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StarTimes promises subsidised live HD broadcast of 2018 World Cup

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FIFA World Cup Russia 2018.
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Pay television provider, StarTimes Nigeria says it has concluded plans to ensure that football fans enjoy all 64 matches of the World Cup live and in high definition at a subsidised rate.
 
The outfit has also revealed that all its subscribers will enjoy the matches irrespective of their bouquets.

Speaking on StarTimes’ plans for the World Cup yesterday, the company’s Brand & Marketing Director, Qasim Elegbede said, “we are working to ensure that every StarTimes subscriber enjoys the thrilling moments of the World Cup in HD right in the comfort of his home.
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“As part of our promise to deliver affordable entertainment to every African home, we will ensure that watching the World Cup live and in HD no longer puts a hole in the pocket of Nigerians as it has been over the years.”
 
According to Elegbede, “all our bouquets will show the World Cup for the general entertainment of our subscribers. Non-StarTimes subscribers will not be left out of the World Cup frenzy as all 64 matches are also available live and in HD on the StarTimes mobile app available for download from the app store.”
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