Singapore – NBC Universal’s two new channels Sci Fi and Universal Channel will debut on StarHub Digital Cable’s Entertainment Basic Upsize Group from 5pm July 1 2008. Sci Fi, taglined ‘where imagination lives’, is making its South East Asian debut in Singapore. Line-up includes behind-the-scenes Heroes Unmasked, Stephen King’s Dead Zone (Season 3) and Dead Like Me, plus classic series like Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek – The Next Generation and … [Read more...] about July 1 launch for Sci Fi and Universal Channel in Singapore
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MediaCorp’s HD5 coming to StarHub
Singapore – MediaCorp's High Definition (HD) general entertainment TV channel - HD5 - will be carried on StarHub's cable television platform from July 2008. HD5, a simulcast of MediaCorp TV's Channel 5, is the only free-to-air HD channel in Singapore. Since its launch in November last year, HD5 has telecast blockbuster movies like Fantastic Four, Van Helsing, Mr & Mrs Smith, the Indiana Jones trilogy, Alien vs Predator; international drama series (Heroes, Terminator: The Sarah Connor … [Read more...] about MediaCorp’s HD5 coming to StarHub
Foxcrime packs a punch with brand new programme offerings
Singapore – Fox International Channels has announced a line-up of big premieres this year with Dexter Season 2 being the first to open the schedule of programmes on FOXCRIME (StarHub Digital Cable Channel 86). Viewers can expect more dramas such as the brand-new series The Kill Point and the ground-breaking reality series, COPS amongst other favourites such as Burn Notice, NCIS Season 3, Brotherhood Season 2 and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 3. Mr Patrick Lim, StarHub's head of … [Read more...] about Foxcrime packs a punch with brand new programme offerings
StarHub president appointed CEO, New Zealand Communication
Auckland – Six months after being upped to president at StarHub, Mike Reynolds is set to leave July 2008 to become Auckland-based chief executive officer of New Zealand Communication. New Zealand’s third mobile operator is “now on a countdown to a public launch date,” said New Zealand Communications’ chairman, Bill Osborne. He said the company had conducted a world-wide search for a telecommunications executive with the expertise to take the mobile phone company … [Read more...] about StarHub president appointed CEO, New Zealand Communication
StarHub president appointed CEO, New Zealand Communication
Auckland – New Zealand Communication, has appointed Singapore based Mike Reynolds as its Chief Executive Officer; he will relocate to Auckland next month. New Zealand’s third mobile operator is “now on a countdown to a public launch date,” said New Zealand Communications’ chairman, Bill Osborne. He said the company had conducted a world-wide search for a telecommunications executive with the expertise to take the mobile phone company from its current infrastructure … [Read more...] about StarHub president appointed CEO, New Zealand Communication
Singapore kick-start for NBCU channels’ July launch
Singapore – The carriage deal with Singapore’s StarHub in July will be the first in a series across the region for NBC Universal Global Networks’ SCI FI and Universal Channels. The third SCI FI channel in the region, as well as the first Universal Channel, will debut on StarHub Digital Cable in July. The channels will be made available with Chinese subtitling and offer viewers local interstitials and programming. This announcement is the first in a series of deal announcements … [Read more...] about Singapore kick-start for NBCU channels’ July launch