StarHub TV
| StarHub TV Singapore | |
| Country | |
|---|---|
Broadcast area | Singapore |
| Owner | StarHub |
Key people | Neil Montefiore, CEO Kathleen Syron, Head Of Content |
Official website | StarHub TV |
StarHub TV is the sole cable television operator in Singapore (it was the sole pay-TV operator in the country 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 1994, 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 1994 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 2001, 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 ESPN (Channel 294), STAR Sports (Channel 273) and STAR Cricket (Channel 233) will also cease at the same time.
List of channels by StarHub TV
StarHub TV offers more than 100 over channels to choose from, special features, functions and services for their digital cable television subscription. The channels are grouped according to the following genres:
| Channel | Genre |
|---|---|
| 100 Series | International/Ethnic/Free-To-Air |
| 200 Series | Sports |
| 300 Series | Kids |
| 400 Series | Education/Lifestyle |
| 500 Series | Entertainment |
| 600 Series | Movies |
| 700 Series | News |
| 800 Series | Chinese and Other Applications (Playin’TV, Interactive TV, KaraOK!) |
Channel listing
| Channel | Name | Group(s) | Notes | Official Website/Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Preview Channel | Complimentary StarHub Channels | StarHub Link | |
| 102 | MediaCorp Channel 5 | Free-to-air | Official Website | |
| 103 | MediaCorp Channel 8 | Free-to-air | Official Website | |
| 104 | MediaCorp Suria | Free-to-air | Official Website | |
| 105 | MediaCorp Vasantham | Free-to-air | Official Website | |
| 106 | MediaCorp Channel NewsAsia | Free-to-air | Ofiicial Website | |
| 107 | MediaCorp Channel U | Free-to-air | Official Website | |
| 108 | MediaCorp okto | Free-to-air | Official Website | |
| 115 | KBS World | Complimentary International Channels | Official Website | |
| 118 | TV1 | Free-to-air | Official Website | |
| 119 | TVRI | Complimentary International Channels | Official Website | |
| 122 | MNC The Indonesian Channel | Asia | Official Website | |
| 123 | Sensasi | Asia | Official Website | |
| 125 | Zee TV | Asia | Official Website | |
| 126 | STAR PLUS | Asia | Official Website | |
| 127 | Sony Entertainment Television Asia | Asia | Official Website | |
| 129 | STAR GOLD | Asia | Official Website | |
| 130 | Zee Cinema | Asia | Official Website | |
| 133 | Sun TV | Asia | Official Website | |
| 135 | STAR VIJAY | Asia | Official Website | |
| 136 | Vannathirai | Asia | StarHub Link | |
| 139 | Asianet | Asia | Official Website | |
| 140 | Channel i | Asia | Official Website | |
| 144 | The Filipino Channel | International | Official Website | |
| 146 | Arirang TV | Complimentary International Channels | Official Website | |
| 147 | NHK World Premium | International | Official Website | |
| 151 | RT | Complimentary International Channels | Official Website | |
| 152 | TV5 Monde Asie | International | Official Website | |
| 153 | Deutsche Welle | Complimentary International Channels | Official Website | |
| 155 | MediaCorp HD5 | Free-to-air | ||
| 201 | SuperSports Arena | Complimentary StarHub Channels | StarHub Link | |
| 202 | SuperSports | Sports | StarHub Link | |
| 203 | SuperSports Plus | Sports | StarHub Link | |
| 205 | Eurosport | Sports | Official Website | |
| 206 | Eurosport News | Sports | Official Website | |
| 207 | KIX | KIX and Thrill Pack | StarHub Link | |
| 211 | The Racquet Channel | Sports | Launching on 8 August 2010. | StarHub Link |
| 213 | Golf Channel | Sports | Official Website | |
| 215 | All Sports Network | All Sports Network Pack | Official Website | |
| 216 | NBA TV | Sports | StarHub’s carriage of NBA TV is pending regulatory approval. | |
| 222 | Football Channel | Sports | StarHub Link | |
| 231 | Cricket Extra | Cricket | StarHub Link | |
| 232 | NEO Cricket | Cricket | Official Website | |
| 235 | TEN Sports | Cricket | Official Website | |
| 241 | YOG 1 | Youth Olympic Games Pack | Airing on 14 August to 26 August 2010 | |
| 242 | YOG 2 | Youth Olympic Games Pack | Airing on 14 August to 26 August 2010 | |
| 243 | YOG 3 | Youth Olympic Games Pack | Airing on 14 August to 26 August 2010 | |
| 244 | Youth Olympic News Channel | Youth Olympic Games Pack | Airing on 14 August to 26 August 2010 | |
| 245 | YOG HD 1 | Youth Olympic Games Pack | Airing on 14 August to 26 August 2010 | |
| 246 | YOG HD 2 | Youth Olympic Games Pack | Airing on 14 August to 26 August 2010 | |
| 247 | YOG HD 3 | Youth Olympic Games Pack | Airing on 14 August to 26 August 2010 | |
| 248 | Youth Olympic News HD Channel | Youth Olympic Games Pack | Airing on 14 August to 26 August 2010 | |
| 255 | Sports HD | Sports | StarHub Link | |
| 256 | All Sports Network HD | All Sports Network Pack | Official Website | |
| 288 | Horse Racing Channel 88 | Horse Racing | StarHub Link | |
| 289 | Horse Racing Channel 89 | Horse Racing | StarHub Link | |
| 301 | JimJam | Kids Plus | Official Website | |
| 302 | BabyTV | Specialty | Official Website | |
| 303 | CBeebies | Kids Plus | Official Webiste | |
| 311 | Playhouse Disney | Kids | Official Website | |
| 312 | Disney Channel | Kids | Official Website | |
| 313 | Disney Channel @ Play | On Demand Channels | S$4.28/month for Kids Pack subscribers with HubStation | |
| 314 | Nickelodeon | Kids | Official Website | |
| 315 | Boomerang | Kids Plus | Official Website | |
| 316 | Cartoon Network | Kids | Official Website | |
| 401 | History | Education | Official Website | |
| 403 | CI | Education Plus | Official Website | |
| 404 | Bio. | Lifestyle | Official Website | |
| 407 | BBC Knowledge | Education | Official Website | |
| 411 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL | Education | Official Website | |
| 412 | NAT GEO ADVENTURE | Education Plus | Official Website | |
| 413 | NAT GEO WILD | Education | Official Website | |
| 422 | Discovery Channel | Education | Official Website | |
| 423 | Discovery Science | Lifestyle | Official Website | |
| 424 | Animal Planet | Education | Official Website | |
| 425 | Discovery Home & Health | Lifestyle | Official Website | |
| 426 | Discovery Turbo | Lifestyle | Official Website | |
| 427 | Discovery Travel & Living | Education | Official Website | |
| 432 | BBC Lifestyle | Lifestyle Plus | Official Website | |
| 433 | Food Network Asia | Lifestyle | Official Website | |
| 435 | Asian Food Channel | Lifestyle | Official Website | |
| 441 | E! Entertainment | Lifestyle | Official Website | |
| 442 | The Style Network | Lifestyle Plus | Official Website | |
| 443 | Fashion TV | Specialty | Official Website | |
| 446 | truTV | Lifestyle Plus | Official Website | |
| 447 | Australia Network | Complimentary International Channels | Official Website | |
| 455 | History HD | Education HD | Official Website | |
| 457 | NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL HD | Education HD | Official Website | |
| 458 | NAT GEO ADVENTURE HD | Education Plus | Launching on 16 September 2010 | Official Website |
| 459 | NAT GEO WILD HD | Education HD | Official Website | |
| 461 | Discovery HD | Education HD | Official Website | |
| 468 | Food Network Asia HD | Lifestyle HD | Official Website | |
| 501 | STAR WORLD | Entertainment | Official Website | |
| 502 | FX | Lifestyle Plus | Official Website | |
| 503 | FOX CRIME | Entertainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 505 | FOX | Entertainment | Official Website | |
| 511 | AXN | Entertainment | Official Website | |
| 512 | Universal Channel | Entertainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 515 | WarnerTV | Entertainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 521 | BBC Entertainment | Lifestyle Plus | Official Website | |
| 522 | Hallmark Channel | Entertainment | Official Website | |
| 523 | Granada TV | Complimentary StarHub Channels | Free until 30th November 2010 | Official Website |
| 525 | AXN Beyond | Entertainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 526 | Syfy Universal | Entertainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 531 | Channel [V] International | Entertainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 532 | Animax | Entertainment | Official Website | |
| 533 | MTV Southeast Asia | Entertainment | Official Website | |
| 535 | NAT GEO MUSIC | Education Plus | Official Website | |
| 555 | STAR WORLD HD | Entertainment | Official Website | |
| 556 | FX HD | Lifestyle Plus | Official Website | |
| 557 | FOX CRIME HD | Entertainment Plus | Launching on 16 September 2010 | Official Website |
| 558 | FOX HD | Entertainment | Official Website | |
| 559 | AXN HD | Entertainment | Official Website | |
| 601 | HBO | Movies/THE HBO PAK | Official Website | |
| 602 | HBO On Demand | THE HBO PAK | Free to HBO PAK subscribers with HubStation. | Official Website |
| 603 | HBO Signature | THE HBO PAK | Official Website | |
| 604 | HBO Family | THE HBO PAK | Official Website | |
| 605 | HBO HiTS | THE HBO PAK | Official Website | |
| 611 | MAX (Cinemax) | Movies | Official Website | |
| 615 | MGM | Lifestyle Plus | Official Website | |
| 616 | Turner Classic Movies | Lifestyle Plus | Official Website | |
| 618 | Thrill | KIX and Thrill Pack | StarHub Link | |
| 622 | STAR MOVIES | Movies | Official Website | |
| 655 | HBO HD | THE HBO PAK | Official Website | |
| 701 | BBC World News | World News | Official Website | |
| 702 | FOX NEWS | World News Plus | Official Website | |
| 703 | SKY NEWS | World News Plus | Official Website | |
| 707 | CNBC | World News | Official Website | |
| 708 | Bloomberg Television | World News | Official Website | |
| 711 | CNN International | World News | Official Website | |
| 712 | HLN | World News Plus | Official Website | |
| 722 | CCTV News | World News | Official Website | |
| 801 | CCTV-4 | Chinese | Official Website | |
| 805 | Phoenix Chinese Channel | Chinese Infotainment | Official Website | |
| 806 | Phoenix InfoNews Channel | Chinese Infotainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 808 | TVBS-NEWS | Chinese Entertainment | Official Website | |
| 821 | XING KONG | Chinese Infotainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 822 | STAR CHINESE CHANNEL | Chinese Entertainment | Official Website | |
| 824 | tvN | Chinese Entertainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 825 | E City | Chinese Entertainment | StarHub Link | |
| 826 | E City (+2) | Chinese Entertainment | timeshift channel of E City, broadcasting 2 hours later | StarHub Link |
| 827 | CTI TV | Chinese Infotainment | Official Website | |
| 828 | TVBS Asia | Chinese Infotainment | Official Website | |
| 829 | TVB8 | Chinese Entertainment | Official Website | |
| 832 | JET TV | Chinese Entertainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 833 | Asia Travel | Chinese Infotainment Plus | StarHub Link | |
| 838 | TVBJ | Chinese | Official Website | |
| 845 | MTV China | Chinese Music Infotainment | Official Website | |
| 847 | Channel [V] Taiwan | Chinese Infotainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 848 | Channel [V] China | Chinese Infotainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 851 | TTV World | Chinese Entertainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 852 | Ruyi Hokkien Channel On Demand | On Demand Channels | S$6.42/month for subscribers with HubStation | |
| 855 | VV Drama | Chinese | StarHub Link | |
| 856 | VV Drama (+3) | Chinese | timeshift channel of VV Drama, broadcasting 3 hours later | StarHub Link |
| 858 | TVB Classic | Chinese Entertainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 859 | TVB Xing He | Chinese Entertainment Plus | Official Website | |
| 866 | STAR CHINESE MOVIES | Movies/STAR CHINESE MOVIES PACK | Official Website | |
| 867 | STAR CHINESE MOVIES 2 | STAR CHINESE MOVIES PACK | Official Website | |
| 868 | Celestial Movies | Movies | Official Website | |
| 869 | Celestial Classic Movies | Movies | Official Website | |
| 880 | TVB Drama On Demand | On Demand Channels | Avaialble for subscribers with HubStation | |
| 881 | TVB HD Drama On Demand | On Demand Channels | Available for subscribers with HubStation HD | |
| 888 | KaraOK! | On Demand Channels | $10.70/month or $4.82 for a Day Pass for subscribers with HubStation | |
| 897 | Playin' TV | Specialty | Official Website | |
| 899 | Interactive TV | Complimentary StarHub Channels | ||
| VOD | PGA Tour On Demand | Sports | Free to Sports Group subscribers with HubStation. | |
| VOD | WWE Series On Demand | Sports | Free to Sports Group subscribers with HubStation. | |
| VOD | E City On Demand | Chinese Entertainment | Free to Chinese Entertainment Basic Group subscribers with HubStation. | |
| VOD | TVBJ On Demand | Chinese | Free to TVBJ subscribers with HubStation. | |
| VOD | VV Drama On Demand | Chinese | Free to VV Drama subscribers with HubStation |
Video-On-Demand (StarHub Demand TV)
- On-Demand video/movie screening from Demand TV (VOD) portal
Former channels
- 007/017 - Turner Network Television (removed in the late 1990s)
- 007 - SportsCity later renamed CityTV (ceased transmission in 2002 by MediaCorp)
- 008 - RTM2 (removed in 2002 due to copyright laws)
- 008 - SPH MediaWorks Channel i (ceased transmission due to the merger with MediaCorp in 2005)
- 020 - TV Media (stopped airing advertisements on its channel in late 2001)
- 034 - Eureka Learning Channel (ceased transmission on 31 March 2002, now replaced with Playhouse Disney)
- 042 - Voice of America
- 049 - Asia Plus (removed in 2008, now replaced with TVBS-NEWS)
- 050 - TV3 (removed in 2002 due to copyright laws)
- 051 - MTV Mandarin (removed in August 2008, now replaced with MTV China)
- 059 - HBO Asia (Without Chinese subtitles, replaced with MAX in the late 1990s)
- 081 - Soundtrack Channel (removed in 2008)
- 083 - Zone Reality (removed in July 2008)
- 104 - ETTV Asia (removed in 2008)
- 303 - HD Showcase (removed in August 2008, now replaced with The History Channel HD)
- 402 - HubTV (ceased transmission on 4 January 2010)
- 218 - Goal TV 1 (ceased transmission with effect from 1 August 2010 due to limited commercial viability of the channel)
- 219 - Goal TV 2 (ceased transmission with effect from 1 August 2010 due to limited commercial viability of the channel)
- 273 - STAR Sports (ceased transmission with effect from 1 August 2010)
- 294 - ESPN Asia (ceased transmission with effect from 1 August 2010)
Services & Features
- Games on Playin'TV/FunZone (All set-top boxes)
- Demand TV (HubStation and all other set-top boxes with Two-way interactivity)
- Smart TV (Program or Series Recording Features) (HubStation)
- Free SurfLite 1000 (Download: 1 Mbit/s Upload: 256kbit/s) (HubStation)
- Digital Voice Service (HubStation + Integrated Access Device (IAD))
- Chat/SMS (HubStation)
- Program Start Over Controlling (Hubstation)
- Ability to subscribe channels via "Blue" button (HubStation)
- KaraOK! Channel 888 (HubStation)
- Channel Finder via "*" Button
Types and Prices(inc. of GST) of Set-top Boxes
- Analogue [Model: IDPBB, CT-1900] - No longer in use
- Digital [Model: ABQ-1H57-SCV, DCI155HB, SCV-2110C] - Main box w/GST: S$4.28/month, if used as additional box w/GST: S$12.84/month
- High Definition (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
- HubStation (DVR/Smart TV) [Model: DCI62SHB] - Main box w/GST: S$8.56/month, if used as additional box w/GST: S$17.12/month
- 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
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 acquisation 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".