SINGAPORE – HBO Asia’s first Mandarin Original series, The Teenage Psychic , premiered to rave reviews and positive ratings .In Singapore, the series came in as the top programme across all of StarHub’s English movie channels and had higher premiere ratings than any HBO Asia Originals to date. In Taiwan, the series was also the top keyword search on the Internet and the series’ behind-the-scenes footage that was released on their Facebook page received over thousands of likes within the first … [Read more...] about The Teenage Psychic’s premier receives positive ratings
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175 MHz of spectrum allocated to four winning bidders
Singapore –The Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) concluded the first stage of the General Spectrum Auction (GSA) on the amount of spectrum to be awarded to interested bidders for the provision of high-speed mobile broadband services. A total of 175 MHz of spectrum in the 700 MHz, 900 MHz and 2.5 GHz spectrum bands, including spectrum to be re-farmed from the provision of 2G services, was made available for allocation in the GSA for the provision of high-speed mobile … [Read more...] about 175 MHz of spectrum allocated to four winning bidders
Changes at StarHub management
Singapore – StarHub announced changes to its senior leadership team with the appointment of Dr. Chong Yoke Sin to lead the Enterprise Business Group, Mock Pak Lum to be in charge of Business Development and Chong Siew Loong to head up the Network Engineering Division. The three senior executives will report directly to Tan Tong Hai, StarHub’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Kevin Lim, currently Chief Commercial Officer plans to retire by the end of the year. In the interim, Lim will work … [Read more...] about Changes at StarHub management
StarHub introduces Hubtricity
Singapore – StarHub announced the opening of its 58,000 square feet innovation centre and converged operations cockpit named Hubtricity. The new facility acts as a foundation to accelerate service innovation and co-creation with partners and customers. In so doing, StarHub will help transform Singapore into a vibrant and connected Smart Nation, enhancing people’s everyday lives, strengthening enterprise capabilities and deepening Singapore’s international connectivity. The centre piece at … [Read more...] about StarHub introduces Hubtricity
Astro brings award-winning films
Kuala Lumpur – Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro) is now making its A-List channel, which carries critically acclaimed films from international film festivals, available on StarHub TV in Singapore. Astro’s A-List in HD will be available on StarHub TV Channel 612 as a Subscription Video-On-Demand (SVOD) service beginning November 30, 2016. A-List showcases the best award-winning and critically acclaimed international and regional films, to which Astro holds regional … [Read more...] about Astro brings award-winning films
CBeebies named ‘Channel Of The Year’
Singapore - CBeebies has won big at the 2016 BAFTA Children's Awards, clinching one of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts’ most coveted prizes for children’s programming which is the’ Channel of the Year’ award. Reclaiming its 2013 crown, the BBC pre-school brand beat out other nominated kids’ channels including Cartoon Network and CBBC, its fellow BBC brand that’s aimed at older children aged six to 12. CBeebies was also further recognised for its pre-school offerings, with … [Read more...] about CBeebies named ‘Channel Of The Year’