StarTimes Group, a privately owned Chinese multinational media company, was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Beijing. Employing approximately 1,590 people, the company operates as a system integrator, technology provider, network operator, and content provider within the African television broadcasting sector. Its primary business involves providing professional broadcast services.
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 4 products in the media tech industry. StarTimes's product portfolio comprises of broadcast professional services, user experience and devices and media managed services.
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StarTimes currently holds 12 broadcasting rights for sports competitions including motorsports, badminton, sailing, multi-sport and soccer | association football.