Chinese firm eyes Botswana pay -TV market

Friday, November 13, 2015

Multichoice's dominance could soon be challenged by a Chinese competitor

BEIJING: China’s giant pay-TV company, StarTimes, with an ambitious expansion strategy into Africa, is considering prospects of entering Botswana’s subscription television market.

Last week, StarTimes management held a meeting at their Beijing headquarters where a resolution to dispatch a technical and marketing experts team to Botswana was reached.

StarTimes vice president, Zhao Yue Qin revealed this to BusinessWeek when fielding questions from journalists who embarked on the China-Africa reporting tour recently.

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Chinese firm eyes Botswana pay -TV market

BEIJING: China’s giant pay-TV company, StarTimes, with an ambitious expansion strategy into Africa, is considering prospects of entering Botswana’s subscription television market.

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