How Chinese app helped Kenyans watch World Cup

NAIROBI - StarTimes, the Chinese digital television service provider, has revolutionized live streaming in Kenya by broadcasting the 2018 FIFA World Cup matches from Russia via a mobile phone app.

The StarTimes App was tweaked and customized for the World Cup. It helped Kenyan soccer lovers watch their favorite teams in action on their smartphones at an affordable cost.

Ann Njeri, a quality analyst and team leader of customer care department at StarTimes in Kenya, said soccer lovers relished watching the live streaming on the app.