Digital television company StarTimes Media has announced a drop in cost of acquiring its set top boxes. The set top boxes will now retail at Sh199 upon subscribing to any bouquet at a cost of Sh1,500 giving access to 76 local and international channels.

To complement the digital migration offering, StarTimes has introduced a bouquet known as Nyota retailing at just Sh149 per month giving Kenyans access to eight international channels including Star Swahili, E-Star, Star Music, Star Kungfu, Child Smile, God TV, Iqraa TV, CCTV News and a host of local content.

On acquiring a StarTimes set top box for Sh199 and the Sh1,500 subscription fee, Kenyans will have a choice to either enjoy one month Unique bouquet (over 76 channels), 45 days Classic bouquet (over 55 channels), three months Basic bouquet (over 37 channels) or 10 months Nyota bouquet for the same amount.

StarTimes Vice President for Marketing Mark Lisboa said the move is informed by the company’s vision to ensure every household has access and enjoys digital television.