Singapore - Singapore Telecommunications Limited (SingTel) unveiled its plans for the delivery of Barclays Premier League football from the start of the 2010 season. High-quality HD Singapore-produced programming; taking Singaporeans to the home of BPL; and engaging with the out-of-home audience will be the three core strands of SingTel's BPL strategy. Senior executives said that an extensive consultation process with sports fans, and their experience broadcasting Football Frenzy (European … [Read more...] about SingTel unveils BPL
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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
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
SingTel scoops as StarHub ‘sheds’ Barclays Premier League and ESPN STAR Sports channels
Singapore - Singapore Telecommunications Ltd (SingTel) announced that it had won the bid for the rights to the Barclays Premier League matches for three years commencing August 2010. These include rights for mio TV, as well as the internet and mobile. Industry estimates are putting the winning bid at between S$300 million and S$400 million (US$212 million to US$282 million). StarHub is believed to have paid US$150 million for the current three-season cycle which ends in 2010. BPL execs had … [Read more...] about SingTel scoops as StarHub ‘sheds’ Barclays Premier League and ESPN STAR Sports channels
Malaysia rights tussle touted as rest of region up for grabs
Kuala Lumpur - As SingTel secured the EPL rights that they describe as ‘game-changing', bidding for English Premier League soccer is reported to have gone to a second round in Malaysia, and for the region. In Malaysia, still in the running are Astro and Telekom Malaysia which, like SingTel, wants to boost subscriber numbers for its IPTV service in competition with dominant DTH operator Astro. But rights for Malaysia are currently with ESPN STAR Sports, as part of a pan-regional rights … [Read more...] about Malaysia rights tussle touted as rest of region up for grabs