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

StarTimes Kenya services comprise DHT (Direct To Home) and DTT (Digital Terrestrial Television).

If you are using a satellite dish with a satellite decoder to receive TV channels, then you are using the DHT technology. On the other hand, if your decoder is connected to an aerial or antenna, then your decoder is DTT type.

The aerial decoder is currently going for Ksh. 999 plus a one-month free classic bouquet.

The satellite full kit is being offered at Ksh. 2,699 and comes with a one-month free super bouquet. The  StarTimes satellite kit comes bundled with a combo decoder, a satellite dish, and a coaxial cable.

The combo decoder alone goes for Ksh. 2,000 at various leading supermarkets outlets and StarTimes offices countrywide. The combo decoder has options to use both a TV Arial as well as a satellite dish.

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.

Satellite TV Packages

The combo satellite decoder gives you access to the following packages:

• Nova package: Ksh. 449
• Smart package: Ksh. 999
• Super package: Ksh. 1499
• Chinese package: Ksh. 1999
• Antenna Digital TV Packages

The StarTimes aerial decoder offers the following packages:

• StarTimes Nyota Ksh. 299
• StarTimes Basic Ksh. 599
• StarTimes Classic Ksh. 899

You can also pay for your StartTimes bouquet package on a daily or weekly subscription;

• Nyota bouquet: Ksh. 25 per day or Ksh. 100 per week
• Basic bouquet: Ksh. 60 per day or Ksh. 220 per week
• Classic bouquet: Ksh. 85 per day or Ksh. 340 per week
  

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.