Singapore - MobileOne (M1) launched a mobile payment pilot based on near-field communication (NFC) technology, alongside Citibank and Visa. Beginning in May, the three-month trial will allow 300 pilot users to tap and pay, equipped with Visa ‘payWave' readers across the country, according to M1 executives at a joint press briefing. The 300 users will be given Nokia 6212 handsets outfitted with NFC chips linked to their card accounts. Each transaction is capped at S$100 (US$65) and no … [Read more...] about Singapore’s M1 pilots NFC technology
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Premier League TV channel ‘probable’
Hong Kong - Executives from England's highly lucrative Premier League soccer have been visiting Asia as closed bidding for the three football seasons 2010-2012 looms on the horizon. Premier League's Director of Media Operations and International Broadcasting Phil Lines told Television Asia Plus that they are considering launching their own channel. "We will probably launch our own TV channel," Lines said following a more cautious reply from his colleague Paul Molnar. "Especially with the entry … [Read more...] about Premier League TV channel ‘probable’
SingTel mio TV launches Serie A
Singapore - SingTel announced that Italian football league Serie A will be available on mio TV from November 9 on channel 61. Subscribers will get to watch up to four live matches each weekend with commentary available in both English and Mandarin. Additionally, the channel will feature up to 40 hours of on-demand content per month, where the featured matches for each weekend will be available free-of-charge to all mio TV customers. As one of the elite leagues of the football world, Serie A … [Read more...] about SingTel mio TV launches Serie A
Mei Ah Drama Channel is mio TV’s latest launch
Singapore - SingTel announced the launch of a new Chinese language channel - Mei Ah Drama Channel. mio TV subscribers will now have access to drama series from China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan and South Korea on the new channel, which premiered on mio TV channel 73 on October 20. Mei Ah Drama Channel is the first 24-hour drama channel in Singapore featuring Asian dramas screened in their original languages and with a dual language option. Korean and Japanese dramas will feature a Mandarin option … [Read more...] about Mei Ah Drama Channel is mio TV’s latest launch
Leo-McKerrow announcement surprises global execs
MIPCOM, Cannes - Statement issued from Singapore Wednesday regarding the resignation of Christine Leo-McKerrow as BBC Worldwide Channels Asia's senior vice president and general manager, took a few senior executives by surprise here in Cannes. While it was known internally of Leo-McKerrow's intention to leave end January 2009, execs were not expecting the Singapore-issued press release which came the day of a BBC Worldwide Channels EMEA party. Asked about the news by Television Asia Plus, … [Read more...] about Leo-McKerrow announcement surprises global execs
euronews channel launches on mio TV
Singapore - SingTel premiered euronews on mio TV channel 44 from October 15. euronews will broadcast in Singapore 24 hours a day simultaneously where viewers can have four different languages - English, French, German and Italian to watch the channel. mio TV subscribers can preview the channel from 15 to 19 October on mio TV's Channel 0. euronews is a multilingual news channel that provides international news from a European perspective. The channel runs an updated bulletin every 30 minutes … [Read more...] about euronews channel launches on mio TV