StarTimes subscription packages, prices and channels 2024

StarTimes is a subscription-based television service that has revolutionized the Pay Television industry in Nigeria. StarTimes Nigeria provides televised content via a Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Network service that supports both the Terrestrial TV (DTT) Service and Satellite TV (DTH). What are the different StarTimes packages in 2024, and how much do they cost? Chinedu Lazarus Ibeabuchi, the senior marketing communications and public relations (PR) manager at StarTimes Nigeria, provides insights into the latest bouquet prices and new offers the cable TV service introduced.

The company serves its customers through antenna signal transmission (DTT) and satellite transmission (DTH). The packages under the two transmission modes vary slightly.

Difference between StarTimes decoders

During a discussion with Chinedu Lazarus Ibeabuchi, the senior marketing communications and public relations (PR) manager at StarTimes Nigeria, he shed light on the distinctions among StarTimes decoders. According to him, the antenna transmission works like a digital terrestrial television (DTT), while the dish (satellite) transmission operates as a direct-to-home (DTT) system.

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StarTimes offers antenna and dish Pay-TV packages to meet different households' entertainment needs and financial abilities. The pricier a package is, the more channels you can view. You can change packages whenever you please.

Our DTH decoder transmits more channels, and many channels are in HD. StarTimes DTT has about 100 TV channels, while the DTH has over 130 channels (100+ TV channels and 20+ audio channels). The DTT decoder is N9900, while the DTH decoder is N13,500 for a new one.

What are the current StarTimes packages?

Are you looking for StarTimes packages and channels? Here is a detailed look at the StarTimes subscription prices in 2024 and the channels under each available bouquet.

StarTimes antenna bouquets

StarTimes offers customers three bouquets to choose from using antenna signal transmission.

Nova Bouquet - ₦1,500 per month

The Nova Bouquet costs 1500 Naira per month and is the cheapest StarTimes antenna bouquet. Here are the StarTimes channels available for Nova bouquet subscribers.

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• AMC
• AWA TV
• CGTN
• CNC World
• Dove TV
• Emmanuel TV
• E-Stars
• Farin Wata
• Galaxy TV
• Iqraa
• Jimjam
• Liberty
• Nigbati TV
• NTA Hausa
• NTA Igbo
• NTA Knowledge
• NTA News 24
• NTA Yoruba
• Orisun
• Plus TV Africa
• Rave TV
• ST Dadin Kowa
• ST Guide
• ST Kungfu
• ST Real Time
• ST Sports Focus
• TVBC
• TVC NG
• WAP TV
• Wazobia TV

Basic Bouquet - ₦2,600 per month

At 2,600 Naira a month, the StarTimes Basic bouquet sites right between the Nova and Classic bouquets. Here are the channels that the Basic bouquet subscribers get.

• All Nova bouquet channels
• Africa News
• Al Jazeera
• AMC Movies
• AMC Series
• Area Ten
• Arewa 24
• BBC World News
• Border TV
• CGTN Documentary
• CNBC
• D. TV
• ESPN
• EWTN
• FOX Life
• Isi Mbido
• Love Nature
• NGW
• Nickelodeon
• Nigezie
• Nina TV E
• NTA E
• Sky News
• ST Gospel
• ST Kids
• ST Naija
• ST Novela E
• ST Rise
• ST SA Music
• ST Sino Drama
• ST Sports Arena
• ST Sports Life
• ST Yoruba
• ST Zone
• Star Life
• TA Parliamentary
• TBN
• TNT Africa
• Toonami
• Trace Mziki
• TVC News
• Zee Cinema

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Classic Bouquet - ₦3,800 per month

The classic bouquet is the priviest of all StarTimes antenna packages. This bouquet costs 3,800 Naira to subscribe to. Subscribers get 28 extra channels in addition to those available on the Basic and Nova bouquets.

Here is a look at the Classic bouquet’s channel list.

• All channels on Nova and Basic
• Baby TV
• CBeebies
• Colours TV
• Discovery Family
• DreamWorks
• E!
• ESPN 2
• Eurosport News
• Fashion One
• Fine Living
• Fox
• Fox News
• Investigation Discovery
• MTV Base
• National Geographic
• National Geographic Wild
• Smithsonian Channel
• ST Adepa
• ST Bollywood
• ST Movies Plus
• ST Nollywood Plus
• ST Novela E Plus
• ST Soul
• ST Sports Premium
• ST World Football HD
• Star Gold
• Star Plus

Dish (DTH) bouquets

StarTimes offers customers four bouquets to choose from using satellite (dish) signal transmission.

StarTimes Chinese - ₦13,000 per month

The bouquet, whose subscription retails at ₦13,000 per month, comes with 12 channels mostly dedicated to Chinese content. These channels offer content that includes movies, news, series, and Chinese educational programs under one package.

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Here is a look at the StarTimes Chinese bouquet channel list.

• CCTV 13
• CCTV 6
• CCTV 5+
• CCTV 9
• China Movies Channel
• Hunan World
• Phoenix Info
• CCTV 4
• CTI Asia
• ST KUNGFU
• 江苏卫视
• 福建卫视
• 浙江卫视
• CCTV 娱乐
• 东方卫视
• 北京卫视
• 天津卫视
• 凤凰CNE
• 南方卫视
• 中国影视

StarTimes Super - ₦6,500 per month

The StarTimes Super bouquet is the second-priciest package under the satellite transmission. Here is a look at the channels accessible to subscribers on this bouquet.

• Baby TV
• Bloomberg
• CBeebies
• Classica
• Colours TV
• DreamWorks
• Ebony Life
• ESPN 2
• FOX
• Fox News
• Fuel Tv
• ID
• MSNBC
• MTV Base
• NGC
• Smithsonian Channel
• ST Bollywood
• ST Movies Plus
• ST Nollywood Plus
• ST Novela E Plus
• ST Soul
• ST Sports Premium
• ST World Football HD
• Star Gold

StarTimes Smart - ₦3,500 per month

The Smart bouquet has over 35 channels and costs ₦3,500 per month. Here is a list of the channels under the StarTimes Smart package.

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• All channels on StarTimes Nova.
• Africa News
• Al Jazeera
• AMC Series
• Area Ten
• Arewa 24
• BBC World News
• Dove TV
• DW
• E!
• ESPN
• EWTN
• Fashion One
• Fine Living
• France 24 E
• Isi Mbido
• Jimjam
• Love Nature
• NDTV 24x7
• NGW
• Nickelodeon
• Nigezie TV
• Nina TV E
• Sky News
• ST Adepa
• ST Africa
• ST Kids
• ST Naija
• ST Novela E
• ST Rise
• ST SA Music
• ST Sino Drama
• ST Sports Arena
• ST Sports Life
• ST Yoruba
• Star Life
• Star Plus
• TNT Africa
• Toonami
• Trace Mziki
• Zee Cinema

StarTimes Nova - ₦1,500 per month

At ₦1,500 per month, the Nova bouquet is the cheapest of all dish options provided by StarTimes. Here are the channels available with this bouquet.

• AIT
• AMC Movies
• Border TV
• CCTV 4
• CGTN Documentary
• CGTN F
• Channel Ten
• Channels
• CNC World
• Da Vinci
• E. TV
• Emmanuel TV
• E-Stars
• Farin Wata
• Iqraa
• Mindset Learn
• NBS
• Nigbati TV
• NTA Sports 24
• Orisun
• Plus TV Africa
• ST Dadin Kowa
• ST Gospel
• ST Kungfu
• ST Sports Focus
• ST Swahili
• ST Zone
• TVC News
• WAP TV

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Ibeabuchi also mentioned that the StarTimes Special bouquet (which comes with the DTH decoder) costs ₦5,000 per month.

How much do StarTimes decoders, antennae, and dishes cost?

Here is how much you will spend on the various combos.

• DTH decoder, dish, accessories, and 1-month Super bouquet subscription: ₦13,200
• DTH decoder, dish, accessories, and 1-month Smart bouquet subscription: ₦11,200
• DTT decoder, antenna, and 1-month Classic bouquet subscription: ₦9,400
• DTT decoder and 1-month Classic bouquet subscription: ₦7,600

There are numerous StarTimes packages for prospective customers to choose from. These vary in the signal reception technology, prices, and channel list. With the different pricing options, one can easily find a package that fits their budget and has sufficient content in terms of the available channels.

StarTimes new offers for subscribers and customers

Ibeabuchi announced that StarTimes plans to promote and engineer the growth of local sports in the country, hence its 5-year partnership deal with the Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL). He said:

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So, the deal (worth ₦5.9 billion) will help improve the domestic league as live matches will return to the screens. When there’s huge excitement to go see the games in the stadium, interest in following the league on TV will grow in the same proportion. So, it’s more of a developmental project for StarTimes with great potential for profitable future rewards.

He concluded that introducing StarTimes Inside Sundial TV offers customers affordable means to own StarTimes products. Ibeabuchi said:

For instance, customers can buy Sundial TV and pay in installments. StarTimes has partnered with LAPO Microfinance Bank and several other microfinance banks to facilitate easy customer purchases. The TV comes with StarTimes inbuilt, so there’s no need to buy a decoder.

It also comes with a one-month free StarTimes subscription. It has low power consumption, crystal clear full HD quality, excellent sound quality, and a 12-month warranty.

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