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Starsat Pay-Tv Launching This Year In Zimbabwe
Starsat rebranded last year from the TopTV brand. It took half a decade but the type of television that pay-tv operators has been lacking most is finally on its way ; movies, tv series , reality shows ,and exclusive rights to sporting events.And this year they will be crossing the Limpopo river.
StarSat, South Africa is a subsidiary of the Chinese satellite television provider, StarTimes, operating in South Africa that began broadcasting on 1 May 2010.
StarSat, hopes to win over hearts of Zimbabweans with over 100 channels on air, a source close to the development told Techunzipped.
Speaking on the developments the source said they were now at the final stages of signing official dealers agents for Starsat in Zimbabwe and very soon we should be seeing then in the streets of Harare.
Sport broadcasts, although one of the most expensive to procure, remain one of the real drivers of pay-tv subscriber growth. Starsat has about 13 % sport.
Its debut will mean the end of Zimbabwe pay-tv subscribers automatically finding all major sport events on SuperSport and DStv, Zimbabweans will have a chance to choice from wide range of options .
StarSat services are broadcast via satellite, using the SES5 satellite at the 5°E orbital position, and 3 of the six 36 MHz transponders in the ‘Sub Saharan Africa Ku-band’ beam providing coverage of the whole sub-Saharan Africa region.
Starsat packages will start from $10 which is the Starsat special, followed by the Starsat Super which goes for $19 then the Starsat Sport Plus which is $25.
Also available two add-on channels, Starsat Indian and Starsat Chinese.
Below is the full list of channels that you will find on Starsat TV
Starsat Channel List
- STV Guide
- Star Bollywood
- Wap TV
- ASTV
- eTv
- eAfrica +
- Kids Co
- CCTV 9 Documentary
- DEEN TV
- CCTV News
- MSNBC
- Extremely Nigerian
- StarSat One
- StarSat Gospel
- Entertainment Stars Television
- SABC 1
- KZN TV
- e Movies +
- Smile of a Child
- Mindset
- BBC World News
- CNC
- Fine Living Network
- Gospel Music TV
- StarSat Novela E3
- StarSat Music
- OH Africa
- SABC 2
- Tshwane TV
- Setanta Africa
- Spark
- God TV
- Al Jazeera
- NHK World TV
- Zing
- Chinese 2
- Africa Movie Channel
- RTP International
- SABC 3
- e Kasi +
- Extreme Sports Channel
- Animaux
- Inspiration
- France 24
- TVC News
- 1 Music
- StarSat Africa 2
- MGM Channel
- Baby TV
- Fox News
- KISS
- Kung Fu 3
- BET
- JimJam
- Times Now
- KERRANG
- FOX
- NBA TV
- NAT GEO GOLD
- BOX Africa
- FOX CRIME
- Euro Sport News
- Science Channel
- Magic
- STV Guide
- Star Bollywood
- Wap TV
- ASTV
- eTv
- eAfrica +
- Kids Co
- CCTV 9 Documentary
- DEEN TV
- CCTV News
- MSNBC
- Extremely Nigerian
- StarSat One
- StarSat Gospel
- Entertainment Stars Television
- SABC 1
- KZN TV
- e Movies +
- Smile of a Child
- Mindset
- BBC World News
- CNC
- Fine Living Network
- Gospel Music TV
- StarSat Novela E3
- StarSat Music
- OH Africa
- SABC 2
- Tshwane TV
- Setanta Africa
- Spark
- God TV
- Al Jazeera
- NHK World TV
- Zing
- Chinese 2
- Africa Movie Channel
- RTP International
- SABC 3
- e Kasi +
- Extreme Sports Channel
- Animaux
- Inspiration
- France 24
- TVC News
- 1 Music
- STARSAT SUPER – R199
- StarSat Movies 1
- Bollywood HD
- NBA TV HD
- C Music TV
- Movies 1 (+2Hrs)
- FX
- ID Investigation Discovery
- Unitel Classica
- StarSat E1
- Novela E1
- Senata Action
- TLC
- StarSat Africa 2
- MGM Channel
- Baby TV
- Fox News
- KISS
- Kung Fu 3
- BET
- JimJam
- Times Now
- KERRANG
- FOX
- NBA TV
- NAT GEO GOLD
- BOX Africa
- FOX CRIME
- Euro Sport News
- Science Channel
- Magic
- STV Guide
- Star Bollywood
- Wap TV
- ASTV
- eTv
- eAfrica +
- Kids Co
- CCTV 9 Documentary
- DEEN TV
- CCTV News
- MSNBC
- Extremely Nigerian
- StarSat One
- StarSat Gospel
- Entertainment Stars Television
- SABC 1
- KZN TV
- e Movies +
- Smile of a Child
- Mindset
- BBC World News
- CNC
- Fine Living Network
- Gospel Music TV
- StarSat Novela E3
- StarSat Music
- OH Africa
- SABC 2
- Tshwane TV
- Setanta Africa
- Spark
- God TV
- Al Jazeera
- NHK World TV
- Zing
- Chinese 2
- Africa Movie Channel
- RTP International
- SABC 3
- e Kasi +
- Extreme Sports Channel
- Animaux
- Inspiration
- France 24
- TVC News
- 1 Musi
Pardon has been a technology enthusiast his entire life and has spent the better part of last decades in information technology and security, and he writes with an aim to remove some of the "mysticism" from the cyber world. He’s the Editor at Techunzipped. Away from the keyboard, you're likely to find him playing with the latest gadgets or the latest Game.
