Singapore – StarHub announced that it will launch a new 24-hour English news channel, Russia Today, at 12am on 1 December. StarHub will be the first pay TV operator to offer Singapore viewers round-the-clock news and infotainment programmes from the Russian perspective, broadcasted in English. Russia Today is delivered live from Moscow by GlobeCast via satellite to StarHub’s platform. GlobeCast also represents Russia Today’s channel distribution across the region. Russia Today is the sixth channel to join StarHub ‘s existing tier of Complimentary International Channels. The other channels in this tier are Arirang TV, Australia Network, Deutsche Welle, KBS World and TVRI.