.
StarSat will be transmitting through the SES 5 satellite at 5 degrees East and a compass direction of 273 degrees pointing from Kenya providing country wide signal coverage for the satellite pay television service.
Retailing at just Ksh. 5,600 the StarSat set comes with unique features key among them being the High Definition (HD) decoder that will equally have HDMI and USB slots, can use a 12v+ battery for areas without electricity connection and will have access to one month free Super Bouquet worth Ksh. 2,500.
Speaking during the launch of StarSat, Public Relations Manager Alex Mwaura noted that the introduction of the satellite television service is a move aimed at giving Kenyans increased access to affordable pay television service using the latest broadcast technology while availing a rich local, regional and international channel offering.
StarSat bouquets have been clustered into four namely; Special Bouquet at Ksh. 899 per month with access to over 48 channels, Smart Bouquet at Ksh. 1,799 per month with access to over 70 channels, Super Bouquet at Ksh. 2,499 per month with access to over 88 channels and the Chinese bouquet at Ksh. 1,499 per month with access to 12 channels.
StarSat comes with two Full High Definition channels NBA International and Bollywood HD with plans to roll out more of the same in the future promising crystal clear video and audio reception for the subscribers.