Singapore - By the end of 2008, StarHub will carry five HD channels on pay TV platform StarHub Digital Cable. From July 28, StarHub Digital Cable customers will have access to MediaCorp's HD5 at no extra cost to all customers with an HD-ready TV set and StarHub's HD set-top box. From August 14, StarHub Digital Cable's sports group customers with a HD set-top box will be able to enjoy Sports HD at no additional subscription cost. Sports HD will air 92 Barclays Premier League matches for the new … [Read more...] about Sports, GE added to StarHub’s HDTV offering
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Singapore offers myriad Olympic options
Singapore - MediaCorp will broadcast the Beijing Olympics in high-definition on a full HD Olympics channel (HD5) that will broadcast up to 19 hours of action daily. During the games, Channel 5 will also carry an average of 18 hours of Olympics broadcast daily. DVB-T (out-of-home channel) TV Mobile will carry 13.5 hours of Olympics action daily, while Chinese-language Channel U will carry between 4 to 15.5 hours of Olympics coverage daily. Says MediaCorp CEO Lucas Chow,"We have really upped the … [Read more...] about Singapore offers myriad Olympic options
Rive Gauche Television closes sales in Asia
Los Angeles - Rive Gauche Television's senior VP of international sales Dorothy Crompton announced that the company has licensed the television broadcast rights to leading buyers in Asia for several reality and documentary programs from their extensive catalog. The company's most recent sales throughout Asia consist of MediaCorp's (Singapore) acquirement of Video Zonkers Season 1, Real Strange, Whacked Out Sports Seasons 1 & 2, and Is That A Nail In Your Head? ; AXN's (pan-Asia) acquisition of … [Read more...] about Rive Gauche Television closes sales in Asia
MediaCorp’s HD5 coming to StarHub
Singapore – MediaCorp's High Definition (HD) general entertainment TV channel - HD5 - will be carried on StarHub's cable television platform from July 2008. HD5, a simulcast of MediaCorp TV's Channel 5, is the only free-to-air HD channel in Singapore. Since its launch in November last year, HD5 has telecast blockbuster movies like Fantastic Four, Van Helsing, Mr & Mrs Smith, the Indiana Jones trilogy, Alien vs Predator; international drama series (Heroes, Terminator: The Sarah Connor … [Read more...] about MediaCorp’s HD5 coming to StarHub
BBC Global Channels revs into Top Gear with 360-degree campaign
Singapore - BBC Global Channels Asia-Pacific embarked on a 360-degree media campaign to celebrate the April 6, 2008 premiere of the new season of Top Gear (series 10) exclusively on BBC Knowledge on SingTel's mio TV IPTV service. Top Gear is estimated to be watched by over 150 million households in more than 100 countries, with series 10 and future series of the motoring magazine show to be available first and exclusively on BBC Knowledge in Singapore. The media campaign includes BBC Global … [Read more...] about BBC Global Channels revs into Top Gear with 360-degree campaign
MediaCorp fined for airing show that ‘normalises’ homosexual lifestyles
Singapore – MediaCorp TV Channel 5 was fined S$15,000 (US$11,000) by the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) for airing an episode of acquired series Find and Design which featured a homosexual male couple renovating a room into a nursery for their adopted child. The regulator alleged the episode of the home and decor show “normalises (the) gay lifestyle and unconventional family setup” and had breached the Free-to-Air TV Programme Code which prohibits programming … [Read more...] about MediaCorp fined for airing show that ‘normalises’ homosexual lifestyles