QUOTE(Iptvfan @ Sep 18 2023, 10:07 AM)
I never hear they will bring tvb channels but a lot talk about new linear hits now
Seems like Astro is saving money by dropping the exclusive rights that they've been holding for decades. That's why Unifi TV manages to launch so many Astro's exclusive channels recently. And yes. HITS Now is heading to Unifi TV soon, and Astro die-die sticks with Showcase instead of bringing in Rock Entertainment and HITS Now, which is a good thing for Unifi TV because carrying third-party linear channels is way cheaper than operating own ones.
As for TVB, Unifi TV has always been negotiating internally regarding how to bring in the TVB channels. The news of launching TVB Xing He and TVBS Asia on 1st October hasn't been confirmed by them yet. But no doubt they will bring them in the future. That's why Astro is so desperate to bring content from TVBS that is not being premiered on TVBS Asia on their owned channel - Astro QJ like the weekend variety and limited drama. This could be a sign that they're losing the exclusivity of TVBS Asia already. This can also apply to why Astro launches Astro Premier as a pop-up channel because they don't want people to complaint like why Unifi TV can offer HBO at a way lower price, but Astro couldn't. Anyway, interesting to see what's coming to Unifi TV this October and November because I have already suggested a few "most-wanted channnels" to them.
For those who still are confusing about why Unifi TV delays Animax and GEM for 10 minutes, the reason is simple - they are low-viewership/special interest channels. Exactly like how the Indian GE channels (Colors Tamil and Sony Yay) have 10 minutes delay instead of 5 min like the Chinese channels. They're saving staffs on the censorship part (aka cutting out inappropriate scenes/words and irrelevant ads, like the ones promoting channels that are not available on Unifi TV, with their own ones), and the recent launched HBO channels have a bigger censorship team. Shortly after they launched Netflix, they're posting digital flyer online claiming that they're hiring people to do the censorship job during the weekends only.
I hear that Zee Thirai is the no. 1 Indian channel on Unifi TV right now. They should team up with Zee to launch the regional HD feed. Zee had interest to do the same with Singapore's Starhub TV back then, but reasons like low viewership and cost-saving may have ruined this plan. But the number of Indian-content viewers via Unifi TV is quite high. If they can bring back the English subs, I'm sure more Kollywood fans will tune in.
This post has been edited by UnifiTVFan: Sep 19 2023, 01:25 AM