Starman was an Estonian cable television and Internet service provider company founded in 1992 and located in Tallinn.

[1][2] Starman was the largest cable television company in Estonia[3] and in the Baltic countries.

[5] Peeter Kern served as the company's CEO until his unexpected death in 2014.

[citation needed] In March 2016, East Capital Explorer intended to sell its 63% share to American investment firm Providence Equity Partners for €81 million,[10] but Starman's minority shareholder Polaris Invest (owned by founder Indrek Kuivallik) used their pre-emptive rights to make the purchase instead.

[1][11][12] In December 2016, Starman Estonia was wholly acquired by Finnish telecommunications company Elisa for €151 million; this deal did not include the Lithuanian branch.