Singapore - Come 2010, StarHub will reward its cable TV customers with free access to two sports channels. StarHub will launch a new self-packaged 24-hour sports channel which will be available free to its entire cable TV base from January 2010. This channel will carry a wide variety of sports content including football, wrestling, tennis and local sports. To complement the new sports channel which will feature sporting events, all StarHub’s cable TV customers will also enjoy a free … [Read more...] about StarHub rewards cable TV customers with two free channels
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SingTel wins S$21 million Resorts World Sentosa contract
Singapore - SingTel and Resorts World Sentosa (RWS) announced they have signed a S$21 million contract. With this seven-year contract, SingTel will equip all 1,800 rooms in RWS' chain of six hotels across the 49-hectare integrated family destination with a state-of-the-art interactive in-room multimedia entertainment system and high-speed wireless internet access. It will also provide RWS with location-based mobile advertising capabilities and an innovative fleet management system to enhance its … [Read more...] about SingTel wins S$21 million Resorts World Sentosa contract
Korea Communications Commission: KT nears 1mn IPTV subs
South Korea - Data from the Korea Communications Commission (KCC) has revealed that telco KT had 988,000 subscribers for its IPTV service 'Qook TV', with 703,000 customers using its broadcast service and around 285,000 customers using its VOD-only service, reports The Korea Herald. However, the country's three IPTV operators - KT, SK Broadband and LG Dacom - are unlikely to meet the target of a combined 2mn subscribers for broadcast IPTV services which the KCC has set for the end of 2009. … [Read more...] about Korea Communications Commission: KT nears 1mn IPTV subs
Korea’s LG Dacom sees IPTV sales soar in Q3
South Korean telco LG Dacom saw revenues from its IPTV service 'myLGtv' soar 76% in the third quarter of this year to reach KRW 8.35bn (US$ 7mn), having a positive impact on the operator's overall profit for the period. The telco is one of three major IPTV operators in South Korea, which have collectively been given the aim of reaching 1mn subscribers by the end of the year. Regulatory impediments were lifted at the beginning of the year preventing the country's IPTV operators from delivering … [Read more...] about Korea’s LG Dacom sees IPTV sales soar in Q3
Singapore MDA – working on how best to regulate pay-TV market
Singapore - The Media Development Authority (MDA) is still studying how best to regulate the pay-TV market. For now, it will not intervene in the exclusive sale of football broadcasting rights. The issue was raised in Parliament last week, with MPs concerned that competition between StarHub and SingTel would lead to consumers losing out. Free market competition in the pay-TV market has so far led to a wider choice of programmes for consumers. But the sale of exclusive English Premier League … [Read more...] about Singapore MDA – working on how best to regulate pay-TV market
SingTel halves Barclays Premier League cost to consumer
Singapore - SingTel has unveiled its price plans for the Barclays Premier League, which it won the rights to for three years commencing August 2010. The Barclays Premier League will cost S$23 per month and will include all 380 Premier League matches. This includes one high-definition set-top box. Customers who sign a one-year plan to watch these matches will also enjoy the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League at no additional cost till May 2011. Mr Allen Lew, SingTel's CEO Singapore, … [Read more...] about SingTel halves Barclays Premier League cost to consumer
