StarTimes, a privately owned company headquartered in China, was founded in 1988 and employs approximately 1,590 individuals. Its main product is set-top boxes. The company functions as a System Integrator, Technology Provider, Network Operator, and Content Provider in the African television broadcasting industry.
StarTimes, an African pay-TV provider, announced the launch of FilmBox Action on its platform. FilmBox Action is now available to subscribers on the Basic and Smart bouquets. In other news, the company's former Karela United boss mentioned that there's room for improvement and a lot of work to be done. Additionally, a report titled "Africa OTT TV and Video Forecasts 2023" predicts that Africa will have 15.57 million paying SVOD subscriptions by 2028, up from 6.15 million at the end of 2022. Lastly, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) threatened a fine of 5 million Naira against StarTimes and other broadcasters for failing to comply with certain regulations.
StarTimes offers 8 products in the telecoms tech and media tech industries. StarTimes's product portfolio comprises of media managed services, broadcast professional services and set-top boxes.
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StarTimes currently holds 13 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including multi-sport, badminton, motorsports, soccer | association football and sailing.