StarHub TV
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| Country | Singapore |
|---|---|
First air date | July 1991 |
Broadcast area | Singapore |
| Owner | StarHub |
Key people | Tan Tong Hai (CEO) |
Official website | StarHub TV |
StarHub TV is the sole cable television operator in Singapore (it was the sole pay-TV operator in the country until 2007 when mio TV, an IPTV service from its competitor, SingTel, was launched). A subsidiary of StarHub Limited, when StarHub acquired Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) in 2001, and now assumes ownership over the S$600 million broadband infrastructure built across the country by 1996.
The company offers cable television services via the cable network which has been in operation since 1991, but now under the name StarHub TV. It also provides this service via a wireless network, the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTTV) system.
Company history
The history of cable TV in Singapore started in 1991 when the then Singapore Cable Vision (SCV) was licensed to establish a nationwide broadband cable network to provide pay-TV services. SCTV also had the unprecedented responsibility of delivering terrestrial free-to-air (FTA) channels to Singapore households via its cable points, free-of-charge to viewers.
In 1999, SCV completed the construction of its S$600 million network, and in recognition of its nationwide cabling effort, SCV was granted exclusivity in the provision of pay-TV services until 2002. As the nation developed, Singaporeans began to embrace pay-TV as an additional source of lifestyle entertainment, in addition to other entertainment sources such as cinemas, Internet and DVD/VCD purchase/rentals.
In 2002, StarHub completed its merger with Singapore Cable Vision which was renamed StarHub Cable Vision.[1][2]
On 2007, StarHub Cable Television was rebranded as StarHub TV.[3]
From February 2009, StarHub TV had converted to Full Digital Mode, which meant that all Analogue transmission had cease operation.
On 30 April 2010, StarHub TV made changes to all channel numbers accessed from its cable TV platform to enable easy recall for subscribers. They introduced the three-digit numbering system for its over 150 channels carried on its platform.
On 1 August 2010, StarHub TV will cease broadcasting the Barclays English Premier League for the 2010/11, 2011/12 and 2012/13 seasons as it did not procure the rights to do so. Its carriage of Goal TV 1, Goal TV 2, ESPN, STAR Sports and STAR Cricket will also cease at the same time. The ESS channels were unavailable on StarHub's platform for 3 years until in December 2012, it was announced that ESPN, STAR Sports and STAR Cricket will return to StarHub on 14 December on a non-exclusive basis.
Rediffusion Singapore was added in to StarHub TV in October 2010 as RediGold, the first FM channel to hit cable TV. But due to declining listenership, Rediffusion announced that it will cease transmission on 1 May 2012, and its channel on StarHub TV will also cease at the same time. It is expected to resume transmission in 2013.
On 31 May 2011, StarHub TV's Channel 101 made way for ScreenSingapore Channel from Preview Channel from 1–19 June 2011. Afterwards, the channel was returned to Preview Channel.
On 29 December 2011, JimJam and JET TV ceased broadcasting on StarHub TV. Playin' TV was ceased on 15 February 2012 as well.
On 1 October 2012, Cricket Extra and NEO Cricket ceased broadcasting on StarHub TV, leaving TEN Cricket as an a la carte channel for $32.10/mth until when STAR Cricket was added in.
On February 2012 and January 2013, StarHub launched two new channels, Channel 114 and Channel 873 respectively, however not meant for new channels or permanent basis. They are coincidentally right next to the two KBS World channels to inform subscribers about when the channels have their last-day free-to-air and which groups they will be in respectively. Channel 110, the former Sunsilk Academy Fantasia channel, is still unused after October 2012.
In February 2013, StarHub launched new packaging for the March brochure, but TTV World was not included. On 9 February 2013, TTV World ceased broadcasting on StarHub TV.
In mid-June 2013, MGM ceased transmission.
Channel Line Up
| Channel No. | Name | Package | Starhub Go |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Astro Warna | Add On Channel | No |
| 121 | IDX | MNC Indonesian Pack | No |
| 122 | MNC Channel | Yes | |
| 123 | Sensasi | Sensasi Pack | Yes |
| 125 | Zee TV | Zee Pack/Manoranjan-Combo | Yes |
| 126 | Star Plus | Add On Channel/Manoranjan-Combo | No |
| 127 | Sony Entertainment Television | Add On Channel/Manoranjan-Combo | Yes |
| 128 | Colors | Colors Pack/Manoranjan-Combo | No |
| 129 | STAR Gold | STAR Hindi Music & Movies Pack | No |
| 130 | Zee Cinema | Add On Channel | Yes |
| 131 | Sony Max | Add On Channel | No |
| 132 | Channel V India | STAR Hindi Music & Movies Pack | No |
| 133 | Sun TV | Sun TV Pack/Thangam Pack | No |
| 134 | Sun Music | No | |
| 135 | STAR Vijay | Add On Channel/ Thangam Pack | No |
| 136 | Vannathirai | Yes | |
| 137 | V Thamizh | Yes | |
| 138 | Zee Tamizh | No | |
| 139 | Asianet | Nidhi Pack | No |
| 140 | Asianet Movies | No | |
| 141 | The Lifestyle Network | TFC Pack | Yes |
| 142 | ABS-CBN Sports and Action | Yes | |
| 143 | ANC | No | |
| 144 | The Filipino Channel | Yes | |
| 145 | Cinema One Global | Yes | |
| 146 | GMA Pinoy TV | GMA Pack | Yes |
| 147 | GMA Life TV | Yes | |
| 148 | GMA News TV International | Yes | |
| 151 | RT | Free To Air | No |
| 152 | TV5Monde Asie | Add On Channel | Yes |
| 153 | DW(Deutsch) | Free-to-air | No |
| 154 | Showcase | MNC Indonesian Pack | Yes |
| 155 | Insert | Yes | |
| 156 | Bioskop Indonesia | Yes | |
| 157 | Zee TV HD | Manoranjan-Combo | No |
| 158 | Zee News | Zee Pack/Manoranjan-Combo | No |
| 160 | Life OK | Manoranjan-Combo | No |
| 161 | NDTV Good Times | NDTV Pack | Yes |
| 162 | NDTV 24x7 | Yes | |
| 163 | SAB TV | SAB TV Pack | Yes |
| 165 | &TV | Manoranjan-Combo | Yes |
| 166 | Adithya TV | Sun TV Pack/Thangam Pack | No |
| 167 | Kalaignar TV | Yes | |
| 170 | MNC Infotainment | MNC Indonesian Pack | Yes |
| 171 | MNC Drama | Yes | |
| 175 | Gemini TV | Swagatam+ | No |
| 176 | Gemini Movies | No | |
| 177 | Rishtey Asia | Colors Pack/Manoranjan-Combo | No |
| 178 | Kiran Tv | Nidhi Pack | No |
| 179 | Surya TV | No | |
| 201 | Supersports 1 HD | Sports Pack | Yes |
| 202 | Supersports 2 HD | Yes | |
| 203 | Supersports 3 HD | Yes | |
| 204 | Supersports 4 HD | Yes | |
| 112/205 | SuperSports Arena | Free-To-Air | Yes |
| 207 | FOX Sports News | No | |
| 208 | FOX SportsHD | Sports Pack | Yes |
| 209 | FOX Sports 2 HD | Yes | |
| 210 | FOX Sports 3 HD | Yes | |
| 211 | Eurosport News | Free-To-Air | No |
| 212 | Eurosport | Sports Pack | Yes |
| 215 | All Sports Network | ASN | Yes |
| 216 | NBA TVHD | Sports Pack | No |
| 217 | SETANTA Sports HD | Yes | |
| 218 | Fight Sports HD | Yes | |
| 235 | TEN Cricket | Cricket Pack | Yes |
| 236 | STAR Cricket HD | Yes | |
| 237 | STAR Cricket Extra | Yes | |
| 288 | Horse Racing Channel 88 | Horse Racing | No |
| 289 | Horse Racing Channel 89 | No | |
| 301 | BabyFirst | Basic Kids Group | Yes |
| 303 | CBeebies | Yes | |
| 304 | Nick Jr. | Yes | |
| 306 | Zoomoo | Yes | |
| 308 | Discovery Kids | No | |
| 310 | Disney XD HD | Yes | |
| 311 | Disney Junior HD | Yes | |
| 312 | Disney Channel HD | Yes | |
| 314 | Nickelodeon HD | Yes | |
| 315 | Toonami | Yes | |
| 316 | Cartoon Network HD | Yes | |
| 317 | Boomerang | Yes | |
| 322 | MaxToon | Free To Air | Yes |
| 401 | History HD | Basic Education Group | Yes |
| 402 | H2 HD | Yes | |
| 403 | Crime & Investigation Network HD | Yes | |
| 404 | Fyi HD | Basic Lifestyle Group | Yes |
| 407 | BBC Earth HD | Basic Education Group | Yes |
| 411/457 | National Grographic Channel HD | Yes | |
| 412 | Nat Geo People HD | Yes | |
| 413 | Nat Geo Wild HD | No | |
| 415 | CCTV-9 | Yes | |
| 422 | Discovery Channel | Yes | |
| 423 | Discovery Science | Basic Lifestyle Group | Yes |
| 424 | Animal Planet | Basic Education Group | Yes |
| 425 | EVE | Basic Lifestyle Group | Yes |
| 426 | DMAX | Yes | |
| 427 | TLC | Basic Education Group | Yes |
| 428 | RTL CBS Extreme HD | Basic Lifestyle Group | Yes |
| 432 | BBC Lifestyle | Yes | |
| 433 | Food Network AsiaHD | Yes | |
| 435 | Asian Food ChannelHD | Yes | |
| 437 | HGTV | Yes | |
| 441 | E! Entertainment | Yes | |
| 442 | Fashion One | Add On Channel | No |
| 445 | Life Inspired (HD) | Basic Lifestyle Group | Yes |
| 446 | TruTV | No | |
| 447 | Australia Plus | Free-To-Air | No |
| 461 | Discovery HD World | Basic Education Group | Yes |
| 473 | Travel Channel | Basic Lifestyle Group | Yes |
| 501 | STAR WorldHD | Basic Entertainment Group | No |
| 503 | FOX Crime HD | No | |
| 505 | FOX HD | No | |
| 507 | FX HD | Basic Lifestyle Group | No |
| 509 | RTL CBS Entertainment HD | Basic Entertainment Group | Yes |
| 510 | Sony Channel | Yes | |
| 511 | AXN HD | Yes | |
| 512 | Universal Channel HD | Yes | |
| 513 | DIVA HD | Yes | |
| 514 | Lifetime Channel HD | Yes | |
| 515 | Warner TV Asia HD | Yes | |
| 516 | Comedy Central | Yes | |
| 517 | Syfy HD | Yes | |
| 518 | KIX | KIX and Thrill Pack/Supreme Box Office Combo | No |
| 519 | HITS HD | Basic Entertainment Group | Yes |
| 521 | BBC Entertainment | Basic Lifestyle Group | Yes |
| 522 | BBC First (HD) | Yes | |
| 533 | MTV Asia | Basic Entertainment Group | No |
| 538 | iConcerts HD | iConcerts Pack | Yes |
| 550 | ANIPLUS HD | Basic Chinese Entertainment Group | Yes |
| 561 | Animax Asia | Yes | |
| 580 | MTV Live HD | Basic Entertainment Group | No |
| 601 | HBOHD | HBO PAK/Supreme Box Office Combo | No |
| 603 | HBO Signature HD | No | |
| 604 | HBO Family HD | No | |
| 605 | HBO Hits HD | No | |
| 307/606 | DreamWorks Channel HD | DreamWorks Channel Pack/Supreme Box Office Combo | Yes |
| 611 | Cinemax | Add On Channel/Supreme Box Office Combo | No |
| 613 | CinemaWorld HD | CinemaWorld Pack | Yes |
| 616 | Turner Classic Movies | Basic Lifestyle Group | No |
| 618 | Thrill | KIX and Thrill Pack/Supreme Box Office Combo | No |
| 622 | Fox Movies Premium | FOX Movies Pack/Supreme Box Office Combo | No |
| 624 | Fox Family Movies HD | No | |
| 625 | Fox Action Movies HD | No | |
| 701 | BBC World News | Basic News Group | Yes |
| 702 | Fox News Channel | No | |
| 703 | Sky News HD | No | |
| 707 | CNBC Asia | Basic News Group | No |
| 708 | Bloomberg Television | Free Views | No |
| 711 | CNN International | Basic News Group | Yes |
| 712 | HLN | Yes | |
| 722 | CCTV News | Yes | |
| 801 | CCTV-4 | Basic Chinese Infotainment Group | Yes |
| 805 | Phoenix Chinese Channel HD | No | |
| 806 | Phoenix InfoNews Channel HD | No | |
| 807 | Shenzhou News Channel | No | |
| 808 | TVBS-NEWS | Yes | |
| 809 | Chinese Business Network | Free Views | Yes |
| 810 | GEM | Chinese Entertainment Group | Yes |
| 811 | NHK World Premium | Add On Channel | No |
| 812 | NHK World TV | Freeview Channel | No |
| 813 | WakuWaku Japan | Basic Chinese Entertainment Group | Yes |
| 815 | KBS World | Yes | |
| 816 | Oh!K | Yes | |
| 817 | Arirang TV | Freeview Channel | No |
| 818 | Channel M | Basic Chinese Entertainment Group/Sensasi Pack | No |
| 819 | ONE HD | Yes | |
| 822 | STAR Chinese Channel | Basic Chinese Entertainment Group | No |
| 113/826 | Jia Le Channel | Basic Chinese Entertainment Group/Freeview Channel | Yes |
| 111/825 | E City | Yes | |
| 827 | CTI Asia | Basic Chinese Infotainment Group | Yes |
| 828 | TVBS Asia | No | |
| 829 | TVB8 | Basic Chinese Entertainment Group | No |
| 830 | Now Jelli | Chinese Entertainment Group | Yes |
| 832 | Dragon TV | Freeview Channel | Yes |
| 833 | Asia Travel HD | Basic Chinese Infotainment Group | Yes |
| 838 | TVB Jade Asia HD | Yes | |
| 851 | Now Hairun | Basic Chinese Entertainment Group | Yes |
| 855 | VV Drama | Yes | |
| 858 | TVB Classic | No | |
| 859 | TVB Xing He | No | |
| 861 | Now Baogu HD | Now Baogu Pack | No |
| 866 | STAR Chinese Movies HD | STAR Chinese Movies Pack | No |
| 867 | STAR Chinese Movies Legend | Yes | |
| 868 | Celestial Movies | Celestial Movies Pack | No |
| 869 | Celestial Classic Movies | No | |
TV Anywhere
Starhub launched TV Anywhere currently consisting of 80 channels to allow viewing of channels on the go.[4]
Services & Features
- Games on Playin'TV/FunZone (All set-top boxes)
- Demand TV (HD Interactive, HubStation and Hubstation HD)
- Smart TV (Program or Series Recording Features) (HubStation and Hubstation HD)
- Free SurfLite 1000(Download: 1 Mbit/s Upload: 256kbit/s) (HubStation and Hubstation HD)
- Digital Voice Service (HubStation + Integrated Access Device (IAD))
- Chat/SMS (HubStation and Hubstation HD)
- Program Start Over Controlling (HD Interactive, Hubstation and Hubstation HD)
- Ability to subscribe channels via "Blue" button (HD Interactive, Hubstation and Hubstation HD)
- KaraOK!: Channel 888 (HD Interactive, Hubstation and Hubstation HD)
- Channel Finder via "*" Button
Models, Connection types and Prices (inc. of GST) of Set-top Boxes
Discontinued
- Analogue [Model: IDPBB, CT-1900] - Obsolete, no longer supported by Starhub
- Digital [Model: ABQ-1H57-SCV, DCI155HB, SCV-2110C] - Still supported
- HubStation (DVR/Smart TV) [Model: DCI62SHB] - Still supported
Current
- HD Interactive Set-top Box (HD) [Model: SCV-3800C, CISCO 4586DVB] - Main box w/GST: S$6.42/month, if used as additional box w/GST: S$14.98/month; Inputs: Component/Digital Audio (SPDIF)/HDMI
- HubStation HD (HD DVR/Smart TV) [Model: DC182SHB] - Main box w/GST: $14.98/month, if used as additional box w/GST: S$23.54/month; Inputs: Component/Digital Audio (SPDIF)/HDMI
A complimentary 1Mbit/s Internet Connection is provided for HubStation/HubStation HD set-top boxes.
The first set-top boxes were produced by Jerrold Communications from 1995 to 1998; after the Jerrold name went out of use, and following its subsequent acquisition by Motorola, the subsequent set-top boxes were produced by Motorola from 1998 to 2004. During that period, a second design was introduced, which is also seen in the commercial announcing the end of analogue cable transmission on 30 June 2009. The Digital, HD, Hubstation & Hubstation HD set-top boxes were made by Advanced Digital Broadcast and Thomson SA.
Smart Card
The smart card that StarHub TV provides are the Nagravision ones. It is given to all digital based set-top boxes. The digital, HD, Hubstation and Hubstation HD set-top boxes all use the same type of card. It is black on the top showing the StarHub's logo and name, and at the back, the card is white and has a golden chip that stores the subscriber's information and channels they subscribe to and there is a message saying, "do not remove the smart card from the set top box's slot to avoid service disruption".