Singapore – StarHub is set to boost its line-up of local content with a fresh round of funding from the Media Development Authority (MDA) under its Public Service Broadcast Contestable Funds Scheme (PCFS) for 2015. With this funding, StarHub will commission over 80 hours of original local productions. To cater to the rising demand for bite-sized content, and to reach a wider audience online, StarHub will be allocating part of this year’s funding to commission short-form content, … [Read more...] about StarHub’s local programming receives boost
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HGTV starts strong in Singapore
Singapore − Scripps Networks Interactive, Asia Pacific is announced that HGTV, Asia’s only regional home focused channel dedicated to entertaining viewers with inspiring stories about the home, has achieved strong ratings in Singapore since it launched in December 2014. As measured by Kantar Media, HGTV has maintained consistently strong ratings, holding its position as the number one lifestyle channel in Singapore from January 2015 to June 2015 among female cable viewers between … [Read more...] about HGTV starts strong in Singapore
StarHub rewards customers with more, sooner
Singapore –StarHub has unveiled its revamped customer incentives programme that will be the most rewarding and comprehensive to date in the Singapore info-communications industry. Recognising that customers are at the heart of its business, StarHub has beefed up StarHub Rewards, to enable them to earn and redeem points sooner, from a greater selection. Partnerships to provide more avenues to earn StarHub Rewards Points StarHub will be partnering online merchants to allow customers to … [Read more...] about StarHub rewards customers with more, sooner
AETN acquires ‘Right This Minute’
Singapore – Highly rated viral video show, Right This Minute premieres 8 June on Lifetime® in Asia (StarHub TV Channel 514), coinciding with the U.S. launch. The series will air in Asia weekdays at 7pm and 7.30pm. Right This Minute brings viewers the hottest videos from the Internet with exclusive interviews and information. The series features five hosts who will watch and comment on the videos, including multi award-winning host and Singapore native, Oli Pettigrew. “We’re … [Read more...] about AETN acquires ‘Right This Minute’
MDA fines StarHub for cable TV disruption
Singapore – The Media Development Authority (MDA) has fined StarHub Cable Vision (SCV) S$50,000 for a cable television disruption on 28 September 2013. The incident, which started at around 12.40am, lasted for nearly five hours and is estimated to have affected about 170,000 SCV subscribers across various parts of Singapore. Those impacted experienced a complete signal loss for both paid and free-to-air TV channels which are accessed through their SCV cable points. Services were … [Read more...] about MDA fines StarHub for cable TV disruption
CJ E&M sells hit dramas to Starhub and Media Prima
Seoul, Korea –CJ E&M has signed a bulk deal with partners to sell its original dramas to StarHub in Singapore and Media Prima’s 8TV in Malaysia. Each operator will air over 200 hours of major hits produced by CJ E&M in 2014, as well as of this year’s full lineup. The popularity of CJ E&M’s content has been on a steady rise among audiences outside Korea. StarHub and 8TV plan to deliver such latest hits along with the upcoming lineup of 2015, some of which will … [Read more...] about CJ E&M sells hit dramas to Starhub and Media Prima