Singapore – Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) has inked a deal to bring the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ to all television and mobile screens in Singapore. Customers who sign up for or extend their Gold Pack or mio Stadium+ contracts (on both pay TV platforms) for 24 months will enjoy the matches for free. All 64 matches will be available ‘live’ and on-demand on tablets and smartphones through the mio TV GO app. SingTel mio TV is finalising a … [Read more...] about SingTel to offer 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™
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MDA explains two clauses that force SingTel to share BPL content
SingTel won BPL rights on a non-exclusive basis in October 2012, and the Media Development Authority of Singapore subsequently deemed the contract exclusive in nature, compelling SingTel to share its content under the "cross-carriage" rule. The Media Development Authority of Singapore has released a document explaining why SingTel's appeal against the cross-carriage rule was rejected, forcing the telco to share its Barclays Premier League content with rival StarHub. In the agreement between … [Read more...] about MDA explains two clauses that force SingTel to share BPL content
Cross-carriage measures take force from August
Singapore – The cross-carriage measures, which was first introduced by the Media Development Authority on 12 March 2010, will be implemented from 1 August 2011. Effectively, this means that from 1 August, pay TV retailers who have acquired any exclusive content on or after 12 March 2010 (Qualified Content) must widen the distribution of such content by offering it to other subscribers through the set-top boxes of qualified pay TV retailers. In order to facilitate implementation, MDA has … [Read more...] about Cross-carriage measures take force from August
