Basking in the euphoria of having the rare opportunity to beam live premier league matches to its teeming subscribers in Nigeria, digital television company, StarTimes has also launched a 2-in-1 combo decoder in the country.

The innovation according to the company is an unprecedented move to change the Pay TV landscape in Africa and offer surplus entertainment access to subscribers.

The innovative product is equipped with world’s latest decoder technology to combine effectively, for the first time, the features of both digital terrestrial (DTT) and direct to home (DTH) digital television technologies on a single device.

Unveiling the decoder in Lagos, recently, Marketing Director, StarTimes Nigeria, Mr. Oludare Kafar described it as “a game changer from StarTimes deliberately designed with latest global technology to lavish subscribers with unprecedented access to digital television and entertainment. Interestingly, this new combo decoder works with both antenna and dish and offers channels on both for the price of one. It also grants our esteemed customers access to over 100 channels across the genres with an enhanced high definition (HD) picture quality.”

Kafar noted that the digital television company’s desire is to “offer multiple access to subscribers to enjoy both digital terrestrial and digital satellite television channels and offerings on the same decoder and grant ease of access to switch between the options conveniently because our customers deserve utmost comfort and convenience. We strive to ensure that with a single decoder customer enjoys access to all digital television channels and contents available”

Meanwhile, StarTimes said that the new decoder is expected to replace the traditional single decoder model.

By default, both the DTT and DTH has comparative advantages but with combo, StarTimes subscribers enjoys the combined strength of both. DTT is embraced as a model for its affordability, low weather interference, portability, more local channels, easy to set up and mobile friendly while DTH is desired for its sharper and clearer images, higher number of international channels, resilience and widespread strength in remote areas.

Also, StarTimes Head of Public Relations, Mr. Israel Bolaji, added that StarTimes will continue to offer subscribers the best in class of pay TV experience with world class channels for drama, sports, kiddies, news, music and religion. “We are keen to continuously enhance access and improve digital television experience for our subscribers”.