Singapore - StarHub's Senior Vice President for content and marketing Tham Loke Kheng has tendered her resignation and will be joining Taiwan Broadband in January 2008, expected to be based in Taiwan. A company spokeperson has confirmed Tham's departure and says there are no plans to "backfill her current position at the moment. Instead, we will be making slight changes to the organisation structure." Tham has been with StarHub since 1996 and is seen as having been pivotal in building the brand. … [Read more...] about StarHub’s Tham Loke Kheng tipped for Taiwan Broadband
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StarHub profits down – soccer rights set to soar
Singapore – StarHub suffered its first decline in profits in 11 quarters, attributed to the S$246million (US$170million) which the triple-play provider reportedly paid for exclusive rights to English Premier League (EPL) soccer. This is around four times the price paid for exclusive Singapore rights for the previous three seasons, 2004-07. Third-quarter net profit fell by 0.2% to $81.3million (US$56.4million), despite an increase in subscription plan prices to offset the sum paid to beat … [Read more...] about StarHub profits down – soccer rights set to soar
StarHub offers prepaid cable service for non-subscribers
Singapore – StarHub is offering HubStation FlexiWatch, a new prepaid cable TV service that allows non-cable customers to subscribe to selected channels and pay for the desired duration of viewing. Available from October 10, customers can receive the service via HubStation at $S599.20 ($US408.70) tax inclusive, with channel charges ranging from $S3.21 - $S5.35 ($US2.20 - $US3.65) tax inclusive, per channel per day. Customers may purchase a minimum of three consecutive days to a maximum of … [Read more...] about StarHub offers prepaid cable service for non-subscribers
Mike Reynolds upped to President – StarHub Group
Singapore - Triple-play service provider StarHub has promoted Mike Reynolds to President - StarHub Group, effective January 1, 2008. Reporting to Terry Clontz, CEO, Reynolds will be directly responsible for the execution of the company’s operational plans. Reynolds has been StarHub’s Head of Integrated Product and Marketing since 2004 and has also headed various commercial divisions since joining the company in May 2001. Prior to joining StarHub, Reynolds was President of BellSouth … [Read more...] about Mike Reynolds upped to President – StarHub Group
StarHub ups the ante in Singapore’s pay-TV market with four new channels
Singapore- Cable TV operator StarHub raised its stakes in the Singapore pay-TV battle against IPTV operator SingTel by launching four new channels, Neo Sports, Golf Channel, Star Gold and TVB Classic Channel, to boost its offerings to 111 channels and 40 on-demand channels by Oct. 4. This follows the launch of the History Channel, Crime & Investigation Network and StarHub’s in-house Malay-language channel Sensasi in August. Star Gold is a 24-hour Hindi Movie channel featuring a mix of … [Read more...] about StarHub ups the ante in Singapore’s pay-TV market with four new channels
StarHub ups the ante in Singapore’s pay-TV market with 4 new channels
Singapore- Cable TV operator StarHub raised its stakes in the Singapore pay-TV market against competing IPTV operator SingTel by launching 4 new channels Neo Sports, Golf Channel, Star Gold and TVB Classic Channel to boost its offerings to a total of 111 channels and 40 on-demand channels by October 4. The new offerings follow the launch of the History Channel, Crime & Investigation Network and StarHub’s in-house Malay-language channel Sensasi in August. Making its debut on October 4 is … [Read more...] about StarHub ups the ante in Singapore’s pay-TV market with 4 new channels