On Wednesday, President Yoweri Museveni met with the President of StarTimes Group Pang Xinxing on the sidelines of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit in Beijing.

Mr Pang Xinxing stressed that StarTimes has created more than 6000 job opportunities since it started investment in Uganda in 2009 and StarTimes digital TV transmission platforms have enabled Ugandans to watch rich international and local television programs at an affordable fee.

“We look forward to expanding further bilateral cooperation with our advantageous technology and media resources.” Said Pang

President Museveni appreciated StarTimes’ contribution to Uganda’s digital migration progress and the project of “Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages.

He said that the national digital migration is a very important fundamental project for Ugandans and it wouldn’t be achieved without StarTimes’ involvement.

Museveni also invited Pang to visit Uganda to discuss ways of creating more investments through StarTimes.

StarTimes is the biggest digital TV operator in Uganda with over 50%.
In August, StarTimes unveiled the biggest single sponsorship in the history of Ugandan sport after remarkably securing the Uganda Premier League and FUFA Big League’s "Title and Broadcasting Rights" from FUFA for a US$ 7,240,000 for 10 years starting with the 2018/2019 season.

The project of “Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages” is a China-Africa Cooperation program, which was announced by Chinese President Xi Jinping on December 4th, 2015 at the Johannesburg Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation.

The project is aimed at enabling African families in rural areas to have access to the digital signal with high-quality images and rich TV programs.

There will be around 10,000 villages in more than 20 African countries benefiting from the project of “Access to Satellite TV for 10,000 African Villages”. For Uganda, 500 villages are included in this China-Africa cooperation project.