Digital TV News: Singtel

Globe to offer HOOQ OTT in the Philippines
Feb 6, 2015 – Philippines' telecommunications service provider, Globe Telecom (PSE: GLO), has announced that it will offer video-on-demand to its customers in partnership with HOOQ, the recently announced multiscreen OTT service from Singtel, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros.
News categories: Globe Telecom, HOOQ, Digital TV, Mobile, Philippines, Streaming

Singtel, Sony Pictures and Warner Bros. establish OTT JV for Asia
Jan 30, 2015 – Singtel, Sony Pictures Television and Warner Bros. Entertainment have established HOOQ, a joint venture start-up, to offer a regional over-the-top (OTT) video service in Asia. HOOQ will deliver both Hollywood blockbusters and TV series, as well as local movies and programmes.
News categories: Singtel, Sony Pictures Television, Warner Bros, HOOQ, Jonathan Auerbach, George Chien, Thomas Gewecke, Peter G. Bithos, Asia, Digital TV, Streaming

Modest revenue growth for satellite operators in 2013
Aug 13, 2014 – According to Euroconsult, the Fixed Satellite Service industry generated $12.2 billion in revenues in 2013, corresponding to 2% growth over revenues in 2012. 60% of revenue-generating FSS operators experienced a revenue growth slowdown in 2013.
News categories: Euroconsult, Nathan de Ruiter, Digital TV, Market Research, Satellite, Worldwide

SingTel mio TV subscribers unchanged in 1Q 2014
May 15, 2014 – SingTel has reported results for its fourth quarter ended 31 March 2014. mio Tv subscribers were unchanged in the quarter at 418,000. The number of customers on triple/quad play services grew 6.1% to 368,000.
News categories: SingTel, IPTV, Results, Singapore, Subscribers

SingTel Android apps to integrate HLS player SDK from NexStreaming
Mar 25, 2014 – NexStreaming (KOSDAQ:139670) has announced the integration of its NexPlayer SDK with SingTel Android-based video applications. NexPlayer provides a video experience for Android devices regardless of the device maker or Android version.
News categories: NexStreaming, SingTel, Dr Il-Taek Lim, Apps, Digital TV, Media Player, Mobile, Singapore

Singtel adds 20,000 mio TV subscribers in 2013
Feb 13, 2014 – SingTel has reported results for its third quarter (Q3 FY2014) ended December 31, 2013. The company ended 2013 with 418,000 'mio TV' IPTV subscribers, up from 398,000 at the end of 2012.
News categories: SingTel, IPTV, Results, Singapore, Subscribers

SingTel mio TV subscribers up 2,000 in 2Q 2013
Aug 14, 2013 – SingTel has reported results for its first quarter ended June 2013. Improved mio TV content line-up has lifted ARPU while customers with bundled services increased 11% from a year ago to 353,000 customers as at 30 June 2013.
News categories: SingTel, IPTV, Results, Singapore, Subscribers

SingTel 'mio TV' subscribers reach 400,000
Feb 14, 2013 – SingTel has reported results for its third quarter ended December 31, 2012. mio TV added 7,000 customers in the quarter to reach 398,000 customers at the end of 2012. It recently crossed the 400,000 customer milestone.
News categories: SingTel, IPTV, Singapore, Subscribers

Singapore's free-to-air TV channels to go fully digital by 2013
Jun 19, 2012 – Singapore's Media Development Authority has announced that Singapore's seven free-to-air (FTA) TV channels will go fully digital by the end of 2013 using the DVB-T2 broadcasting standard.
News categories: Media Development Authority, MediaCorp, Digital TV, DVB-T2, Singapore, Terrestrial