As the Year of the Sensational Snake dawns upon us, StarHub TV would like to show its thanks and appreciation to all customers by offering Free Preview of more than 30 Asian channels starting 8 Feb, 12 noon to 13 Feb, 12 noon.

These are channels from the all Chinese Entertainment Group, Chinese Infotainment Group and all 800 series channels, excludingOn Demand channels. These include KBS World (Ch 115), ONE (Ch 823), STAR Chinese Channel (Ch 822) and TVBJ (Ch 838). Full list of channels available on CNY Free Preview are listed in the table below.

Customers can also tune in to their favourite programmes while house-visiting as eight of these Asian channels will be made available on StarHub’s Internet TV service, TV Anywhere via www.starhubtv.com. They are Asia Travel (Ch 833), CBN (Ch 809), CTI (827), KBS World (Ch 115), KBS World HD (Ch 875), KMTV (Ch 846), TVBJ (Ch 838) and TVBS News (Ch 808).

StarHub broadband customers can also enjoy the Free Preview when they rent a HubStation HD or HD Interactive set-top box under theAnytime TV plan.

Key programmes during this CNY Free Preview include:

CNY Eve (9 Feb)

TVB Golden Viva Spectacular新春黄金庆典screening on TVBJ ‘Live’ (StarHub TV Channel 838)星和视界第838频道, 8.30pm

A 4-hour CNY countdown show featuring TVB artistes performing in Malaysia, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan.

Highs And Lows雷霆扫毒screening on VV Drama 娱家戏剧台(StarHub TV Channel 855)星和视界第855频道，7.45pm

Cast: Michael Miu; Raymond Lam; Kate Tsui; Ella Koon; Ben Wong

Starring Michael Miu, Raymond Lam, and Kate Tsui, this action-packed crime thriller centres on the Narcotics Bureau of Hong Kong Police Force and its drug-trafficking cases. The psychological battle of wits and intertwining relationships make this a compelling drama.

演员：苖侨伟；林峰；徐子珊；官恩娜；黄智贤

由苖侨伟、林峰、徐子珊及官恩娜所主演，此剧讲述了香港毒品调查科警队的扫毒过程，并有不少震憾性的动作场面。一连串的警匪正邪相争、矛盾的兄弟情及复杂的情感决择，是该剧的看点.。

Shenzhen Countdown Show 2013声震新世界2013青春狂欢夜-跨年晚会screening on E City 都会台(StarHub TV Channel 111/825)星和视界第111/825频道, 7pm

Host: Zhao Yi Ou; Ou Han Sheng; Wong Cho Lam

One of China’s newest metropolises Shenzhen is known as the City of Youth. This first-of-its-kind countdown show invited idol stars like Fan Bing Bing, Nicholas Tse, Liu Qian, Guo Jing Ming, and more, to share their life experiences and inspire youths to live out their passion.

主持：赵屹鸥；欧汉声；王祖蓝

深圳是一座代表青春的城市。深圳卫视推陈出新打造了一场以＂青春狂欢夜＂为主题的跨年晚会。节目邀请了青春偶像范冰冰、谢霆锋、刘谦、郭敬明等，齐聚分享自己的生活经历。

CNY Day 1 (10 Feb 2013)

Dinner Party饭局也疯狂screening on E City都会台(StarHub TV Channel 111/825)星和视界第111/825频道, 11.30pm

Cast: Fan Wei; Huang Bo; Liu Hua; Liang Guan Hua; Monica Mok

Chinese New Year series <Dinner Party> brings together 12 comedian actors and actresses within the backdrop of a renowned restaurant “Tian Yi Ren”. Much hilarity ensues when 12 restaurant patrons from different walks of life meet at the same dining table.

演员：范伟；黄渤；刘桦；梁冠华；莫小棋

贺岁喜剧片＜饭局也疯狂＞集合了12个喜剧名星。以高档饭店“天人一＂为背景，讲述了12个来自不同文化背景的食客同时走进同一个饭局，引发了一连串爆笑的故事。

2013 Hao Jiao Xiang Qi CNY Special活力四蛇青春争霸战screening on E City都会台(StarHub TV Channel 111/825)星和视界第111/825频道, 1.30pm

Host: Plungon; Ah Pang; Shara Lin

The energetic and youthful <2013 Hao Jiao Xiang Qi CNY Special> brings you two teams, each led by a member of Plungon, as they face off in games, wushu, dancing and more!

主持：浩角翔起；阿庞；林逸欣

＜活力四蛇青春争霸战＞由主持人浩子及阿翔担任两队队长大摆擂台，比武术、玩游戏、大跳性感舞…此春节晚会邀请了各大专学院极具实力团体，营造浓厚的青春热血活力！

2013 Million Star II CNY Special金蛇报喜旺星光-华人星光同乐会screening on E City都会台(StarHub TV Channel 111/825)星和视界第111/825频道, 8pm

Host: Matilda Tao

This Chinese New Year special brings you performances from popular singers Rachel Liang, Jess Lee, Sean Lin, Amber An and many more. Gigi Leung, Ascent Chan and John Yuan also make their appearances!

主持：陶晶莹

初一特別节目＜金蛇报喜旺星光＞邀请了大家熟悉的梁文音、李佳薇、林俊逸、大恺、安心亚等歌手齐聚一堂。＜华星＞参赛者与评审梁咏琪、阿翔、袁惟仁也将参与演出！

The Assassin銅雀台screening on STAR Chinese Movies卫视电影台(StarHub TV Channel 866)星和视界第866频道，9.30pm

Cast: Chow Yun Fatt, Liu Yifei and Tamaki

The story revolves around the Eastern Han Dynasty era from a new perspective.

主演：周润发刘亦菲玉木宏

影片由中日韩著名影星联袂出演，周润发、刘亦菲、玉木宏等人主演，将从全新的角度审视发生在中国东汉末年的历史故事。更多剧情>>

CNY Day 2 (11 Feb 2013)

Dragon TV Countdown Special 2013  梦圆东方‘-东方卫视跨年盛典screening on E City都会台(StarHub TV Channel 111/825)星和视界第111/825频道, 11.30am

Festive mood came alive at <Dragon TV Countdown Special 2013> where top celebrities like MayDay, Lee Joon Ki, Na Ying, Jonathan Lee and more, performed under one roof to usher in 2013. Do not miss the stunning 4D light show which lit up the Shanghai skies to mark the end of 2012.

一年一度的东方卫视跨年盛典邀请了摇滚天团五月天、韩国人气天王李准基、天后那英、音乐教父李宗盛等，掀起一波音乐热浪。精彩绝伦的4D灯光秀更为2012画下美丽句点。

MBC Annual K-POP Festival 2012 <2012 MBC歌谣大典> screening onE City都会台(StarHub TV Channel 111/825)星和视界第111/825频道, 7pm

<MBC Annual K-POP Festival 2012> is a year-end music programme broadcast on 31 December annually. This final music show of the year features an impressive line-up of stars to wrap up 2012 with a blast! Catch the hottest K-POP artists on E City!

备受瞩目的年末音乐盛会＜2012 MBC歌谣大典＞邀请了当今乐坛里人气最旺的重量级艺人轮番飙唱，为年末的节庆气氛增添音乐元素。喜欢K-POP的朋友千万不要错过！

My Dog Dou Dou我的狗蚪蚪screening onE City都会台(StarHub TV Channel 111/825)星和视界第111/825频道, 4pm

Cast: Jason Wang; Ivan Ho; Cathryn Lee

A local movie starring Taiwanese Hokkien drama king Jason Wang and child actor Ivan Ho from <We Not Naughty>, this story follows a boy who yearns for the love of his gambler dad. One day he brings home a dog that has an astounding ability to predict winning lottery numbers…

演员：王识贤；卢楷浚；李元玲

此国产片由台湾长寿剧＜爱＞男主角王识贤，及本地片＜孩子不坏＞男童星卢楷浚，携手演出。故事讲述一名嗜赌成性的单亲爸爸与儿子收养了一只能预测真字的奇特狗儿。

CNY Day 3 (12 Feb 2013)

Snake Brings Good Luck蛇来运转迎新春screening on E City都会台(StarHub TV Channel 111/825)星和视界第111/825频道, 3am

Host: Xu Nai Lin; Iris Ai

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, over 20 Taiwanese celebrities will appear on the fun-filled <Snake Brings Good Luck> to showcase their talents, cooking skills and more, making this a much-anticipated variety show!

主持人：徐乃麟；艾莉丝

台视的20多位艺人将在大年初一特别节目＜蛇来运转迎新＞里使出浑身解数大PK！精彩节目内容包括才艺表演、比一比运势、做年菜、玩游戏等…保证令人期待！

SingTel’s mio TV, which is celebrating its fifth birthday, has signed an agreement with FOX International Channels (FIC) that adds 40 channels to its service.

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Through the new pact, mio TV gains FIC channels such as the English-language FOX HD, FX HD, National Geographic Channel and Nat Geo Wild. The Chinese-language channels Channel [V] Taiwan, tvN HD and STAR Chinese Movies are also part of the deal. There are a host of other offerings from FIC joining the platform as well, among them the Indian networks Vijay and STAR Life OK and the children’s service BabyTV HD.

Goh Seow Eng, the managing director of television at SingTel, said, “We are thrilled with this ground-breaking deal as the addition of these FIC channels really takes the entire mio TV experience to a whole new exciting level. Customers love our world-class sports and latest on-demand content, ordered from the comfort of their sofas, but they also want the relaxing option of channel surfing and discovering new shows.

“With these new channels, our customers will enjoy a top-notch combination of both linear and on-demand entertainment to meet their needs. True to mio TV’s promise, we are also providing many of these channels in brilliant HD at no extra charge.”

Eng continued, “We will ensure little or no disruption to customers. Existing channels will be available at their new and old channel numbers until end October to give customers time to adjust. All channels have also been organized by genre so viewers can conveniently use their remote control to scan easily for the most immersive experience.

“There is no change in pricing for existing customers unless they choose to upgrade their entertainment options with the new channels. When they explore our new packages, we are confident that they will be delighted by how well these value-for-money packages serve the entire household.”

Singapore, 25 July 2012 – Singapore’s widest collection of High Definition (HD) pay TV channels just got even bigger and better with StarHub’s addition of Ginx (HD) and Travel Channel HD to the Basic HD Upsize Group. From 30 July 2012, the two brand new channels will be added to the Group, bringing StarHub’s total number of HD channels to 28, with 19 channels in the Basic HD Upsize category.

Both channels will also be available on the go through StarHub’s TV Anywhere 1 value-added service. Upon opting in to TV Anywhere 1, customers can watch the channels on starhubtv.com via any Internet-enabled PC, Mac, iPad or tablet anytime, anywhere. Customers can also tune in to both channels on-the-go as they will be made available to StarHub Mobile Customers on Mobile TV.

“The addition of Ginx (HD) and Travel Channel HD to our line-up underlines our commitment to maintain our leadership in providing HD pay TV content. Our HD offerings now span a range of 28 channels from World News, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Education and Chinese Entertainment genres. Customers can rest assured that we will continue working with content providers to acquire more HD content for their enjoyment,” said Ms Iris Wee, Vice President of Home Solutions & Content, StarHub.

Ginx (HD) (StarHub TV Channel 475)

Available in HD for the first time in Asia on StarHub TV, Ginx (HD) is the first international TV channel dedicated to video games and the gaming world. With a programming slate containing 14 original series, Ginx (HD) provides round-the-clock access to entertaining shows including game reviews, news and information, all delivered with its signature blend of expertise and humour.

Ginx (HD)’s key programmes include The Blurb, a weekly round-up of the very best video game news from the biggest events on the gaming calendar; Culture Shock!, where each episode takes the latest gaming topic and follows its popular culture links through music, film, TV and comic books; and Planet of the Apps, a programme committed to helping viewers navigate through the thousands of apps in the Google Play Store and Apple App Store.

Mr Michiel Bakker, Ginx CEO shared: “It is a tremendous privilege for Ginx to be part of StarHub’s HD channel line-up. Videogaming has become an important aspect in entertainment, and the time is right to reflect this phenomenon with its own 24/7 dedicated TV channel. This launch is the global premiere of the Ginx High Definition feed and we are delighted to present our take on videogaming to StarHub’s customers”.

Travel Channel HD (StarHub TV Channel 473)

Travel Channel HD prides itself in presenting a uniquely panoramic and objective perspective on the travel experience. Focusing on the journey as much as the destination, Travel Channel HD will transport viewers to every corner of the globe, on backpacking adventures, culinary quests, eco-friendly holidays and exclusive luxury getaways.

With a stable of talent boasting over 60 presenters, Travel Channel HD provides practical advice in selecting and planning real holidays, while allowing viewers to sit back and vicariously experience fascinating places in the glory of full HD. Essential programming includes shows such as World’s Greatest Motorcycle Rides, Travel Today, Cruise Today, Planet Sports, and Inside Luxury Travel. For viewers without HD set-top boxes, selected programmes from Travel Channel HD in standard definition will soon be made available to them on Video On Demand, in which they can access by pressing the VOD button on the remote control, or via internet TV on starhubtv.com.

Mr Gerry Ritchie, Director, Business Development, Travel Channel International enthused: “We are delighted to be launching Travel Channel HD on StarHub TV. With its TV Anywhere value-added service, and multiple-screen platform, StarHub is responding to consumer preferences to access pay TV content at their convenience. In this context, Travel Channel’s range of programming is absolutely ideal as it affords the viewer the perfect opportunity to plan future vacations and learn about destinations both from home and on the go.”

To allow StarHub TV customers to get a taste of the two new channels, a two-week free preview will be held from 30 July, 10am to 12 August 11.59pm for all customers with either a HubStation HD, HD Interactive set-top box or HD set-top box.

Ginx (HD) and Travel Channel HD will be part of the Lifestyle Basic Upsize category on the Basic HD Upsize Group. Lifestyle Basic Upsize customers who have subscribed to Basic HD Upsize Group can enjoy these two new HD channels at no additional costs.

New customers can sign up for the Basic HD Upsize Group with a monthly subscription of $8.56 (including GST). From now to 31 August 2012, customers who sign up for the Basic HD Upsize Group will enjoy a 50% off their monthly Group subscription for 12 months. Customers who sign up in the same period also stand to win either a Lomography Camera + Travel Channel HD Goodie Bag (worth $400) or a Star Wars Limited Edition Xbox 360 (worth: $649).

The highly acclaimed Sky News HD edition will be available on Starhub Cable TV soon. It will be on Channel 757 and is available on Starhub HD and HD Hubstation set top box from 17 Jan 2012. It will be part of the HD upsize if you subscribe to the News group.

Subscription radio goes on Subscription TV

StarHub TV to carry RediGold from 15 November

Singapore, 10 November 2011 – For the first time in Singapore, a subscription radio station will be available on a subscription TV platform! On 15 November, RediGold – Rediffusion’s top radio station, will be launched on StarHub TV Channel 890, in a tie-up by StarHub and Rediffusion to enhance their reach to the increasing senior population in Singapore.

RediGold is a knowledge-based cultural radio station dedicated to bringing seniors quality infotainment in Mandarin, Hokkien, Teochew, Cantonese and Hakka for 18 hours daily, from 6am to 12am. Since the 1940s, RediGold has touched the lives of many Singaporeans with the classic stories as told by the legendary storyteller Lei Dai Sor, Ng Chia Keng and Ong Toh. A considerable group of Singapore consumers will be able to reminisce with the nostalgic songs of the yesteryears. In addition to the iconic radio dramasand one-man story narrations, RediGold also offers‘live’ talkshows, news and weather updates.

“StarHub has always placed much emphasis in innovations in our constant pursuit to delight our customers. We are proud to be the first operator in Singapore tooffer a radio station to pay TV customers, and the selection of RediGold was a natural choice as there is already quality assurance and a loyal following. RediGold will also enable us to better serve the needs of the senior population, which is a growingmarket,” said Iris Wee, StarHub’s Vice President of Home Solutions & Content.

“We are delighted to be on StarHub TV. Rediffusion has been providing infotainment to Singapore’s homes for over 60 years and will continue to serve our seniors for many more years to come. Our partnership with StarHub will allow many more homes to enjoy a unique and distinctive listening pleasure brought to you by Rediffusion,” said Leong Kwok Seng, CEO of Rediffusion.

RediGold is available for subscription on all StarHub TV set-top boxes, including the digital set-top box. Those using any of StarHub’s two-way boxes– HubStation, HubStation HD or HD interactive set-top box, can enjoy an additional “Radio On Demand” feature that will enable them to access selected content anytime. StarHub TV customers can subscribe to RediGold for just $6.42 (including GST) monthly. Those who subscribe to the new channel before 31 December 2011 will enjoy a 50 per cent discount off RediGold for the first three months.

StarHub Revises Cable TV Subscription Rates From 1 August 2011
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Singapore, 28 June 2011 – StarHub will revise its residential cable TV monthly subscription by an additional $2 (before GST) with effect from 1 August 2011.

Ms Iris Wee, StarHub’s Vice President of Home Solutions and Content, explained that this rate revision is necessary because of rising content costs over the past few years. “StarHub has been absorbing these costs while enhancing our TV content to customers,” said Ms Wee. “We have managed to hold our prices for the last four years but we are unable to continue absorbing the increased costs. We hope that our customers will understand our situation and support us so that we can continue to provide them with quality entertainment for their enjoyment.”

StarHub has through the recent years, added as many as 15 channels for customers at entry level at no additional charge. These include Animax, BBC Knowledge, Bloomberg Television, E City, Eurosportnews, Food Network Asia, FOX, National Geographic Wild, ONE, Playhouse Disney, SuperSports Arena and TVBS-News. In addition, StarHub had dedicated channels that were event-based such as the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2010 Youth Olympic Games. All these helped to enhance the viewing experience of its customers.

For more information on the StarHub TV rate revision, customers may SMS ‘CATV’ to 76333 or call 1633 and press ‘7’ after the ‘language’ and ‘StarHub product’ options for more details. They can also visit a specially created StarHub-Facebook page at www.starhub.com/tvraterevision. Alternatively, customers may email their queries to starhubtv@starhub.com.

StarHub currently carries about 170 channels over its cable TV platform. For more information on StarHub TV, visit www.starhub.com/tv.

Starhub posted a note on it’s social media site claiming that they will extend the 3 sports channels till 1st Aug 2010 before the rights gets passed over to Singtel mio tv. This is good news to sports fan on Starhub but I doubt most of them has already started returning the boxes and terminating the sports group.

“Good news sports fans, we will now continue to carry ESPN, STAR Sports and STAR Cricket till midnight on 1 August 2010. With this extension, StarHub TV customers will be able to catch the Formula One’s British Grand Prix, German Grand Prix, Hungarian Grand Prix and The Open Championship golf major.”

MediaCorp, SingTel and StarHub Seal Deal On 2010 FIFA World Cup™ Telecast
MediaCorp Channel 5 and HD5 to air four 2010 FIFA World Cup™ matches ‘live’

Singapore, 3 June 2010 – MediaCorp, SingTel and StarHub are pleased to announce that they have sealed an agreement to air “live” the four key matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa™ on MediaCorp’s free-to-air Channel 5 and HD5.

Says Chang Long Jong, Deputy CEO, Television, MediaCorp, “We are very happy to have finally sealed this deal. The World Cup is a major event that has a legion of fans in Singapore and we have received many requests to air the matches. As Singapore’s national broadcaster, MediaCorp’s overriding consideration was to bring the most significant matches free to all our viewers. We hope that our viewers will enjoy the matches with their friends and families, in the comfort of their own homes, and where possible, in full HD glory. With the recent telecast of the Olympic Games, Singapore Grand Prix and the upcoming inaugural Youth Olympics Games in August, MediaCorp is proud to offer our Singapore viewers the chance to catch international sporting events ‘LIVE’, and will continue to telecast landmark ‘LIVE’ sports programmes where possible.”

“We are very pleased that this partnership with MediaCorp will enable Singaporeans to watch four of the most important World Cup matches over free-to-air,” said Mr Edward Ying, Chief, Content & Media Services Group, SingTel. “It was very important to us that Singapore not miss out on the World Cup. We bid long and hard for the rights and are delighted to be given this opportunity to bring the games even closer to the fans.”

Tan Tong Hai, COO, StarHub, said, “We are pleased to conclude the deal with MediaCorp to bring four key matches of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ ‘LIVE’ to all viewers in Singapore. This arrangement seeks to offer viewers more options to watch the World Cup. Watching football is an activity that bonds families and friends. We had worked hard to bring the tournament to Singapore and are hopeful that all the magic on the field will entertain and inspire football fans from all walks of life.”

MediaCorp Channel 5 and HD5 will air the Opening match, 2 Semi-Final matches and Final match “live” with same/next-day encores.

Telecast Details:

Opening (South Africa vs Mexico): Fri 11 June 10pm (“live”) and Sat 12 June 11.30pm (encore)

Semi-Final 1: Wed 7 July 2.30am (“live”) and Thu 8 July 12mn (encore)

Semi-Final 2: Thurs 8 July 2.30am (“live”) and Fri 9 July 12mn (encore)

Final: Mon 12 July 2.30am (“live”) and Tue 13 July 12mn (encore)

SiS Launches Internet iTV Platform based on Google Android 2.0

Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) today unveils a new internet-video HDTV processor, SiS365 iTV supporting the web-browsing and variously customized widgets based on Google Android 2.0 OS. The SiS365 iTV platform provides a complete internet surfing environment for consumers to browse whatever websites they need and exploit the full potential of the internet. Besides, SiS customizes a board variety of popularly “easy to use” globalized widgets such as YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Pandora, Weather, USA today, US traffic, Google Finance, and ebay, etc for various end users, in addition to enthusiasts..

The new highly integrated HDTV processor, SiS365, to address the need of larger computing power and graphic rendering for the Internet application, integrates 800MHz 32 bit microprocessor, 32 bit DDRII-800 memory subsystem, and 226MHz OpenGL ES 1.1 compliance graphic engine. Besides, to ensure rich compatibility for playing online video streaming, or flash-based media playing, the SiS 365 iTV processor integrates a 226MHz Universal Video Decoding Engine (UVDE) capable of parsing the MPEGII, H.264, MPEG4(Xvid), RMVB, and VC1/WMV9 complaint streams. To support the audio counter-part of these standards, the SiS365 also integrates a Universal Audio Decoding Engine (UADE) capable of parsing the AAC-LC/HE-AAC/MPEG2-AAC, MPEG1 L1/L2/L3(MP3), AC3/EAC3, and PCM/ADPCM complaint streams. To ensure the picturesque display of these decoded video streams, they are further processed by the integrated 7th generation Digital Native Video Engine (DNVETM) technology mainly featuring Content Detected 3D noise reduction, Motion adaptive De-interlacing, and frame-based dynamic contrast enhancement, etc.
“The future of the consumer electronics industry is towards the universal/scalable internet video devices to ensure higher interoperability and consistent user experience. With the advent of SiS365 iTV, SiS has made its first step towards this tremendous vision”, said Michael Chen, President of SiS. “SiS is very committed to continuing enhancing the performance and user experience of internet video TV with various customized widgets that will allow users and system vendors to enjoy the best quality at a reasonable price.”

SiS Launches Internet iTV Platform based on Google Android 2.0

Silicon Integrated Systems (SiS) today unveils a new internet-video HDTV processor, SiS365 iTV supporting the web-browsing and variously customized widgets based on Google Android 2.0 OS. The SiS365 iTV platform provides a complete internet surfing environment for consumers to browse whatever websites they need and exploit the full potential of the internet. Besides, SiS customizes a board variety of popularly “easy to use” globalized widgets such as YouTube, Flickr, Facebook, Pandora, Weather, USA today, US traffic, Google Finance, and ebay, etc for various end users, in addition to enthusiasts..

The new highly integrated HDTV processor, SiS365, to address the need of larger computing power and graphic rendering for the Internet application, integrates 800MHz 32 bit microprocessor, 32 bit DDRII-800 memory subsystem, and 226MHz OpenGL ES 1.1 compliance graphic engine. Besides, to ensure rich compatibility for playing online video streaming, or flash-based media playing, the SiS 365 iTV processor integrates a 226MHz Universal Video Decoding Engine (UVDE) capable of parsing the MPEGII, H.264, MPEG4(Xvid), RMVB, and VC1/WMV9 complaint streams. To support the audio counter-part of these standards, the SiS365 also integrates a Universal Audio Decoding Engine (UADE) capable of parsing the AAC-LC/HE-AAC/MPEG2-AAC, MPEG1 L1/L2/L3(MP3), AC3/EAC3, and PCM/ADPCM complaint streams. To ensure the picturesque display of these decoded video streams, they are further processed by the integrated 7th generation Digital Native Video Engine (DNVETM) technology mainly featuring Content Detected 3D noise reduction, Motion adaptive De-interlacing, and frame-based dynamic contrast enhancement, etc.
“The future of the consumer electronics industry is towards the universal/scalable internet video devices to ensure higher interoperability and consistent user experience. With the advent of SiS365 iTV, SiS has made its first step towards this tremendous vision”, said Michael Chen, President of SiS. “SiS is very committed to continuing enhancing the performance and user experience of internet video TV with various customized widgets that will allow users and system vendors to enjoy the best quality at a reasonable price.”

AXN HD in Singapore

20 May 2010, Singapore – Viewers will soon have another reason to stay glued to their television sets. SPE Networks – Asia, home to pay-TV channel brands AXN, AXN Beyond and Animax, is excited to offer viewers the AXN experience in the rich detail, sounds and vibrant colours of high definition (HD) technology.

Starting 25 May 2010, the new channel, AXN HD will be made available to viewers on StarHub TV Channel 559, and will be part of its Entertainment Basic Group. AXN, the heart of action & adventure, and Singapore’s leading English general entertainment pay-TV channel*, has always been synonymous with first-run action, adventure, drama, reality-TV and all-round unparalleled entertainment that “Wows!”. That same experience will soon be available in HD.

Viewers can look forward to AXN’s latest exclusive hits in true HD, including 2009 TV season’s top-rated new investigative action drama series from the US, NCIS: Los Angeles, starring Chris O’Donnell (Batman and Robin) and LL Cool J (S.W.A.T.); the region’s perennial favourite CSI crime and investigation franchise including CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: NY and CSI: Miami; along with the slick and stylish heist series Leverage, starring Timothy Hutton (Kidnapped), amongst many others.

“As the number one English general entertainment pay-TV channel* in Singapore, we believe launching AXN HD is a vital step to retaining viewer loyalty and maintaining our leading position. Going HD is a natural progression, for many of our Singapore viewers already own an HD TV set. AXN HD will provide the top quality visual experience that viewers now seek, with AXN’s distinctive brand of action and adventure, high-impact and world class entertainment presented in utmost clarity,” says Ricky Ow, Senior Vice President & General Manager of SPE Networks – Asia.

“As the leading pay-TV operator in Singapore, StarHub is delighted to partner SPE Networks – Asia to bring to our customers AXN in high definition over our superior cable TV platform. As demand changes with technology advancement, StarHub continues to enhance our services and offer viewers not just popular, but also high definition quality programmes for their viewing pleasures. We are pleased to collaborate with our long standing partner, offering exciting AXN HD channel to our customers,” says Ms Ong Bee Lian, StarHub’s Vice President of Home Solutions.

AXN HD is available for free to all StarHub TV customers from 25 May to 31 July. They must have a HubStation HD or HD set-top box and a subscription to the Entertainment Basic Group to be able to enjoy this channel. More pricing information will be made known at a later date.

Existing customers who wish to have their set-top boxes changed can either call 1633 or bring their set-top boxes down to StarHub Customer Service Centres for a one-to-one swop and self-install. The public who wish to take on a StarHub TV package can call 1630 or visit www.starhub.com/tv for more information.

AXN HD will begin broadcast on 25 May 2010, 6.00am, on StarHub TV Ch 559

SingTel scores broadcast rights to the 2010 FIFA World Cup™

M1 Press Statement on Al-Jazeera

SINGAPORE, 14 April 2010 – We wish to clarify today’s Straits Times report that M1 has “inked a deal” with Al-Jazeera to carry its news bulletins and other contents.

Contrary to the report, M1 has neither signed an agreement with Al-Jazeera nor has any direct dealings with them as we source contents through various content aggregators.

We have however not finalized the details of our service offerings, including the final programme mix and choice of delivery medium.

MotoGP in HD, 3D to follow?

MotoGP is to be broadcast in full HD for the first time in 2010, while a documentary will be produced using 3D technology.

In 2010, RTL Club (Belgium), Eurosport (France), Sport TV (Portugal), Digisport (Hungary) and Viasat (Scandinavia) will all broadcast the MotoGP season in HD within Europe.

Outside Europe, HD will stretch as far as Speed TV (US), ESPN (Latin America), Globosat (Brazil), One HD (Australia), StarHub (Singapore), Sky (New Zealand), Al Jazeera (Middle East), ESPN Star Sports (Asia) and Supersport (Africa), with further HD broadcasters expected to come on board during the season.

Meanwhile, 3D and digital systems specialists Vince Pace – which worked with Dorna Sports during a successful trial of 3D technology at last year’s US Grand Prix – now plans to produce a 3D MotoGP documentary.

‘This will feature images captured during the [2010] MotoGP season, and channels broadcasting in 3D such as ESPN and Sky have already shown interest in broadcasting such coverage of the sport,’ said a Dorna statement.

The Pace team is led by John Bruno, who was part of the Visual Effects team involved in the Academy Award winning film Avatar.

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Singapore Media Development Authority has set new rules, requiring both pay TV operators to carry each other’s exclusive channels.

This new mandatory cross carriage measure applies to all exclusive agreements signed on or after 12 March 2010, including renewals. It will not apply retrospectively and so will not affect existing agreements such as the 2010 – 2013 Barclays Premier League broadcast rights.

What to look for at IT SHOW 2010 (11-14 Mar 2010)

We have a IT show every quarter in Singapore. In a few days time, we will have the IT SHow 2010. To be held at Suntec, this event will span 5 floors where most of the telcos, IT vendors will showcase and clear their stocks at rock bottom prices.

In fact, IT show 2010 is also a good time for manufacturers to showcase some new products. Sony for example, will be showcasing its 3D TV that is scheduled to launch in the 3rd quarter of this year. (You can read about our coverage of the SONY 3D BRAVIA LCD TV here). iCell, the local wireless@SG operator would also be selling its own brand e-reader at the show. Do watch out for it.

For students, it is also a good time to bring back a cheap netbook or notebook as most vendors will be selling their latest Atom and Core i3/Core i5 Intel notebooks at the show. The best steal would still be the AMD based notebooks which are generally way cheaper than the INtel counterparts.

On the mobile front, the 3 telcos will be fighting one another for customers to expand their user base. We wouldn’t be surprise if they bundle more goodies for mobile broadband, fixed line broadband, IPTV/Cable TV and voice lines for better deals.

So watch out for more news and price list information in our forum at this link http://forums.ocworkbench.com/forumdisplay.php?f=77

Asian broadcaster Tiger Gate, backed by independent studio Lionsgate, will launch its KIX and Thrill channels on Singapore’s StarHub digital cable network.

Details on availability dates, pricing and packaging will be made available in due course. The deal is part of Tiger Gate’s strategy to serve demand for the action and thriller/horror genres among Asia-Pacific’s 300 million pay-TV homes.

William Pfeiffer, CEO of Tiger Gate Entertainment said: “Asia’s entertainment industry has long been recognized as leading the way with innovative, exciting thriller and action content. The region’s audiences are passionate about these genres, and the region’s producers make content of the very highest quality. These channels are all about giving audiences what they want. With the launch of KIX and Thrill, we are very proud to bring the best action and thriller entertainment to StarHub’s growing subscriber base in Singapore.”

Ong Bee Lian, Vice President of Home Solutions at StarHub, said: “Action, thriller and horror programming enjoy a strong following among viewers in Singapore, and we have no doubt that our customers will enjoy the riveting KIX and Thrill channels. Our agreement with Tiger Gate Entertainment to offer these channels is yet another example of our efforts to add value to our cable TV service and continually provide viewers with fresh and compelling content.”

Huawei recently announced that MobileOne (“M1”), a leading mobile communication operator, has selected Huawei as its sole provider of ATCA (Advanced Telecommunications Computing Architecture) based IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) solution. Huawei will help M1 enrich the national bandwidth network service and build its FMC (fixed and mobile convergence) capacities. Based on Huawei’s leading IMS solution, M1 can continue to provide rich multi-media services for its subscribers, including IP Centrex, IPTV and HD video etc.

With the all-round starting of Singapore’s national bandwidth construction, the FTTH based voice and multi-media service will be the key point of development of Singapore’s future network, which brings good opportunity for M1. Through the cooperation with Huawei, M1 will realize smooth transformation from mobile operator to Fixed and Mobile Convergence on an all-round base.

“Based on Huawei IMS solution, M1 will establish a leading future-faced network frame, which will be helpful to improve the network capacity and will at the same time provide various innovative multi-media services for fixed mobile users.” said Mr. Patrick Scodeller, CTO of M1.

Huawei’ s customized ATCA-based IMS solutions allow operators to achieve rapid network deployment and shorten time to market and support M1? s business transformation by providing subscribers with advanced multi-media services,” said Mr. Jin Huang, vice president of Core Network, Huawei.

Sing Your Hearts Out With StarHub

StarHub TV launches Karaoke service with extensive library of up to 30,000 titles

Singapore, 14 January 2010 – Budding singers and karaoke fans will soon have reason to rejoice! On 18 January 2010, StarHub will launch a new service, named KaraOK!, which allows customers to sing their hearts out! This service encompasses an extensive library of up to 30,000 music videos in various languages.

The introduction of KaraOK! underlines StarHub’s commitment to provide quality interactive services that are beneficial and relevant to local consumers’ lifestyles. 5,000 karaoke videos will be made available from launch with about 100 videos being added on a weekly basis. This volume will gradually increase to about six times more, with a database of up to 30,000 songs for customers to select from.

From 18 January, KaraOK! will comprise more than 10 song categories such as ‘Latest Songs’ and ‘Cantonese Songs’ featuring original karaoke hits by leading singers like international stars Lady Gaga and Taylor Swift, Chinese artistes A*Mei, Jacky Cheung and Emil Chau, as well as our own local talents Stefanie Sun and Tanya Chua. Six additional categories including Tamil/Hindi, Japanese, Thai and Filipino songs will be progressively introduced.

StarHub TV customers can choose to subscribe to KaraOK! either on a monthly or daily basis. For just $10 ($10.70 with GST) per month, StarHub TV customers can access a library of songs which include Mandarin and English latest hits, evergreens, kids as well as various ethnic group songs. Occasional singers can opt for the “Day Pass” option for just $4.50 ($4.82 with GST) to enjoy the entire library of songs over a 24-hour period. They can simply tune in to Channel 888 to purchase either subscription options to gain instant access to KaraOK! via the remote control.

“We are really excited about bringing our new KaraOK! service with extensive songs selections which is only available at karaoke lounge to home. Our customers will certainly be thrilled to know that they will soon be able to enjoy the comfort and greater convenience of a ‘karaoke at home’ experience. This translates to hours of karaoke fun with thousands of songs for the entire family, both young and old. Since we’ll be adding new songs regularly, our customers will also enjoy great conveniences at thief finger tips as they no longer have to deal with the hassle of purchasing karaoke videos of new song releases,” enthused Ms Ong Bee Lian, StarHub’s Vice President of Home Solutions.

StarHub’s KaraOK! will offer a unique feature that enables customers to repeat, forward or rewind their chosen songs. This will give them greater freedom and convenience to practice their favourite songs for as long as they desire.

Users can also set their own playlists easily with the use of the remote control, as well as toggle between audio and karaoke modes with just a simple press of a button to enjoy the option of singing with or without the original vocals.

StarHub TV customers must have either the HubStation or HubStation HD set top boxes, in order to enjoy the KaraOK! service. Those who wish to experience a more complete karaoke experience will require a simple set-up by connecting the set top box to either a mixer or a home theatre system.

Those interested to try out KaraOK! can visit StarHub’s roadshow at Plaza Singapura from 25 January to 28 January. Existing StarHub TV customers who wish to upgrade their set-top boxes to a HubStation or HubStation HD can bring their boxes to StarHub’s Customer Service Centres located at Plaza Singapura, Tampines Mall, UOB Centre and VivoCity or visit any of StarHub’s Exclusive Partners outlets.

To find out more about StarHub TV’s KaraOK!, visit www.starhub.com/karaok from 18 January.