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StarHub TV Raises the Curtain on Brand New Connoisseur Pack

A-List - RamsCinemaWorld - Little CookieStingray Brava - Verdi - Un ballo in MascheraStingray DJAZZ - Elvin Jones' Jazz MachineTV5MONDE Asie - Les Escapades De Petitrenaud

 

Singapore, 25 November 2016 – Experience the finer things in life with StarHub TV’s launch of the all-new Connoisseur Pack on 30 November 2016, 11am. Featuring seven high definition channels (including four new channels)–TV5MONDE Style HD (StarHub TV Channel 150), TV5MONDE Asie HD (Ch 152), Stingray Brava HD (Ch 536), Stingray DJAZZ HD (Ch 537), A-List HD (Ch 612), CinemaWorld (HD) (Ch 613) and CinemaWorld On Demand HD (Ch 614)–the Pack will give customers an inside look at everything from classical music to arthouse films to travel, fashion and lifestyle.

“As our customers’ tastes evolve, there is a growing demand for fine living content which has gone largely unmet. This is where the Connoisseur Pack comes in. Working with a handpicked group of content partners, we can now offer discerning customers who share a passion for good taste a fresh destination to satisfy their cultural cravings. Whether it is music, films, travel, food or fashion, the Connoisseur Pack will let customers savour the best that the world has to offer,” said Ms Lee Soo Hui, Head of Content & TV, StarHub.

TV5MONDE Style HD (StarHub TV Channel 150) – NEW
Fully dedicated to the “art of living”, TV5MONDE Style HD explores French and French-speaking finesse in all its guises from fashion to luxury goods, travel experiences, jewellery, gastronomy, wine, design, the art of gardens, architecture and cultural heritage.

TV5MONDE Asie HD (StarHub TV Channel 152)
Broadcast in French, TV5MONDE Asie HD offers a wide variety of primetime films, world-class sporting events, high-quality documentaries, kids’ programmes as well as exciting game shows and in-depth coverage of international news.

Stingray Brava HD (StarHub TV Channel 536) – NEW
Showcasing the best of classical music, opera and ballet, Stingray Brava takes music lovers to the world’s most prestigious venues such as The Royal Opera House in London, The Teatro Real in Madrid and La Scala in Milan, all from the comfort of their homes. Customers can look forward to full-length stage performances including La bohème, Otello, Aïda, Swan Lake, Tosca, and more. In addition, the channel will offer a unique selection of rare documentaries, behind-the-scene footage and exclusive interviews.

Stingray DJAZZ HD (StarHub TV Channel 537) – NEW
Stingray DJAZZ is the first and only commercial-free HD channel in the world dedicated to jazz. Featuring performances from the smallest underground venues to the grandest international stages, the channel will cover everything from smooth jazz to cool jazz, bebop to jazz fusion, and reggae to funk and the blues.

A-List HD (StarHub TV Channel 612) – NEW
A-List HD is a subscription video on-demand channel which celebrates the crème de la crème of world cinema. Customers can choose from the channel’s library of award-winning and critically-acclaimed films from all over the world, all in their original language. The channel is also known for its South East Asia Director Focus programme which features insightful interviews with renowned directors such as Lav Diaz, Pen-ek Ratanaruang, Ho Yuhang, Liew Seng Tat, Boo Junfeng, Eric Khoo and Joko Anwar.

CinemaWorld (HD) (StarHub TV Channel 613) and CinemaWorld On Demand HD (StarHub TV Channel 614)
Offering commercial-free uninterrupted viewing, CinemaWorld delivers a wide selection of differentiated, exclusive and entertaining movies from around the world. Customers can expect compelling, award-winning movies, box-office successes and critics’ favourites that cross boundaries and cultures. Enjoy a whole new world of entertainment beyond Hollywood featuring international stars such as Academy Award winners Jean DuJardin and Marion Corillard, Salleh Bakri, Paz Vega and Benedict Cumberbatch. All movies are shown in their original language and subtitled in English. In addition, customers can enjoy the flexibility of watching movies on CinemaWorld On Demand HD whenever they please.

Customers can subscribe to the Connoisseur Pack for $21.90 per month (w/GST) with a 12-month contract. An HD set-top box is required to access the channels. To give customers a sample of the Pack, a free preview of TV5MONDE Style HD, TV5MONDE Asie HD, Stingray Brava HD, Stingray DJAZZ HD and CinemaWorld (HD) will be held from launch to 14 December 2016, 12 noon.

For more information, please visit www.starhub.com/connoisseur-pack.

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About StarHub

StarHub is Singapore’s fully-integrated info-communications company, offering a full range of information, communications and entertainment services for both consumer and corporate markets. StarHub operates a mobile network that provides 4G, 3G and 2G services. It also manages an islandwide HFC network that delivers multi-channel pay TV services (including HDTV, Internet TV and on-demand services) as well as ultra-high speed residential broadband services. StarHub operates an extensive fixed business network that provides a wide range of data, voice and wholesale services. Over Singapore’s fibre-based Nationwide Broadband Network, StarHub offers a broad range of home and business broadband plans, as well as commercial and residential IPTV services.

 

Launched in 2000, StarHub has become one of Singapore’s most innovative info-communications providers, and the pioneer in ‘hubbing’ – the ability to deliver unique integrated and converged services to all its customers. StarHub, listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange since October 2004, is a component stock of the Straits Times Index, MSCI Singapore Free Index and SGX Sustainability Leaders Index.

 

Media Contact:

Nicholas Tee

Corporate Communications

StarHub

DID: +65 6825 5134

Mobile: +65 9737 3198

Email: nicholas.hs.tee@starhub.com

Love Nature on StarHub TV 

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Singapore, 23 November 2016 – Nature lovers in Singapore will be the first in Asia to enjoy Love Nature HD (StarHub TV Channel 416) on 25 November 2016, 9am. Broadcast in stunning high definition, Love Nature HD will bring viewers on a visual journey through its slate of natural history, outdoor and environmental programming.

With over 300 hours of original natural history programming produced per year, Love Nature will offer content designed to inspire, educate and entertain. This includes thought-provoking programmes which highlight important environmental issues of the day such as wildlife conservation.

“We are excited that customers will be able to immerse themselves and discover all the wonders of the natural world through Love Nature HD’s original programming. Our Earth is filled with amazing places and we want to showcase its beauty to the widest audience possible. Hence, we are making the channel available on our FreeView tier, so all StarHub TV customers can access it,” said Lee Soo Hui, Head of Content & TV, StarHub.

“We are extremely excited about our collaboration with StarHub which will allow us to reach out to wildlife and nature lovers across Singapore with our unforgettable, cutting-edge and breathtaking content. With our commitment to conservation, it connects viewers with causes that truly matter to them, inspiring them and propelling them to take conscious steps to help solve conservation challenges and making a real difference to the natural world. Love Nature is not just television, it’s a community – come join us on StarHub,” said Jo Parkinson, Managing Director, Love Nature International.

Some of the upcoming programming on Love Nature HD will include:

Waterworld Africa [26 November, 9pm] – The mighty waterways of Africa define this incredible continent. This series explores the creatures that live on, under and around them. This ranges from the hippos and crocodiles of the Okavango Delta to the enigmatic waving of colourful mangrove crabs and mudskippers on the coastline of South Africa.

Wildlife Icons [26 November, 10pm] – This series shines the spotlight on the animals for which Africa is so well known. Be it the iconic ‘Big Five’ of the savannah, charismatic primates or vast herds of antelope, every animal is full of surprises.

Land of Primates [27 November, 9pm] – Primates are unique mammals which took a great leap during the course of evolution to enlarge their brains and become the most intelligent animals on our planet. The primate world includes lemurs and bush babies, tarsiers and pottos, monkeys and apes, and of course humans. In this series, we travel the continent to find out what makes them so successful. From the remote highlands of Ethiopia, across the savannahs of Southern Africa to the island kingdom of Madagascar – each location has a new story to tell.

Love Nature HD will be a FreeView channel, complimentary to all StarHub TV customers. An HD set-top box is required to access the channel.

For more information, please visit www.starhub.com/love-nature.

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About StarHub

StarHub is Singapore’s fully-integrated info-communications company, offering a full range of information, communications and entertainment services for both consumer and corporate markets. StarHub operates a mobile network that provides 4G, 3G and 2G services. It also manages an islandwide HFC network that delivers multi-channel pay TV services (including HDTV, Internet TV and on-demand services) as well as ultra-high speed residential broadband services. StarHub operates an extensive fixed business network that provides a wide range of data, voice and wholesale services. Over Singapore’s fibre-based Nationwide Broadband Network, StarHub offers a broad range of home and business broadband plans, as well as commercial and residential IPTV services.

Launched in 2000, StarHub has become one of Singapore’s most innovative info-communications providers, and the pioneer in ‘hubbing’ – the ability to deliver unique integrated and converged services to all its customers. StarHub, listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange since October 2004, is a component stock of the Straits Times Index, MSCI Singapore Free Index and SGX Sustainability Leaders Index.

Media Contact:

Nicholas Tee

Corporate Communications

StarHub

DID: +65 6825 5134

Mobile: +65 9737 3198

Email: nicholas.hs.tee@starhub.com

Astro partners Starhub to offer Go Shop in Singapore

Astro Partners Starhub to Offer Go Shop. From Left - Tan Tong Hai, CEO, Starhub and Dato’ Rohana Rozhan, Group CEO of Astro

Astro GS Shop taps on growth potential in Singapore to offer 24/7 shopping experience on TV, online and mobile

Kuala Lumpur, 31st October 2016 – Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (Astro), a leading media company in Malaysia and StarHub Cable Vision Ltd. (StarHub), a leading info-communications company in Singapore, have entered into a partnership to offer Go Shop, a 24/7 shopping destination on TV, online and mobile to customers in Singapore. Starting in November, StarHub customers will be able to enjoy a new way of shopping via informative and entertaining demonstrations on Go Shop. Go Shop is a Mandarin channel (StarHub TV Channel 110) which offers customers 24/7 shopping on StarHub TV, or via any device of their choice.

Dato’ Rohana Rozhan, Group Chief Executive Officer of Astro said, “Since its launch in January 2015, Go Shop has been providing Malaysians the comfort and convenience of Home Shopping on all screens and devices.
We are privileged to now extend this service to our sophisticated and affluent Singaporean neighbours through our partnership with StarHub. Our aspiration and promise is to strive to provide compelling product and value propositions, in an entertaining and informative way.”

Tan Tong Hai, StarHub’s Chief Executive Officer said, “We are pleased to partner Astro for the launch of Astro Go Shop on StarHub TV. As an info-communications company, we see synergy in creating a seamless and immersive shopping experience for our customers, while providing a trusted platform for businesses to reach out to a wider pool of customers beyond their shores. We have every confidence that Astro Go Shop will be a successful venture that appeals to both consumers and businesses.”

Grace Lee, CEO of Astro GS Shop (AGSS) said, “We are happy to partner with StarHub, a leading consumer brand in Singapore with deep insights into customers’ media consumption and purchasing habits. We look forward to a win-win collaboration with StarHub in scaling the Go Shop customer base regionally and offering Singaporean customers a new experience with the best global products and services from Korean, Singaporean and Malaysian brands.”

Go Shop offers fun and entertaining 24-hour shopping experience where products and services are demonstrated, promoted and sold on multiple platforms, currently through Astro in Malaysia. Go Shop was launched in Malaysia in January 2015 on TV, online and mobile, and has attracted over 500,000 customers and a total of 75 million online and mobile page views in Malaysia.

Customers in Singapore can enjoy Go Shop via StarHub’s Mandarin language Channel 110, www.goshop.com.sg, and the Go Shop mobile app, downloadable from Google Play Store for Android users and Apple app store for iOS users in November 2016.

Go Shop in Singapore is operated by Astro GS Shop Singapore Pte. Ltd, a 100% owned subsidiary of AGSS, which is a joint venture between Astro Retail Ventures Sdn Bhd – a 100% subsidiary of Astro and GS Home Shopping (GS) Inc., the global leader in TV home shopping with international presence in South Korea, Malaysia, China, India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Turkey and Russia.

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About Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad

Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad is a leading content and consumer group in Malaysia and Southeast Asia with a focus on the pillars of watch, listen, read and shop. With a customer base of 5.0 million residential customers or approximately 69% penetration of Malaysian TV households, Astro offers 185 TV channels, including 56 HD channels, delivered via Direct-To-Home satellite TV, IPTV and OTT platforms. Astro provides HD, 3D, PVR, VOD and IPTV services through Astro B.yond and Astro on the Go. Fulfilling its promise to bridge the digital divide for all of Malaysia, Astro introduced NJOI as an entry-level DTH satellite TV service and is the country’s first non-subscription based satellite TV, offering 30 TV and 20 radio channels. Astro Radio includes Malaysia’s highest rated stations across key languages and is available on both terrestrial and digital channels, reaching approximately 15.0 million weekly listeners. Its digital arm is involved in digital publishing, applications and platforms as well as publication of entertainment and lifestyle magazines locally.

Astro holds the distinction of the ‘Gold’ award in the Media and Entertainment category at the Putra Brand Awards for 7 consecutive years from 2010 to 2016, including the ‘Brand of the Year’ award in 2012, the ‘Brand Icon’ award in 2013 and the ‘Malaysian Marketer of the Year’ award in 2016.

Astro’s CSR projects have been recognised by the International Business Awards (IBAs) for the fourth consecutive year. Astro was named the winner of a Bronze Stevie Award in the 2015 IBAs in the Corporate Social Responsibility Program of the Year (Asia, Australia and New Zealand) category for Astro Kasih Sports Initiative. In the 2014 IBAs, the company won a Silver Stevie Award for ‘Astro Kasih Hostel and EkoVillage’ project. In 2013 and 2012, Astro’s ‘Beautiful Malaysia: Longest Underwater Clean Up’ and ‘Astro Kasih Hostel’ projects were awarded with a Silver Stevie® Award respectively. In 2013, the Beautiful Malaysia project also set a Guinness World Record for the ‘Longest Underwater Cleanup’, which ran for 168 hours in Tunku Abdul Rahman Park in Sabah.

These awards are in recognition of Astro’s efforts to exemplify innovation, quality and strong corporate responsibilities.

For Media Enquiries, kindly contact:

Tammy Toh

Vice President, Group Communications

Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad

Email : tammy_toh@astro.com.my

Mobile : +6012 322 5184

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