StarTimes Kenya: Packages, Channels, and Prices in 2023

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StarTimes Kenya, a company headquartered in Beijing, offers pay-TV services to African countries such as Kenya.

In this guide, you will discover StarTimes Kenya packages, channels, and prices.

StarTimes Kenya Packages

StarTimes Kenya Packages

StarTimes offers both antenna and dish pay-TV packages. The cheapest antenna package is Nyota with 17 TV channels while the second cheapest package is the basic bouquet with 20 TV channels.

Classic bouquet is the most expensive package with 68 TV channels.

The prices for these packages are shown below.

Antenna StarTimes PackagesPrice Per Month in Kenya Shillings
Classic799
Basic599
Nyota299

The dish packages include StarTimes Nova with 30 TV channels, StarTimes Smart with 34 TV channels, StarTimes Super with 16 TV channels, and StarTimes Chinese with 24 TV channels.

Here are the prices for these packages:

Dish StarTimes PackagesPrice Per Month in Kenya Shillings
Chinese1,999
Super1,499
Smart899
Nova449

Antenna TV Channels

You will probably choose a StarTimes package based on the price and the TV channels that you want to watch.

Here is a list of the TV channels available under each antenna package:

Nyota

Nyota provides both local and international TV channels as follows:

  1. CGTN
  2. Family TV
  3. Ebru Africa
  4. GOD
  5. Border TV
  6. Smile of a child
  7. Jimjam
  8. E-stars
  9. Swahili
  10. Kungfu
  11. Sino Drama
  12. Njata TV
  13. Al Jazeera
  14. ST Sports Focus
  15. Iqraa
  16. Zone
  17. Times TV

Basic

Basic bouquet offers more entertainment and sports channels than the Nyota package. The TV channels in this package are listed below.

  1. Nickelodeon
  2. BBC World News
  3. AMC Movies
  4. Zee Cinema
  5. E TV
  6. Sports Premium
  7. CGTN Documentary
  8. Trace Mziki
  9. Emmanuel TV
  10. Da Vinci
  11. CNC World
  12. Sports Arena
  13. World Football HD
  14. Triple P
  15. Star Life
  16. TBN
  17. Clouds TV
  18. ST Sports Focus
  19. Novela E
  20. Star Plus

Classic

For the price of Kshs. 799 per month, Classic offers all the channels above and many other local and international options. When you purchase this package, you will get:

  1. Bloomberg
  2. BBC World News
  3. Fine Living
  4. Jimjam
  5. Citizen TV
  6. KBC
  7. Nickelodeon
  8. ST Bollywood
  9. FOX News
  10. Star Plus
  11. MTV Base
  12. CGTN
  13. ZEE Cinema
  14. E-Stars
  15. Al Jazeera
  16. ST Novela E
  17. E TV
  18. Baby TV
  19. Ebru Africa
  20. AMC Movies
  21. Iqraa
  22. ST Movies Plus
  23. Star Gold
  24. CGTN Documentary
  25. NTV
  26. K24
  27. ID
  28. E!
  29. Emmanuel TV
  30. Trace Mziki
  31. Kungfu
  32. MBCI
  33. Njata TV
  34. Sino Drama
  35. Family TV
  36. Sports Premium
  37. Zone
  38. Sports Arena
  39. Border TV
  40. CTN
  41. KTN Home
  42. GOD
  43. AMC Series
  44. ST Nollywood Plus
  45. National Geographic
  46. National Geographic Wild
  47. FOX
  48. ESPN
  49. Star Life
  50. ST Kids
  51. Real Time
  52. Love Nature
  53. Smithsonian Channels
  54. Discovery Family
  55. FOX Life
  56. Ebony Life
  57. Colors
  58. Rembo TV
  59. ST Novela E Plus
  60. Elimu TV
  61. CNC World
  62. Times TV
  63. Da Vinci
  64. Swahili
  65. Sports Focus
  66. Clouds TV
  67. MTV Base
  68. Novela E

Dish TV Channels

Besides the antenna packages, you can buy Dish bouquets and enjoy the following TV channels:

Nova

  1. Ebru Africa
  2. Inooro TV
  3. Kiss TV
  4. CGTN Documentary
  5. E TV
  6. ST Gospel
  7. Smile of a Child
  8. Swahili
  9. Da Vinci
  10. KTN News
  11. CCTV 4
  12. ST Dadin Kowa
  13. E-Stars
  14. Dove TV
  15. TBC 1
  16. Star Tv
  17. AMC Movies
  18. ST Sports Focus
  19. Mindset Learn
  20. PPP TV
  21. Kass TV
  22. Lolwe TV
  23. Channel Ten
  24. NTV UGA
  25. Zone
  26. Kungfu
  27. CNC World
  28. Border TV
  29. TVC News
  30. Iqraa

Smart

  1. E!
  2. ST Rise
  3. Nigezie
  4. ZEE Cinema
  5. Al Jazeera
  6. Jimjam
  7. Fine Living
  8. Novela E
  9. Africa
  10. Bollywood
  11. WAP TV
  12. Africa News
  13. DW
  14. ST Naija
  15. ITV
  16. Kids
  17. Sports Arena
  18. Nickelodeon
  19. Salam TV
  20. Clouds TV
  21. Sino Drama
  22. World Football HD
  23. Face TV
  24. Fashion One
  25. France 24 E
  26. ST SA Music
  27. Emmanuel TV
  28. Trace Mziki
  29. EATV
  30. AMC Series
  31. ESPN
  32. National Geographic Wild
  33. Star Life
  34. BBC World News

Super

  1. Bloomberg
  2. Soul
  3. Baby TV
  4. MTV Base
  5. FOX News
  6. MSNBC
  7. Star Gold
  8. Movies Plus
  9. Sports Premium
  10. Classica
  11. ID
  12. Novela E Plus
  13. FOX
  14. National Geographic
  15. Nollywood Plus
  16. Ebony Life

Chinese

This package mostly offers Chinese channels including Sports Arena, CCTV 4, 5+, 6, 9, and 13, Kungfu, China Movies Channel, Sports Premium, Sports Focus, CNE, CTI Asia, CCTV, Hunan World, ST Football World HD, and Phoenix Info.

To start watching StarTimes channels, you should buy a decoder from StarTimes dealers near you. Also, StarTimes accepts a wide range of payment methods such as M-PESA, EazzyPay, and debit cards.

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