tvN Movies launched this morning, 1 Jan, 11am on Starhub TV, 2 options to subscribe over here:

1. tvN Movies pack (tvN Movies & tvN Movies VOD) at S$8.56 per month or
2. Qiang Dang Yu Le Pack (kind of like Chinese movies, drama pack which includes tvN movies/VOD) [now Baogu movies/now Baogu Movies On Demand/now TV International On Demand has been dropped] at S$28.90 per month

Just sharing some pics cos free preview till end of this month, cheers.


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Yup, MAL refers to Malaysia time..... Noticed Toonami also changed their logo (3D logo) and look .... So maybe the ch is coming to one of the operators soon, fingers crossed


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Whitebuffalo - u have a pic of this smallest new white STB? Curious to see how it looks like.

Played back the On Demand Prog fr the SingTel STB, logo shows non on demand logo. As for the actual LIVE ch, the tune in times are as below Pix.


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The Star Vijay feed available in Singapore is the same as astro.... STAR India only beams out 1 SD international across Asia, UK etc. Only difference is astro removes the commercial and billboards fr the original feed and probably, inserted their own.


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Xing Kong (International feed) still on Singtel. Likewise, STAR GOLD Middle East / SEA feed.


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Discovery Asia is a re-brand of Discovery HD World, it will only showcase Asia related contents .... Fr somewhere I read.

Yes, all those same day as US titles from FOX, Warner TV, Sony Ch etc will be on the GO services on Set Top Box, app few hours or next day after the LIVE airing

http://www.visitapos.com/

Wait to see any announcement tonite or next few days, annual Pay TV Operator, content partner meet

TVB Xinghe is already available in China and Asia in HD (not indicated on the channel logo though for a simple reason - cable operators who do not want the HD feed will just downscale it to SD. For TVB, this saves them money too as they only need to beam out 1 HD feed for everyone).

On Starhub, TVB XHE is in SD 16:9 full screen per attached. TVB Classic SG feed is still SD 4:3.

Nick, Disney, Toonami are in HD over here (and same thing HD is not indicated on the logo for the same reasons as TVB). CN is an exception, the HD feed is only on Singtel while Starhub is still offering CN SD.


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on STB too:

Last paragraph

http://worldscreen.com/tvasia/astro-turner...tent-warner-tv/

Astro, Turner Partner for Asian Content, Warner TV

Mansha Daswani 3 hours ago

Astro has announced an expanded alliance with Turner Asia Pacific that includes carriage of Warner TV and an initiative to co-own and co-produce Asian content.

The alliance between the two companies encompasses carriage of Warner TV on Astro and the OTT service Tribe.

Henry Tan, COO of Astro, noted, “Our focus is to deepen our involvement in content creation and ownership, particularly in Asian IPs, which will be increasingly pivotal in a market that values strong differentiation. We believe these IPs anchor our value proposition, and are ultimately what customers want and are willing to pay for. We are enhancing the exportability of signature IPs, and are actively seeking distribution in multiple markets through partnerships, as well as our own platforms, such as Astro in Malaysia and Tribe in the region.”

Tan said that Astro and Turner will partner to “own verticals in Asian content. Together, we will explore opportunities to co-develop Asian content for global distribution and raise the bar for better quality Asian content. Additionally, this new venture will also enable us to participate in the revenue distribution generated from Warner TV in the region.”

“We are thrilled to announce that our pan-regional entertainment channel, Warner TV, will debut on Astro and Tribe,” said Phil Nelson, senior VP and managing director for North and Southeast Asia Pacific at Turner International. “The launch is part of a strategic regional partnership that will see us working closely on the channel’s development and reflects both parties commitment to continued investment in content our customers love,”

Warner TV will be available on demand and on linear via Astro GO and Astro TV from May 1.

smileguy - Warner rojak, yum yum :-)

Here is another piece of news .... seems like tvN Movies also coming soon to astro even though already on Hypp TV

http://worldscreen.com/tvasia/cj-em-astro-...ce-partnership/

"Tschaik Lee, chief strategy officer at CJ E&M, added, “CJ E&M has put efforts to leverage global footprints with strategic know-how in the content creation arena and expertise in the global media business. Astro is a strategic partner for us, as the media group is no stranger to Korean entertainment, having established strong relationships with the major Korean media and entertainment groups with collaboration in Malaysia and beyond. We are thrilled to co-work with Astro in positioning the world’s first and only Korean blockbuster movie channel, tvN Movies, general entertainment channel tvN Asia and our original content amongst its audiences in Malaysia and across the region through multiple platforms to create and deliver new trends with amazing experiences.”

It doesn't sound like its a astro feed for Warner TV .... But the channel will feature some co-production fr both parties.

There are 2 Warner TV feeds now, Warner TV SEA and the other one being Warner TV Philippines - difference being some difference in prime time programs. Is the EPG already uploaded on astro boxes? If you see American Ninja Hero at 7pm on weekdays and not 'The Big Bang Theory', then that is the PHIL feed.

No HD indicated on the channel logo, btw.

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Thx for the update.

Is Coming soon slide on TV in HD or SD .... that would be a giveaway right?

I see .... It's a norm Now for channel providers to drop the HD lettering on their logo.... Look at [V]HD, FMP, FOX Family Movies etc , they dropped the HD lettering to simple bug ao that operators who do not want to offer the ch in HD and downscale to SD on their end.

Channel providers save cost on their part by maintaining only 1 feed/signal.

I understand better now ..... Window-boxed

Astro shld justify how many ppl are actually on legacy box, surely newer boxes outnumbered those on legacy boxes

StarHub cease the old analogue boxes by upgrading those on the old analogue by giving them 2 to 3 months STB waiver and then a discounted rate on the new digital boxes for half a yr to 1 hr, I recall

Yes, joshhd sums it up. Low ratings ch dun get HD status. I saw somewhere, can't rmb where but MTV n HGTV are the lowest ratings chs on astro, hence the possible reason it got downgraded to SD.

MTV Asia is HD on Singtel but not on Starhub .... Why? In SH assessment, music chs dun do well in terms of ratings, hence they dropped [V] Intl ,Nat Geo Music etc and keep MTV in SD. When the MTV exclusitivity deal wif SH ended, SingTel wants those chs hence they could have propose a buy all your chs and offer them in HD terms.... Means they pay more to Viacom.

Thus, u see MTV Live HD, MTV China going over to SingTel instead of being renewed on SH.

For Kids ch, NICK is the highest rated ch on SH versus Cartoon Network. This, CN is still SD while NICK gets upgraded.

This post has been edited by chuppachop: May 6 2017, 10:29 AM

It's 1 tiny step forward I guess.

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Yes, make frens with both sides of competition means more income. Even the astro AEC programs (on Starhub E-City) and Hua Hee progs (on Starhub and Singtel) are on both operators. Win win for everyone.