African DVB Leader StarTimes is the leading digital-TV operator in Africa with a broad distribution network across 30+ countries and a large subscriber base (13 million DVB and 20 million OTT users), presenting opportunities to upsell advanced broadcasting services, digital migration solutions, and enterprise-level IPTV/OTT platforms to pay-TV operators, broadcasters, and content providers.

End-to-end Capabilities As a major system integrator, technology provider, network operator, and content provider, StarTimes presents cross-selling opportunities for hardware, middleware, cloud-based headends, content security, and analytics platforms to support its B2B and B2C operations in both DTT/DTH and OTT ecosystems.

Growth & Expansion With operations across 30+ African markets and ongoing initiatives in sports, entertainment, and cultural programming, there is potential for partnerships in local content production, live event distribution, and regional content rights, along with localized advertising and monetization solutions.

Digital Migration Partner StarTimes is positioned as a key partner in Africa’s transition from analogue to digital broadcasting, indicating demand for migration services, modernization of broadcasting infrastructure, set-top box upgrades, and interoperability solutions to accelerate digital rollout.

Media & Talent Initiatives Recent and forthcoming programming initiatives such as talent shows and branded content launches (for example SCREEN PERFECT and cultural programming) suggest opportunities to provide production services, editorial collaboration, distribution rights management, and targeted advertising solutions for regional audiences.