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Thursday, September 3, 2015

NOW STARTIMES HIKES PRICES ON SHILLING DEVALUATION

Startimes Group has now increased its subscription rates after its acquisition of the rights to the German Bundesliga was affected by the weakening of the Shilling forcing them to raise prices to cover their costs.

The price increase has been communicated as a charge for Sports add ons.

All key international sports have been removed from the normal bouquets and will only be available for additional cost.

Their premium sports offering dubbed Sports Plus will now cost an extra Sh600 per month on all their bouquets.

Sources indicate the new charges will be tabulated as follows:

See below the  tabulated with increase percentages
Existing bouquets
Cost
New Sports add on
Total Cost to sub
Increase
Add on package
Startimes Unique
1,499
600
2,099
29%
Sports Plus
Startimes Classic
999
600
1,599
38%
Sports Plus
Startimes Basic
499
200
699
29%
Sports Play
Starsat Smart
899
600
1,499
40%
Sports Plus
Starsat Super
1,799
N/A
1,799

N/A has all sports channels


The increase comes after pay TV DStv recently announced an increase in its bouquet prices citing currency volatility.



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