Singapore – Come January 17, StarHub will launch Singapore’s first dedicated TV channel to offer Chinese enrichment programmes for Primary One to Six students. Rediffusion TV, an On Demand channel, aims to boost Primary School students’ Chinese language proficiency through a week-by-week assessment that closely follows the Primary School syllabus. The syllabus on Rediffusion TV is curated and updated regularly by its educational … [Read more...] about StarHub to launch Singapore’s first Chinese Enrichment Channel
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ITV Choice exits Singapore
UK channel ITV Choice will cease to exist in Singapore following the withdrawal. This follows a similar withdrawal of the channel from Hong Kong when its licence with NOWTV was not renewed as of 30 August 2013. "We are constantly reviewing our channel line-up to provide more value and fresh content for our StarHub TV customers. The review process takes into account factors such as the take-up of channel groups … [Read more...] about ITV Choice exits Singapore
Zee Entertainment’s first Tamil channel to debut in Singapore
Singapore – StarHub TV announces the debut of Zee Tamizh, the first Tamil channel produced by Zee Entertainment. Zee Tamizh will join the current bouquet of five Zee Entertainment channels that is currently available. While the existing Zee group of channels is skewed towards the Hindi community, Zee Tamizh caters to the viewing needs of the Tamil community.Hindi content dubbed in Tamil will also be made available for viewers who would like to sample it. … [Read more...] about Zee Entertainment’s first Tamil channel to debut in Singapore
StarHub to air 50th Golden Horse Awards LIVE
StarHub TV will be airing The Annual Golden Horse Awards on E City on November 23. This year, the Awards will be held at Taipei Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. In its 50th year, The Golden Horse Awards is one of the most prestigious film awards for Mandarin movies. Since its inception in 1962, the awards have given recognition to numerous excellent filmmakers and is considered the highest accolade for all Chinese-language filmmakers and artistes from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and … [Read more...] about StarHub to air 50th Golden Horse Awards LIVE
StarHub to commission S$6 million worth of local content
Singapore – StarHub TV is set to produce and commission up to S$6 million in Public Service Broadcast (PSB) content. This initiative is supported by Media Development Authority's (MDA) Public Service Broadcast Contestable Funds Scheme (PCFS) which was launched in July 2012. In a call for pitches at a briefing on November 11, 2013, the operator announced that the commissioned works will be broadcast from 2014. The aim of the PCFS is to extend the reach of PSB content to … [Read more...] about StarHub to commission S$6 million worth of local content
StarHub taps Public Service Broadcast funds
Singapore – Come 2014, Singaporeans can look forward to Public Service Broadcast (PSB) content of up to 100 hours on StarHub TV. This initiative is supported by Media Development Authority’s (MDA) Public Service Broadcast Contestable Funds Scheme (PCFS) which was launched in July 2012. The aim of the scheme is to extend the reach of PSB content to multiple broadcast platforms beyond Free-To-Air TV; and provide content producers with more opportunities to create quality and … [Read more...] about StarHub taps Public Service Broadcast funds