StarTimes

StarTimes ( Star Media (Tanzania) Limited), as the strongest and biggest DTV system integrator, technology provider and network operator in China, was founded in 1988 with her headquarter in Beijing. Based on its integrative technical strength in analog, IP network and DTV technologies, StarTimes is a certified Hi-Tech enterprise with a special honor of being the only certified private enterprise to contract foreign projects in the Radio & TV industry.

In East Africa, StarTimes has had a very successful digital TV operation in Rwanda ever since 2006. In Tanzania and Burundi, StarTimes also finished its digital migration in the main cities In December 2009. Under the technical assistance of StarTimes, Kenya Broadcasting Cooperation successfully realize its digital coverage in Nairobi and nearby towns, President of Kenya, H.E. Mwai Kibaki attended the opening ceremony and praised StarTimes' contribution to the digitalization of Kenya. Therefore, StarTimes is exactly the most trustworthy strategic partner of Kenya in Digital TV industry.

Based on the principles of "consolidated plan and construction by phase", StarTimes will gradually build up a wireless digital TV platform based on DVB-T technology, which will not only contain colorful international channels, but also will incorporate all the analogue channels currently broadcasted in Tanzania.